• Alliance in the Alps

The network of municipalities "Alliance in the Alps", of which CIPRA is one of the founders, is a living example of the possibility of sustainable development and implementation of the Alpine Convention in the towns. In the meantime, over 270 towns in the Alpine area, from France to Slovenia, are members of the town network. The exchange of knowledge and good examples between the towns and valley communities from the Alpine Arch is impressive and ensures the dissemination of good ideas. More

• Alpine Town of the Year

The association "Alpine town of the year" is the coming together of the Alpine towns that have been awarded the title of  "Alpine town of the year". This title is a distinctive sign for particular commitment towards the implementation of the Alpine Convention. Since 1997 it is awarded by an international Jury, of which CIPRA is a member. More

• Network Enterprise Alps

Together with partners from all Alpine countries, CIPRA, within the framework of the NENA project, intends to build a network of small and medium enterprises and, through it, to promote businesses oriented towards sustainability. For CIPRA, the NENA project is the beginning of a stronger collaboration with the economy. More

• Alliance of Central Asian Mountain Communities  

In the International Year of Mountains in 2002, CIPRA initiated collaboration with the "Alliance in the Alps" and the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation to create a community network in Central Asia.
It was established in June 2003. This network of central-Asian towns is similar to its sister organisation in the Alps and deals with sustainable development in mountain towns and exchange of experiences. More

• Network of Alpine protected areas ALPARC

The Network of Alpine protected areas (ALPARC) unites more than 800 large protected areas in the Alps in order to promote the exchange of knowledge, experiences and methods among these protected areas. CIPRA works with ALPARC for implementing the Alpine Convention in actions and projects, as well as at the exchange of expertise and knowledge. More

• International scientific committee Alpine research ISCAR

The objective of ISCAR is the promotion of the Alpine and scientific collaboration in Alpine research, as well as the transfer of research results in practice. In this, ISCAR particularly covers research interests of the Alpine Convention. ISCAR advices the bodies of the Alpine Convention. More

The ISCAR-Working Group "Protected Area Research" (ISCAR-P) makes up the editorial board of eco.mont, a journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research. More

•  Club Arc Alpin

Club Arc Alpin includes the Alpine associations from Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and South Tyrol. The CAA is the counterpart regarding matters of landscape connected to sports in the mountains. More

• Alpine convention

The Alpine Convention is an international treaty for the promotion of sustainable development in the Alps.  CIPRA has given a fundamental contribution to the establishment of the Alpine Convention. It has official observer status, takes part in the sessions of the permanent committee of the Alpine Conference and in the Alpine conferences and is engaged in various working groups of the Alpine Convention. More

• WWF – Alpine Programme

With its "Alpine Programme" the WWF intends to maintain the biological variety in the Alpine area. One of the Alpine Programme’s actions was to create a basic map of the "Major areas for biodiversity in the Alps“. WWF, ALPARC, CIPRA and ISCAR together have determined those areas that deserve protection because of their outstanding biological variety. In July 2007 the four partners have started a project for the creation of an ecological network in the Alps, in order to support the association of these areas and contribute to the saveguard of biodiversity. More

• one of the main actors are however all the inhabitants of mountain areas