News from the Alps

2030 Winter Olympics in Nice

Dec 21, 2023 / Michael Gams, CIPRA International

Switzerland’s idea of decentralised, sustainable games has been rejected by the IOC. Instead, the French Mediterranean city of Nice is very likely to be awarded the contract.

eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management, Vol. 16 / No. 1

Jan 10, 2024

Untamed river

Dec 15, 2023 / Henriette Adolf, CIPRA Germany

Free flowing rivers, along with their ever-changing landscape, river course and bank structure, are a precious rarity in the Alps. One of the last ones is the Friederlaine. A group of young environmentalists explored the hidden gem in the German Alps.

Short story: The sheet of paper

Dec 05, 2023 / Giulia Bricci, Reading mountains 2023

We present one of the five short stories that won an award in the short story competition as part of the "Reading mountains (Berge lesen)" festival 2023in Vaduz.

Implementation

Dec 07, 2023

Camps and Events

Nov 27, 2023

International Youth Worker Training on Inclusion and sustainability in mountain regions

Dossier Facts4Tourism

Oct 30, 2023

The dossier "Facts4Tourism" is a collection of facts and findings from science and research that deal with topics and challenges of tourism in the (German) Alpine region. In addition to background information, definitions of terms and practical examples, scientific publications and current research results are presented in a generally understandable way and with the help of graphics. The topics covered include different forms of tourism, their effects, the management of visitors and the challenge of "resilience in tourism".

Dossier Facts4Tourism

Oct 30, 2023

The dossier "Facts4Tourism" is a collection of facts and findings from science and research that deal with topics and challenges of tourism in the (German) Alpine region. In addition to background information, definitions of terms and practical examples, scientific publications and current research results are presented in a generally understandable way and with the help of graphics. The topics covered include different forms of tourism, their effects, the management of visitors and the challenge of "resilience in tourism".

speciAlps Podcast

Oct 30, 2023

From artificial intelligence to the last kilometre to carrying capacity limits and "nudging": the speciAlps podcast series and a webinar delve into the topic of visitor guidance for a broad audience.