On 5 May, we celebrated 74 years of CIPRA. 🎂🏔️ Pictured here is Edith Ebers - geologist, pioneer, and one of CIPRA's founding members. At a time when women in science were the exception, Edith didn't just speak up for the Alps, she built the organisation that still protects them today. 💪

🚛⚖️ The Alps at a Crossroads 🏔️ On April 21, 2026, the #ECJ faces a monumental decision: does free movement of goods win over environmental protection? Environmental organisations fear a dangerous domino effect. Picture (c)Universität Innsbruck - Intelligente Verkehrssysteme

On 21 March is #WorldGlaciersDay 🧊 Alpine glaciers are melting faster than ever. We need real climate action, not temporary fixes. Let’s act before more ice disappears forever! ❄️🔥 Picture: Matthias Huss #SaveOurGlaciers #Alps

Artificial snow, traffic, concrete, fossil fuel sponsorship: numerous fouls were committed against nature before and during the #OlympicWinterGames2026 – and were also the subject of media coverage.❄⛷ 🚩 📝Read the full article: www.cipra.org/en/news/mila... Picture © Fabio Tullio

🏔️❄️What impact did the #OlympicWinterGames2026 really have on the Italian Alps? 🎿✨ Francesco Pastorelli, Christine Busch and Lauren Mosdale take a closer look at the consequences of mega-events in sensitive mountain areas. Tune in to find out more! soundcloud.com/cipra_intern...

Europe’s water is at risk and your help could make all the difference! Protecting water laws isn’t bureaucracy. It’s about health, nature, and our future.🌍🌱 🖋 Sign the petition: www.cipra.org/en/news/when... #HandsOffNature #cleanwater #alps

When we remove asphalt, we give life back to the soil. 🌱 Desealing land means cooler cities, better water absorption, more biodiversity, and more space. Take a look at this example from our Ground:breaking project✨ Pictures (c) Gemeinde Bruneck

✨Changemakers – Portraits of inspiring people in the Alps✨ 🎧 Listen to the podcast "Seven years CIPRA- A goodbye conversation with Kaspar Schuler” www.cipra.org/de/cipra/inf... Picture © CIPRA International

An oil giant as a premium partner: energy company ENI is sponsoring the 2026 #WinterOlympics. Athletes are now calling for a rethink in winter sports with the #skifossilfree petition. 📝Read the full article: www.cipra.org/en/news/peti... Picture © canva

Vanda Bondardo, president of CIPRA Italy, takes a closer look at the #milanocortina2026 #olympics — and what they truly mean for mountain territories. ❄️🌍 📝Read the full article www.cipra.org/en/news/wint... Picture © David Fricano/Fabio Tullio

🔥🏔️ The Alpine Fire is being reimagined ✨ With Alps in Motion, CIPRA Switzerland and CIPRA International are launching an Alpine-wide #dayofaction on 29 August 2026. Save the date! 📝Read the full article: www.cipra.org/en/news/alps... Picture © Pro Alps/Filip Rozycki

Ditch the daily traffic stress🚗💥 – bike, bus, or train to work. Less stress. More steps. Cleaner air. Leave your car at home and ride with us! 🚲🚆 Pictures © CIPRA International #CIPRA #MoveSmart #LessTrafficMoreLife

France is planning the #olympics2030 — without any public involvement.❄️🏔️ Environmental organisations are now mobilising for participation, transparency and sustainable Games. Meanwhile, Switzerland is preparing its Olympic bid for 2038. www.cipra.org/en/news/afte... Picture © Pixabay, Nick 115

Let rivers run wild – they are nature’s multitaskers 🌊 Flood control ✅ Wildlife heaven ✅ Human chill zone ✅ The more we renaturalise, the more everyone wins. Pictures: © CIPRA International; Timm Rotter #CIPRA #wildrivers

Use as much concrete and steel as possible — that seems to have been the sustainability strategy for the Winter Olympics in Italy 🏔️⛷️ 📝Read the full article www.cipra.org/en/news/wint... Picture: © Fabio Tullio #milanocortina2026 #olympics #alpinesustainability

Formal vs. natural: One’s a carpet, the other’s a party! 🐝🦋 The garden at our CIPRA offices in Schaan shows how letting nature take over = more bugs, birds, and biodiversity. The formal lawn? Still waiting for its invite. #CIPRA #Netzwerkstatt #garden #biodiversity

⛷❄The Olympic Winter Games 2026 have begun — but the promise of sustainable Games remains unfulfilled. Environmental organizations highlight the many critical issues and impacts linked to the Games. ➡CIPRA’s Olympic position: www.cipra.org/de/positione... #OlympicWinterGames2026 #milanocortina2026

Remind EU decision-makers what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water, and our health 💧 Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature 🤢 Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now www.cipra.org/en/news/when... #handsoffnature

⛷❄The Olympic Winter Games 2026 are coming — but the promise of sustainable Games remains unfulfilled. Environmental organizations highlight the many critical issues and impacts linked to the Games. ➡CIPRA’s Olympic position: www.cipra.org/de/positione... #OlympicWinterGames2026 #milanocortina2026

⛷❄The Olympic Winter Games 2026 are coming — but the promise of sustainable Games remains unfulfilled. Environmental organizations highlight the many critical issues and impacts linked to the Games. ➡CIPRA’s Olympic position: www.cipra.org/de/positione... #OlympicWinterGames2026 #milanocortina2026

⛷❄The Olympic Winter Games 2026 are coming — but the promise of sustainable Games remains unfulfilled. Environmental organizations highlight the many critical issues and impacts linked to the Games. ➡CIPRA’s Olympic position: www.cipra.org/de/positione... #OlympicWinterGames2026 #milanocortina2026

⛷❄The #OlympicWinterGames2026 are coming — but the promise of sustainable Games remains unfulfilled. #openolympics2026 ➡CIPRA’s Olympic position: www.cipra.org/de/positione...

Schnää, Fioca… or something else? ❄️ How do you say 'snow' in your language or dialect? Drop it in the comments 👇

⛷❄The #OlympicWinterGames2026 are coming — but the promise of sustainable Games remains unfulfilled. #openolympics2026 ➡CIPRA’s Olympic position: www.cipra.org/de/positione... Picture: (c) Fabio Tullio/ David Fricano

67 organisations signed and sent the Open Letter to EU Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas and the transport ministers of the Alpine countries 🏔️🚗💨 ➡️Check it out: www.cipra.org/en/media-rel...

⛰️📣 #CIPRA Österreich sucht ab 1. Jänner 2026 eine neue Geschäftsführung (30 h/Woche)! 👉Jetzt bewerben! Alle Infos zur Stelle: www.umweltdachverband.at/inhalt/gesch... Mehr zur CIPRA: www.cipra.org/de/oesterreich #Umweltdachverband @cipraint.bsky.social @cipra-d.bsky.social

💧 2nd Landscape Conference: Water & Alpine Landscapes in a Changing Climate | 📅 Sep 30 | Bozen-Bolzano Join experts & policymakers to tackle #water scarcity, #governance & cross-border #cooperation in the #Alps. ⏰ Register by 21 Sept! www.cipra.org/en/events/2nd-landscape-conference

🗻 CIPRA contributed to the 10th Report on the State of the Alps, which is now available in all alpine langugaes and English! The RSA10 explores quality of life today & tomorrow – from climate & biodiversity to governance & resilience. 📘 Read it on alpconv.org #RSA10 #CIPRA #Alps #QualityOfLife

💧 On June 27-28, we dived deep into the urgent and complex issues of #water in the Alpine region. 💡 From insightful keynotes to youth perspectives, local actions and excursions, the #FutureForumAlps was an opportunity to bring all these voices together - for the future of water in the #Alps.

Am 9. August brennen wieder die #FeuerindenAlpen. Diesmal im Zeichen von 25 Jahren Via Alpina. Ein Symbol für den Schutz der Alpen und internationale Solidarität. Hier die Meldung durch @cipraint.bsky.social: www.cipra.org/de/news/feue... Anmeldung eines Anlasses auf www.feuerindenalpen.com.

Der #Bundesrat will mit dem #Kürzungspaket2027 sparen. Die drastischen Massnahmen gefährden die ökologischen Ziele, die Lebensqualität und nachhaltige Entwicklung der Schweizer #Berggebiete. Darum lehnt die CIPRA Schweiz das Paket ab. @proalps.ch @cipraint.bsky.social www.cipra.org/de/news/kuer...

Subscribe for free to #CIPRA magazine of 2025! Topic: #Glaciers ❄ How can natural habitats adapt to the melting of glaciers? What will happen to our water resources in the #Alps? #AlpsInsight will go out in June - last chance to subscribe! 📢

𝟐𝟓 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚 🥾 What better way to celebrate the #25thanniversary of #ViaAlpina than with events and activities along the entire route? 🎉 A first draft of the program can be found down here, together with ways in which you can support: www.via-alpina.org/news/via-alp...

🗺️ Attention young travelers: applications are now open for #YOALIN2025! If you are between 18 and 27 years old, don't miss out the chance to win one of the 150 YOALIN tickets. This summer, explore the #Alps in a sustainable way and join the YOALIN community ☀ Visit yoalin.org and apply now! 🚞

If you are between 18 and 30 years old, join for free the young people of our #YOALIN project in Cuneo for the #MountainFestival 🏔️ A place to exchange ideas and experiences ✨ More info on festivaldellamontagna.it #CuneoMontagnaFestival #Mountain #Festival #Italy #Alps #YouthParticipation

⛰️✨CIPRA Österreich hat einen neuen Leitfaden zur Integration der #Alpenkonvention in die #Raumplanung veröffentlicht! 👉 Download: www.cipra.org/de/news/neue... @cipra-d.bsky.social @cipraint.bsky.social @alpenverein.bsky.social #Umweltdachverband #Alpenschutz #Naturschutz #Umweltschutz

Yesterday was the #CIPRA #AnnualConference 2025 ✨ We discussed topics of spatial planning and energy transition, together with #green infrastructure and the importance of public participation and cooperation 🌿 Thank you all for joining us in shaping a sustainable future in the #Alps!🏔️

New Presidency of #CIPRA #SouthTyrol 🌟 On Friday February 21st, the delegates of the member organizations re-elected all the Federation's bodies. Strengthened by the recent addition of more youth-oriented associations, its main focus is now on #youth, their #engagement and #participation 🏔️

We had farmers, unions, scientists and environmental experts around the same table – they all agree the EU's farming system needs urgent change But the EU Commission just plans more of the same: eat away at nature, reward land-owners, put small farms out of business & hollow out rural communities

📢 Big news! #CIPRA projects are evolving in the #Alps! 🏔️ #OUT4INGOV just launched, addressing the growing phenomenon of youth migration 🏃 While the project #CentralMountains is now halfway there, proceeding with its mission in improving governance mechanisms for #sustainable mountain development ⚙️

In the future of the #Alps, quality of life has the priority✨ Last week, the Slovenian Presidency of the #AlpineConvention hosted the Alpine Conference in Brdo/SI, to discuss crucial steps towards cross-border cooperation and the fight against the climate and biodiversity crisis🌿 shorturl.at/4EgUE

Starting now: a discussion in the EU Parliament on an EU ban on new fossil fuel projects, hosted by @lenaats.bsky.social and @lnbdublin.bsky.social Livestream here: europarl.webex.com/europarl/j.p...

🌍 #Microplastics have made their way up to the highest peaks of the #Alps, threatening our #environment and wildlife. From city waste to winds carrying tiny fragments, plastic #pollution is a global issue, even in remote mountains 🌱 Read more here: www.cipra.org/en/news/micr...

🌟 We successfully completed the project #Dialogue on #wolves - strengthening #shepherds’ networks in the #Alps. 🐑 We worked on bringing together people and organisations from Alpine countries, encouraging exchange of knowledge and cross-border discussions. Read more here 👇 shorturl.at/bdY52

🏔️ The #VereinzumSchutzderBergwelt is now offering online lectures! From the local flora to the use of renewable energies, every Wednesday is dedicated to an important topic for the #sustainability in the #Alps. Sign up here 👉 www.vzsb.de/veranstaltun...

The #ESPON #InTerAlp project focuses on territorial governance and spatial development in the Alpine region, benefiting both the environment and the connectivity of key transport corridors in Europe 🛤️ #Alps #Governance #SpatialDevelopment #Research #Sustainability Read more here 👉 shorturl.at/kDROc

📢 13 full-coverage scholarships are available for the #Master #ProjectManagement for Mountain Areas, at the #UniversitàdegliStudidiMilano, starting in March. Registrations are open until the 3rd of February! More info here 👉 shorturl.at/wXo20

✍️ Sign the petition to preserve the Tagliamento and its inestimable value, one of the most important and pristine rivers in the Alps! 🌊 #SaveTagliamento #SignthePetition #RiverRestoration #EnvironmentalProtection #PreserveNature #AlpineRivers #Alps #CIRF www.freetagliamento.org/it_IT/home-e...

💧 How is the #climatecrisis affecting the alpine water resources? What will it take to ensure sufficient #water as a habitat and resource in the future? 💧 Join us at the #FutureForumAlps 🏔️ Stay tuned for more updates! 📅 Save the date: 27-28 June 2025 📍 Schaan, Liechtenstein futureforumalps.li

❄️ Do you love photography and the majestic Alpine landscapes? 📸 The #InterregAlpineSpace project #BeyondSnow has launched a Photo Contest, showcase your vision of how life in the Alps is adapting to climate change! Join here: www.alpine-space.eu/project-news...