Calm instead of gridlock: May 30, 2026 was an unusually quiet Saturday at the Brenner Pass. ~5,000 people protested, highlighting the growing impact of transit traffic and the urgent need to reduce it. Read the full article! www.cipra.org/de/news/tran...
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Living in the Alps! CIPRA is a non-profit umbrella organisation that has been committed to the protection and sustainable development of the Alps since 1952. / www.cipra.org
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
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💧 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.