🚛⚖️ 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
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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
Lake in mountain region of Slovenia
💧 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...