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THE CIPRA SOUTH TYROL Alpenverein Südtirol ō Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Vogelkunde und Vogelschutz in Südtirol ō Baubiolo gie REPRESENTATIONS AND GERMANY Bergwacht im Bay- Südtirol ō Bund Alternativer Anbauer ō Heimatpflege verband THEIR MEMBERS erischen Roten KreuzōBergwald- Südtirol ō /,$ SHU 1DWXUD \ 8VDQ]HV ō 1DWXUWUHII (LVYR- projekt e. V.ōBund Naturschutz in gel ō Plattform Pro Pustertal ō Süd tiroler Gesellschaft für Bayern e. V.ōDeutscher Alpenverein Gesundheitsför de rung ō Südtiroler HochschülerInnenschaft e. V.ōGesellschaft für ökologische ō Umweltgruppe Eis acktal ō Umweltschutzgruppe Vinschgau Forschung e. V.ōLandesbund für Vo- ō Local environment groups: Andrian, Bozen, Eppan, Jene- gelschutz in Bayern e. V.ōMountain sien, Kaltern, Olang, Rasen-Antholz, Sa lurn, Terlan, Ulten, ITALY Associazione Ambiente e Lavoro ō Wilderness Deutschland e. V.ōNatur- Vahrn, Wipptal ō Individuals members: ca. 1650 Associazione Dislivelli ō Club Alpino Italiano ō Freunde Deutschlands e. V.ōÖkolo- www.cipra.org/cipra-suedtirol Dachverband für Natur- und Umweltschutz in Süd- gischer Jagdverband e. V.ōVerband Deutscher Berg- und SkiführerōVer- tirol ō Federazione Italiana di Parchi e delle Riserve SCHAAN/LI, APRIL 2019 Naturali (Federparchi) ō Federazione Italiana Pro ein zum Schutz der Bergwelt e. V. SUSTAINING MEMBER Natura ō Gruppo Italiano Amici della Natura ō www.cipra.org/germany Nederlandse Milieugroup Alpen, Netherlands DEAR READER, Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica ō Italia Nostra ō Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli ō Legambiente ō __Sustainable tourism in the Alps is a major Alps Interrail Ticket. Find out more about the all Mountain Wilderness Italia ō Parco Alpi Marittime FRANCE La Fédération Française des Clubs Alpins et de Montagne ō La Fédération contributing factor to the good quality of life too often laborious political debates with which ō Parco delle Orobie Valtellinesi ō Parco Nazionale Française de Montagne et d’Escalade ō Fédération Française de la Randonnée — Comité régional Au- della Val Grande ō Parco Nazionale delle Dolomi- vergne-Rhône-Alpes ō La Fédération Française Union Touristique des Amis de la Nature ō La Fédération of the population. Providing it is intelligently CIPRA is confronted as it bids to promote ti Bellunesi ō Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio ō Pro Nationale pour le Développement des Sports et du Tourisme en Montagne ō WWF France : L’organisa- formulated and implemented, it can com- long-term sustainable projects rather than the Natura Torino ō Società di Scienze Naturali del tion mondiale de protection de la nature ō Mountain Wilderness France ō La Fédération Rhône-Alpes de bine different areas of life and many of the short-termism of hastily agreed, profit-orientat- Trentino ō Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo ō Aree Protection de la Nature ō France Nature Environnement Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur ō Association aspirations of both the local population and ed expansion plans. pour le Développement en Réseau des Territoires et des Services ō Centre de la Nature Montagnarde ō Protette dell’Ossola visitors to the region. Holistic tourism requires And as I write this introduction about w w w . c i p r a . o r g / i t a l y ASTERS : Conservatoire des espaces naturels de Haute-Savoie ō Association des Amis du PNR unconventional ideas and creative strategies tourism and quality of life, I cannot help but be de Charteuse ō Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse ō Parc National des Ecrins ō Parc National de Mercantour ō Parc National de la Vanoise in order to boost the value of the natural and reminded of someone who was by my side for AUSTRIA Arbeits gemeinschaft der www.cipra.org/france cultural heritage of the Alps and develop a such a long time: Hans Haid, who passed Berg- und Naturwachten Öster reichs form of tourism that remains competitive even away in early February. Hans Haid was an ō Kuratorium WaldōNaturfreunde Ös- in the age of climate change. Ötztal Valley dialect poet, a folklorist, a moun- terreichōNaturschutzbund Österreich SLOVENIA 140 individual members SWITZERLAND Alpen-Ini tiative From Ljubljana to Grenoble and from tain farmer and founder of the Pro Vita Alpina ō Österreichischer AlpenvereinōÖs- www.cipra.org/en/slovenia ō Aqua Viva ō Grimselverein ō Munich to Turin, CIPRA organisations are com- association designed to promote cultural and terreichischer ForstvereinōÖster- Mountain Wilderness Schweiz ō reichischer TouristenklubōVerband Naturfreunde Schweiz ō Pro Natura ing up with the necessary ideas and strategies social development in the Alps. And through Österreichischer Höhlenforscher ō LIECHTENSTEIN Botanisch-Zoologische Gesellschaft ō Schweizer Alpen-Club ō Schweizer by injecting their own distinctive creativity, wit our own commitment we aim to uphold the Dachverband “Jagd Österreich” ō Liechtenstein-Sarganserland-WerdenbergōFischereiverein Vogelschutz SVS / BirdLife Schweiz and charm. This Annual Report has lots more values that Hans Haid held dear, and we do Die neun Bun desländer Österreichs: LiechtensteinōLiechtensteiner AlpenvereinōForstverein Liech- ō Schweize ri sche Greina-Stiftung ō on the subject. Join our participants on their so in fond memory. Vorarlberg, Tirol, Salzburg, Kärnten, tensteinōLiechtensteiner JägerschaftōLiechtenstei nische Stiftung Landschaftschutz Schweiz ō field trip to the Slovenian town of Bled as they We hope you enjoy reading our report! Oberösterreich, Steiermark, Nieder- Gesellschaft für UmweltschutzōImkereiverein Liechtenstein ō WWF Schweiz (Passivmitglied) gain an insight into the excesses of tourism. österreich, Wien, Burgenland Liechtensteinischer Ornithologischer LandesverbandōSolar- www.cipra.org/switzerland www.cipra.org/en/austria genossenschaft LiechtensteinōVerkehrs-Club Liechtenstein Enjoy plenty of stunning views with young trav- Christian Baumgartner

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Secluded mountain lakes, picturesque villages, unspoilt nature: ALPINE as an industry, tourism in the Alps always conveys the same images. The Slovenian town of Bled is a perfect illustration of how mass tourism shapes people’s lives. So how do we strengthen # TOURISM our identity? It’s a question CIPRA raised at its conference. __Gregor pushes his sunglasses up onto his forehead and casually props his leg on the pletna, the traditional flat-bottomed boat made of larch wood, with its distinctive striped blue awning. The group of people clustered around him stare at him blankly. Then, in a booming voice, the mayor Janez Fajfar trans- lates Gregor’s words into English, and their expressions brighten up. Gregor is a pletna oarsman. He ferries his guests across the lake to the famous island of Bled. These boat trips are something of a tradition and have long been part of the townscape and identity of this small Slovenian town. As the mayor reliably informs his audience, being a pletna oarsman is very much a family matter. Indeed, as Gregor explains, the highly coveted licences are passed down from one generation to the next. Janez Fajfar goes on eloquently translating. In the old days, it was a way for poor people to supplement their income; today it’s a lucrative job. ‘My family’s been operating pletna boats for six generations.’

An ‘Alpine blend’ with Germanic, Slav and Romanic roots

The people listening all travelled to Bled from various Alpine countries to dis- cuss topics such as tourism and quality of life in the Alps at the joint yearly symposium of CIPRA International, CIPRA Slovenia, and the Alliance in the Alps network of municipalities. Tourism has brought relative prosperity to the Alps. In many regions it remains an important source of income. But it also entails all sorts of challenges such as over-exploitation and untrammelled growth. Lots of visitors, a loud and boisterous fun-based scene, and long tailbacks of traffic Object of desire: have made the local population in many places sceptical about tourism. Bled Island is one of the most Bled as a conference venue is a case in point. The idyllic lakeside loca- popular photo motifs. tion, the high-perched mediaeval fortress and the stunning mountain panorama 06 | VISITORS AND RESIDENTS

of the Julian Alps and the Karawanken have made the municipality of 8,000 A wooden inhabitants in the Slovenian Alps something of a tourism magnet. During the boat with a high season the number of people in the town doubles, with 8,000 guest beds long tradition: available – a challenge for politicians and residents alike. the pletna is an integral part A backdrop of national importance of Bled’s urban landscape. The heroes of Bled go by the names of Arnold Rikli, Ivan Kenda, Anton Vork, and Jula Molnar. They stare down sternly from stone reliefs on the green me- morial beneath the shady trees in the Kurpark. The Swiss natural healer Ar- nold Rikli was himself ailing when, in 1855, he came across the town of Bled as a health resort – and subsequently exported the concept back to Switzerland, as Fajfar claims. ‘No alcohol, no meat, and up the mountain every morning’ – the mayor shudders at the thought. With his navy blue jacket casually draped across his shoulders and a bon viveur paunch bulging beneath his checked shirt, he likes to talk about the history of Bled as if he himself had lived through

The resort it all. ‘Fresh air, sunshine and water can heal anything,’ he says, quoting Rikli, town of Bled: and adds that migration has always existed. Whether it’s Peter Passler, leader the mayor of peasant rebellions in the 16th century, or wealthy Jews during the Second Janez Fajfar World War. All of which resulted in an ‘Alpine blend’ with Germanic, Slav and talking about Romanic roots – and an abundance of the name Peter in many families. the early days of tourism. ‘The pace of tourism has picked up tremendously.’

The mayor himself was elected to office in 2006 and speaks eight languages. Development has been rapid in his view: ‘The pace of tourism has picked up tremendously.’ For many tourists Bled is just a brief stop on a European travel itinerary, to be ticked off the list. ‘The question we’re interested in is how to get visitors to stay here for longer.’ And how to teach them not to go bathing and swimming everywhere. How to behave is the title of a short feature film the municipality recently shot. ‘20, 21, 22…’ – the younger participants on the field trip are sitting on the wall counting the coaches arriving at ten-second intervals. They were the first 08 | VISITORS AND RESIDENTS 2018 ANNUAL REPORT CIPRA INTERNATIONAL | 09

shrouded in fog or surrounded by lush leafy greenery as it is on this spring day in late May 2018, the light and the seasons may change, but the motif stays the same. What the photographs don’t show are the crowds on either side. Even the participants on this field trip have reached for their smartphones. Inside the small bakery by the name of Zima there’s barely room to move as people try to catch the attention of the owner, Klemen Zima. ‘One of these, one of those please!’ The smell of freshly baked bread and pastries fills the air. A cream slice is all part of the ritual of any visit to Bled. Photographs on the wall recall the past. The bakery has been around since 1880, and the Zima family has been running the bakery and cake shop since 2007. The staff dash hither and thither, attending to their customers. There is simply no time for a chat with the visitors. The next oven tray covered with pastries sprinkled with Join the queue: icing sugar arrives from the bakery. tourists from all over the world Maya Mathias, CIPRA International, (text) and visit Bled Castle. Uroš Abram, Kostanjevica na Krki/Sl (photos)

to climb up the hill to the fortress and are waiting at the top for the group walk- Smile – ing up with the mayor. The coaches disgorge a steady stream of tourists. They you weren’t hold up their cameras, take a couple of selfies with the crane, the building site there if and the mediaeval fortress in the background, and then join the queue. People you haven’t from Asia, Europe, America and Africa stand in front of the ticket booth waiting got a photo. in the midday sun, some with parasols, others with sun hats, all with cameras. And while the fortress is certainly Bled’s main attraction, the municipality bears the brunt of the traffic. Some time ago, as it began to attract more and more visitors, the Slovenian government declared it state property and has been collecting the admission fees ever since. It is said to be a cultural herit- age asset of national importance. On the cobblestoned terrace of the fortress, the epicentre of all this tourism, visitors from all over the world lie in ambush, shooting photographs across the castle walls of the island in the lake. Carried out into the world by social media, newspapers, and the internet, the pictures convey the promise of an idyllic setting, of cultural experiences and uniqueness. And to shoot that very same photograph, every year thousands of tourists take the small town and its fortress by storm. Whether it’s snow-covered in winter, mystically 10 | PUBLIC EVENTS 2018 2018 ANNUAL REPORT CIPRA INTERNATIONAL | 11

Mobility of the Future youth.shaping.EUSALP June 1 November 19 The Pemo Symposium Twenty young on commuter mobility showed people from across HOW CIPRA How Nature Contributes that stress, lack of exercise the Alps present November 21 and 22 RAISES PUBLIC and tiredness – the way their ideas on youth The AlpES and Spare AWARENESS we commute to work – affect involvement in closing conference Climate Visions our health. the Eusalp process. focused on nature November 7 and 8 projects such as To tackle climate change ST. GALLEN avalanche protection more effectively, towns, INNSBRUCK and drinking water cities, municipalities and Youth Alpine Interrail VADUZ & river management. network organisations at the September 20 EUKI Conference officially At the closing ceremony adopted the Alpine Partner- young Interrailers reported ship for Local Climate Action. back on trips to exciting BERN cities, green valleys and BLED melting glaciers (Intermezzo, p.12, p.19, p.28.)

Mountain Reading December 19 At the story-telling CHAMBÉRY afternoon in Liechtenstein, actor Andy Konrad brought the book “Bergkristall”

TURIN [Rock Crystal] to life, Alpine Tourism: captivating the minds of young Quality of Life Included! Pluralism in the Alps and older listeners alike. May 25 and 26 May 15 and 16 At the joint annual meeting Young Ideas for the Alps Award-winning integration Constructive Alps of CIPRA and Alliance in the November 30 projects, Piedmont folk songs, March 25 Alps, more than 200 delegates More than 200 young and passionate commitment Opening of the touring discussed ways in which people, politicians and always enhance the PlurAlps exhibition showcasing tourism and quality of life can interested members of the Conference. thirty exceptional architecture complement each other. public discussed youth projects from throughout Young adults from the Living involvement and governance the Alpine region. Labs Project also attended. in the Alps. 12 | KERNTHEMEN 2018 ANNUAL REPORT CIPRA INTERNATIONAL | 13

BETWEEN CO-OPERATION AND CONFLICT « ALPINE POLICY

__ Raising our voice on nature’s behalf and coming up with new solutions is a two-fold task that’s challenging CIPRA and our partners as we seek to engage both innovatively and critically. Indeed, today, if we are to respect the limitations of nature, it’s quality we need, not quantity. And sustainability is the key word. The Alpine Convention, signed in 1991 by eight Alpine states and the Eu- SUSTAINABILITY ropean Union, is Europe’s touchstone when it comes to sustainability. 2016 also IS A CHOICE, saw the establishment of Eusalp, a development strategy comprising 48 regions in and around the Alpine area. Eusalp also invokes sustainability, which it refer- JUST AS TRAVEL IS ences no fewer than four times in its mission statement. And yet the interests of Eusalp and Alpine Convention can and do diverge. At the insistence of the Vene- A PHILOSOPHY to province, a subgroup of Eusalp is once again discussing the Alemagna, i.e. the extension of the existing Italian A27 motorway right across the Alps to Mu- Mariaemma Sala, 25 years, Italy nich. It is a project that is at polar opposites to the contractual text of the Alpine Youth Alpine Interrail Convention. In 2018 it took CIPRA in its role of observer to address this conflict both within the Standing Committee of the Alpine Convention and Eusalp. A co-operation agreement drawn up with the EU Commission shows just how delicate the relationship between Eusalp and the Alpine Convention actually is. In October 2018 Eusalp’s Executive Board blocked the arrangement as Switzerland and the Land of Bavaria were not willing to sign up. Markus Rei- terer, Secretary General of the Alpine Convention outgoing in 2019, had this to say about six years in office: ‘Co-operation is what makes the Alps strong, and it’s an area where there’s room for improvement.’ He added that the rejection of the agreement was not as surprising as it was regrettable and that the Alpine Convention, for its part, was as willing as ever to co-operate. ‘It looks like Eu- salp still needs some time. Increased vigilance over Alpine protection is still very much the order of the day.’ Kaspar Schuler, Managing Director CIPRA International

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ALPINE-WIDE NATURE AND COMMUNICATION PEOPLE

WHAT WE’RE WHAT WE’RE WHAT WE’RE UNDERSTANDING TALKING ABOUT WRITING ABOUT BROWSING ECOSYSTEMS Re-Imagine Alps pinpoints SzeneAlpen 104 raises the www.cipra.org recorded AlpES Over three years, ten MANAGING RIVERS LIVENING UP rescued or threatened land- question of how our percep- just under half a million page partner organisations record- SPARE Project partners from TOWNS scapes as an interactive tion of landscape shapes the hits in 2018 users from 189 ed achievements with eco- five pilot regions elaborated UrbaBio promotes bio- map of the Alps, also plotting way in which we interact with countries. systems and collated them methodologies for sustain- diversity in Alpine towns the favourite spots of dozens one another, with nature, and on a web map and the online able river management and cities. Representatives of people within the CIPRA with the natural resources in WikiAlps encyclopaedia. at youth summer camps, from Annecy/F, Belluno/I, network. the Alps. The free feature WHAT WE’RE theme-based committees, Chambéry/F and Trento/I magazine is available online. SHARING and workshops. share their experiences and CIPRA international has PROTECTING BEES draw up solutions as part of HOW WE’RE also been posting photos BeeAware! From nesting reciprocal study visits. RESEARCHING HOW WE INFORM on Instagram since summer places to information events: BOOSTING alpMonitor illustrates the re- Media Work Points of view, 2018, and our Facebook con- over a period of three years NATURAL DIVERSITY lationship that exists between citations, and CIPRA feature tributions in several languag- pilot municipalities across speciAlps In Friuli/I, school- SHAPING ecology, landscape and peo- items appeared in hundreds of es reach an average of 500 the Alps are trialling meas- children are visiting unique ALPINE POLICY ple in its new dossier entitled newspaper articles, radio and people a day. ures aimed at protecting bee natural landscapes and then Alpine Convention and ‘Nature and People in the TV programmes as well as in populations. in turn becoming guides for Eusalp CIPRA is involved Alps’, and how the impor- online media reports. other interested persons. in the Ecological Network tance of protected areas is WHERE WE’RE That and more is being done and Water Management changing. TALKING LINKING ALPINE by five pilot regions from four Platform of the Alpine Con- alpMedia is going audio. A COUNTRIES Alpine countries on behalf of vention and is also part of podcast has now been add- Via Alpina is the name of a natural diversity. Eusalp Action Groups 4, ed to the multilingual newslet- 5,000 km hiking trail which, 6 and 7 on mobility, natural ter read by more than 19,000 for 18 years, has symbolised resources and ecological subscribers across the Alps. the natural diversity, the culture linkup.

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SOCIAL A CHANGING INNOVATION ECONOMY

IMPLEMENTING LEARNING IT’S GOOD TO TALK PROTECTING THE HANDS-ON IDEAS FROM YOUTH AlpInnoCT Representatives CLIMATE TOGETHER Lehmcamp At two work- whatsalp youth Young QUESTIONING LOCAL Sustainable life- from the logistics sector, ALPACA Municipalities shops young people were HABITS adults realise their own pro- styles, saving CO² and politics and environmental have been getting actively able to mould their own clay jects, e. g. a habitats work- Sustainable Lifestyles launching local projects: In NGOs around a table: 2018 involved on behalf of climate oven and go on field trips shop and voluntary cultural What we eat, how we live, and the LOCAL project, young saw just that – at the logis- change mitigation. Also on to find out more about clay landscape stewardship/D. how we get around influences people are committed to tics talks in Chiemsee/D, board were the Alliance in buildings in Austria and Swit- our environment. The project more climate protection in Altdorf/CH and Ljubljana/Sl. the Alps network of munici- zerland. identifies instances of best their communities. palities and the Alpine Town ALPINE POLICY practice in the Alps. of the Year Association. – MIXING IT UP AN ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDING SENSE Youth.Shaping.Eusalp ECO-FRIENDLY COMMUTE Constructive Alps From Young people joined in GETTING TRAVEL Pemo Liechtenstein, St. BORDERLESS a football arena to a show the debates at the 2018 INVOLVED Youth Alpine Interrail In Gallen/CH, Lindau/D and MOBILITY cheese dairy: a touring Eusalp Annual Forum in GaYA is offering start-up summer 2018 100 young Vorarlberg/A developed a Cross-border mobility exhibition features thirty Innsbruck/A. assistance for participatory adults were picked to travel toolbox for business mo- gathers examples of good exemplary architecture processes with its ‘Toolbox inexpensively through the Alps bility management. practice in cross-border co- projects from all the Alpine for Youth Participation’. by rail, bus, and on foot. They operation: for example a countries. PUTTING HEADS Other findings include po- then shared online their best Swiss-French commuter ferry TOGETHER litical recommendations, a photos and reports. HOLIDAYING on Lake Geneva and an Ital- Living Labs Young peo- youth film competition, and RESPONSIBLY ian-Austrian timetable app. LEARNING FROM ple team up with politicians, a comparative study. Sustainable tourism Ex- ONE ANOTHER NGOs and national CIPRAs PAYING TRIBUTE perts from all Alpine coun- Tour des Villes Alpine to create new approaches to PlurAlps showcases models tries work together to develop towns exchange their views the topics of ‘Tourism & Qual- of success and examples of a job profile for sustainable in dealing with conversion ity of Life’ and ‘Landscape’. good practice in integration tourism at Alpine level. areas, unused space and and migration in the Alps. other urban planning chal- lenges. www.cipra.org/social-innovation www.cipra.org/economic-transition WWW.CIPRA.ORG/SOCIAL-INNOVATION WWW.CIPRA.ORG/ECONOMIC-TRANSITION 18 | CORE THEMES

A YOUNG ANNIVERSARY « CIPRA YOUTH COUNCIL SLOW DOWN, __ The CIPRA Youth Council celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2018. Dur- ing a hiking trip of several days in Slovenia, the Council’s young adults TAKE A TRAIN, were able to look back at the last few years and forward to future goals. Discovering new locations in the Alps, hiking as a group, spending fun GO OUTSIDE!

evenings in mountain huts or swimming in the crystal-clear waters of mountain Lea Wollensack, 26 years, Switzerland lakes – these are all the perfect ingredients for a successful holiday in the Alps, Youth Alpine Interrail within easy reach by train, and an alternative to the usual holiday trips abroad by plane. We at the CIPRA Youth Council have made it our aim to showcase alter- natives to standard holidays by trying out other options ourselves and, above all, making them available to other young people. Because we want sustaina- ble lifestyles to be for the many, not the few, we are committed to eco-friendly and affordable travel throughout the Alps. To mark the fifth anniversary, we have treated ourselves to the greatest gift possible: the Youth Alpine Interrail Project. In summer 2018 100 young people travelled through the Alpine coun- tries in an eco-friendly way with the first Alpine-wide Youth Interrail Pass. Our priority concern is to work towards a sustainable future together with young and older people. That is why we are working on other projects to be implemented in Alpine countries. They include cultural landscape stewardship in the Bavarian Alps, a film on the Alps, environmental educa- tion, an art project on the theme of colours, exchanges between locals and students abroad on the topic of landscape, and countering the con- tamination of a mountain lake in the Triglav region. New ideas are continu- ally emerging as a result on how to improve the quality of life for young people in the Alps. Magdalena Christandl, 25 years, member of the CIPRA Youth Council

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TALKING OF SKI LIFT AREAS AND TOURISM HAND IN HAND AND RATTLE GRASSHOPPERS

CIPRA ITALY CIPRA GERMANY

There are plenty of activities in the Alps serv- Many good examples come from protected A single connecting lift operating right across a the notion of preserving the habitats of rare ing as good examples of sustainable tour- areas within the Alpine region. This reinforces quiet zone was set to negate legislation current- species such as the ringed plover and the rat- ism. But how many of these examples create our conviction that protected areas are also ly in force throughout the Land. The Alpine Plan, tle grasshopper has to compete with outdoor added value for the region and are respectful of strategic importance in the tourism sector as it is known, regulates tourism development leisure activities such as boating. to both nature and the landscape? Based on when it comes to the sustainable develop- in the mountains of Bavaria. At the Riedberger So whether it’s the Alpine Plan or the an inventory of examples of good practice ment of the Alpine region, as CIPRA Italy has Horn it has been amended in such a way as to new Isar Boating Ordinance, both are intend- in the Italian Alps and detailed knowledge of pointed out on numerous occasions. enable the controversial ski lift area. However, ed to protect nature from excessive tourism. current developments in tourism, CIPRA Italy Concurrently, through its RESICETS various associations in alliance with CIPRA Ger- Often the local population mistakenly believes is working on formulating a tourism vision for project, CIPRA Italy is also working on making many have succeeded in generating so much they are forced to forgo something as a result. the Alps that is also intended to enrich the leisure activities in the protected areas of the public pressure that the changes to the Alpine In fact, the regulations merely point out that international debate. Ossola region more environmentally friendly Plan are now to be reversed. This does raise there are limits, encouraging us to seek out CIPRA Italy is implementing a project using the European Charter for Sustainable the question, however, of the extent of tourism, our quality of life within those limits. entitled Tu.S.Alp (for sustainable tourism in Tourism. The project is designed to funnel which is also linked to the question of the qual- www.cipra.org/germany the Alps) on behalf of the Permanent Secre- visitor flows in particularly sensitive areas of ity of life in the regions concerned. WWW.CIPRA.ORG/GERMANY tariat of the Alpine Convention, with the sup- the Ossola region more effectively and, in this It’s a question that was also raised by

port of the Ministry of the Environment. It is way, avoid the negative environmental impact the Young Forum of CIPRA Germany as part One river, lots of demands: designed to bring together tourism providers, of leisure activities. of its ‘Living Labs’. On a field trip to the upper the Young Forum visiting the Isar. experts, and civil society in the Alps. Instru- reaches of the Isar, one of the last wild Alpine www.cipra.org/italiy ments such as the standpoint on the change WWW.CIPRA.ORG/ITALY rivers in Germany, the young adults were able in winter tourism by CIPRA International have to make up their own minds about the impact proved very useful for the project. of tourism. Such a landscape provides a habi- tat for nature and quality of life for the local population, but it also attracts people looking for recreation, especially from nearby Munich. In discussions with on-site experts, the par- ticipants found out how this high level of de-

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UNDER THE GUISE TOMORROW’S OF NATURE TOURISM TRAIN

CIPRA LIECHTENSTEIN CIPRA FRANCE

The International Rätikon Nature Park is to areas such as tourism, culture, agriculture, What will rail travel in the French Alps look All these proposals were compiled into a be established in the border region between nature and landscape. CIPRA Liechtenstein like after 2021? It’s a question to which there co-operation document entitled ‘On track to Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein, fol- was involved in discussing the pros and cons. is no answer, but plenty of suggestions. The a joint strategy aimed at strengthening the lowing an idea floated by Prättigau/Davos Re- Whether and how a nature park might actually French railway network is to be deregulat- routes of the Veynes railway line’ and pre- gional Development. As the initiators’ website benefit and promote the protection of the en- ed in 2021, and for the railway line known sented to the relevant state, regions and states, the potential of a form of tourism in the vironment and sustainable development de- as L’Etoile ferroviaire de Veynes that means economic players. Public and private meas- Rätikon mountain range that is close to both pends on outline conditions yet to be defined. an uncertain future. The trains connect the ures for the railway lines can be implemented nature and culture is to be harnessed more According to the initiators no single new regu- northern Alps with the southern Alps, rural as part of a common strategic framework, effectively, establishing a platform for creating lation is to be legislated; no additional pro- areas with large cities, Gap with Grenoble, thanks in particular to the European Agricul- and providing offers and services. tected area is to be created, nor any changes and Briançon with Paris and Marseille. These tural Fund for Rural Development. A feasibility study takes account of the made to the farming, hunting and forestry in- routes are an alternative to individual cars www.cipra.org/en/france interests of stakeholders in order to examine dustries. Given these preconditions CIPRA when it comes to meeting the challenges of WWW.CIPRA.ORG/EN/FRANCE the potential of a nature park for the region in Liechtenstein has reservations as to whether eco-friendly mobility in the 21st century. a Rätikon Nature Park can actually serve to Several authorities and local associa-

Three countries, preserve and enhance existing natural and tions along the line have launched a process one nature park: municipalities cultural assets as well as sustainable regional of co-operation to imagine what tomorrow’s debating in Malbun/LI. development itself. There is a risk that it will train might look like: an eco-train that fulfils simply degenerate into a mere marketing in- the everyday mobility needs of the local pop- strument for tourism. The results of the feasi- ulation and allows tourists from urban regions bility study will be available in spring 2019. to travel to these exceptional areas. CIPRA CIPRA Liechtenstein’s concerns have France is accompanying this process of co- yet to be dispelled, for instance the likelihood operation. On 9 October 2018 some fifty peo- of a further increase in traffic as a result of the ple, elected officials, experts and local resi- tourism ‘smuggled in’ under the guise of na- dents met in Veynes to draw up the principles ture tourism. of that co-operation. Measures include creat- ing reception areas in railway stations and www.cipra.org/en/liechtenstein

WWW.CIPRA.ORG/EN/LIECHTENSTEIN Bludenz OG, Meznar-Media Meznar, Toni Photo: promoting the use of trains and bicycles. 26 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 2018 ANNUAL REPORT CIPRA INTERNATIONAL | 27

NO TO INTENSIVE TOURISM; SHOWING SOLIDARITY WITH YES TO GREEN TOURISM OTHER MOUNTAIN REGIONS

CIPRA AUSTRIA CIPRA SWITZERLAND

When will we reach the limits of technical So in August 2018 CIPRA Austria teamed Tucked away in the mountains of Western produce, leisure and cultural activities, and development in tourism? It’s a question that up with Transit Forum Austria Tyrol to draw Gaths in southern India is the Uravu Bamboo manufacturing and selling arts and crafts. more and more tourism experts in Austria are the public’s attention to these problem- Grove, an eco-tourism project that involves The jury of the 2018 CIPRA Switzerland eager to address seriously, and examples atic issues, holding a press conference in an entire village in an exemplary way. Thou- Prize also recognised a young Swiss compa- such as the Alpine Pearls and mountaineer- Innsbruck/A as well as other media activities. sands of miles away, in the South American ny for its ingenuity in designing a compost ing villages point to alternatives. Prominent The emphasis was on final expansion limits state of Peru, the Centro Bartolomé de Las toilet. It works independently of water and advocates of the cable-car industry and in ski areas and on reducing and channel- Casas helps women living in the highlands electricity supplies, is made of wood, and can politicians prefer to focus their attention on ling leisure traffic flows, in keeping with the around Cusco to get an education in tour- be used instead of chemical toilets at the new lifts and cableways, a contradiction Transport Protocol of the Alpine Convention. ism. So what do these projects have in com- starting points of hikes and at events. highlighted in the 2018 Tyrolean Ropeway On the subject of the Transport Protocol, mon? In May 2018 they were both awarded www.cipra.org/switzerland and Ski Area Programme. The government CIPRA Austria had organised a workshop CIPRA Switzerland’s Solidarity Prize, which WWW.CIPRA.ORG/SWITZERLAND of the Austrian federal province of Tyrol was in Salzburg/A earlier in the year, jointly with supports people in less privileged mountain in fact planning to take a 2005 programme to the University of Innsbruck, within the frame- regions beyond the Alps. the next level, as it were, a programme that work of the Alpine Convention Legal Servic- The Uravu Bamboo Grove focuses on

had emerged from the ropeway principles es Department. Participants examined ways integrating the village community, but also Timber, not chemicals. of 1996 and 2000 and mentioned final ex- in which the Transport Protocol of the Alpine the highly developed craft of using local The compost toilet: pansion limits for the first time. However, the Convention could place statutory limits on bamboo to build houses and furniture. It pro- for when nature calls. ideas for the new version of the programme annual increases, from tourism traffic to vides an income for around thirty families, proved unworkable; the boundaries were ex- transit traffic. with five per cent of revenues going towards ceeded rather than consolidated. As trans- a village development fund for cultural activi- www.cipra.org/en/austria port capacities in ski areas increase so does WWW.CIPRA.ORG/EN/AUSTRIA ties and education. the traffic burden experienced by the local The second prize-winning project, the population, and space-devouring ‘bypass Centro Bartolomé de Las Casas in Peru, solutions’ in the form of new feeder mountain aims to offer women an opportunity to earn a railways and cableways simply funnel more living in their villages while respecting the en- and more cars into Alpine regions. vironment and the local culture. Their training

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I RETURNED __ Liechtenstein is located in the wonderful HOME ON FOOT Alpine region, which we share with seven other states. As the entire territory of Liech- AFTER 18 DAYS, tenstein is situated in the Alps, sustainable This requires nature conservation at a nation- development and preserving the uniqueness al level, but also international co-operation as 3,000 PICTURES of nature in the Alpine region are of intrinsic part of the Alpine Convention and the com- AND 237 significance for us. So when Liechtenstein munity of states; after all, environmental is- advocates preserving the Alpine region, it is sues do not stop at national borders. Whether KILOMETRES. not entirely disinterested in doing so. it’s tackling global climate change, which im- But what is it exactly that drives Liech- pacts particularly heavily on the Alpine region, Jonas Voit, 22 years, Germany tenstein in its efforts on behalf of climate or the ongoing loss of biodiversity. Youth Alpine Interrail change mitigation, environmental protection In this, CIPRA is our valued and valua- 29)

and nature conservation? Here in the Alps ble partner, carrying out important projects, we have the privilege of living in a unique, engaging in PR work, and occasionally prick- wonderful and diverse natural environment. ing our consciences, too. We are particularly It is up to us to preserve it and develop it in a grateful for the ever constructive, open and sustainable way for generations to come. uncomplicated exchange of views, no matter That does not mean we should not invest in how difficult the issues. And we are very ap- the Alpine region – on the contrary. The re- preciative and proud of the fact that CIPRA gion has to go on developing so it remains an International has chosen Liechtenstein as its attractive option for future generations. Any domicile. such development has to proceed in a way that is both sustainable and close to nature Dominique Hasler so that, in future, the generations who follow Liechtenstein Cabinet Minister are also able to experience the Alps as a nat-

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ANNUAL ACCOUNTS SHOW A LOSS COPING WELL IN A CHALLENGING YEAR OPERATING STATEMENT

2018 2017 __ CIPRA International experienced plenty CIPRA International Lab in Dornbirn is a of economic uplift in 2018, even if it was non-profit private limited company operating Personnel expenses 1,160,874 1,031,411 dampened somewhat by turbulence in the under Austrian law. It is wholly owned by the Expenses and representation expenses 143,117 137,630 wake of personnel changes. Besides the Liechtenstein association and works as its Office expenses 139,338 133,526 planned change in management in June operational arm in the EU, with which three 2018, CIPRA also had to contend with unex- projects were pursued in 2018. In 2018 a Communication and advertising 49,288 35,585 pected changes among the project teams, total of 19 employees and 6 trainees, equiva- Fees for external services 441,258 336,589 which required certain improvisation skills lent to 15 full-time members of staff, worked Fees for CIPRA agencies 53,853 46,809 and interim staff solutions. Consequently on more than 20 projects across both or- not all the projects could be implemented ganisations. Miscellaneous expenditure 56,303 60,705 within the planned timeframe. Overall our The renovation work on an older prop- Depreciation and amortisation 9,363 197,114

capital resources were encumbered by erty for the new headquarters in Schaan took Expenses 2,053,394 1,979,368 CHF 78,785, falling from CHF 325,704 (2017) a big step forward. Together with the Liech- Project contributions, donations, sponsoring 1,039,639 1,118,996 to CHF 246,919 at year end 2018. Compared tenstein Society for Environmental Protection with the previous year the income declined (LGU) and the Association of Liechtenstein State contributions 500,000 500,000 by 26,500 francs to 1.97 million francs. The Charitable Foundations (VLGS), we are creat- Member contributions 39,241 38,466

earnings base consists of the annual state ing an open house for sustainability, i. e. the Services provided to third parties 392,994 301,836 contribution of CHF 500,000 made by the ‘Nature and People Workshop’. By the end of Retail sales (publications, other products) 350 87 Principality of Liechtenstein, providing the 2018 various foundations, the municipality, mainstay of the communication and PR work and private individuals had contributed a total Other revenues 2,386 41,722 in five languages and efficient administra- of CHF one million. The building work is Income 1,974,609 2,001,107 tion. A total of CHF 39’241 was collected in scheduled to commence in 2019. Annual profit -78,785 21,739 membership fees from the eight national and The audited annual accounts of regional CIPRA organisations, with CIPRA CIPRA International can be found opposite. International placing contracts worth CHF The accounts of CIPRA International Lab (Subject to approval by the Assembly of Delegates) 54,000. GmbH will be posted online by mid-year at www.cipra.org/finances WWW.CIPRA.ORG/FINANCES. 32 | FINANCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2018 ANNUAL REPORT CIPRA INTERNATIONAL | 33

CIPRA INTERNATIONAL’S THANKS FOR FINANCIAL BALANCE SHEET SUPPORT AND CONTRACTS GO TO

ASSETS 2018 2017 FÜRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN VADUZ/LI ō FEDERAL OFFICE OF SPATIAL

Property and Equipment 69,077 13,226 DEVELOPMENT BERN/CH ō OFFICE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT VADUZ/LI ō

Fixed assets 69,077 13,226 FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, NATURE CONSERVATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY BERLIN/D ō BRISTOL FOUNDATION ZURICH/CH Accounts receivable 524,883 82,199 ō PANCIVIS FOUNDATION VADUZ/LI ō NETWORK OF MUNICIPALITIES Cash at banks & postal accounts 882,706 1,015,303 «ALLIANCE IN THE ALPS» ÜBERSEE/D ō ALPINE TOWN OF THE YEAR Current assets 1,407,590 1,097,502 ASSOCIATION BAD REICHENHALL/D ō STIFTUNG FÜRST. KOMMER- Prepaid expenses and accrued income 21,780 94,325 ZIENRAT GUIDO FEGER VADUZ/LI ō KARL MAYER FOUNDATION Assets 1,498,446 1,205,052 VADUZ/LI ō AAGE V. JENSEN CHARITY FOUNDATION VADUZ/LI ō THE EU’S ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME ō RICHI FOUNDATION VADUZ/LI ō VIA ALPINA L I A B I L I T I E S 2018 2017 NATIONAL SECRETARIATS: SCHWEIZER WANDERWEGE, CLUB ALPIN Association’s assets 325,704 303,965 MONÉGASQUE, LIECHTENSTEIN OFFICE OF THE ENVIRONMENT ō Annual loss / annual profit -78,785 21,739 NATUM FOUNDATION ALTDORF/CH ō OFFICE OF SALZBURGER LANDES- Association assets 246,919 325,704 REGIERUNG – REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EU REGIONAL POLICY

Reserves 673,664 420,698 VADUZ/LI ō OFFICE OF SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT AND GEOINFORMATION,

Liabilities 187,984 87,209 CANTON ST. GALLEN ST. GALLEN/CH ō OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION

Deferred income and accrued expenses 389,880 371,441 AND INFRASTRUCTURE VADUZ/LI ō MINISTRY FOR HOME AFFAIRS,

Dept capital 1,251,528 879,348 EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT VADUZ/LI ō MINISTRY FOR INFRA- STRUCTURE, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND SPORT VADUZ/LI ō FEDERAL Liabilities 1,498,446 1,205,052 AGENCY FOR NATURE CONSERVATION BONN/D ō PERMANENT SECRE- TARIAT OF THE ALPINE CONVENTION INNSBRUCK/A ō FEDERAL ENVI- (Subject to approval by the Assembly of Delegates) RONMENT AGENCY GERMANY DESSAU-ROSSLAU/D ō LIECHTENSTEIN NATIONAL LIBRARY VADUZ/LI ō ALPS INSIGHT SUPPORTERS ō PAUL SCHILLER FOUNDATION LACHEN/CH ō CARIPLO FOUNDATION MILAN/I ō BLUE! ADVANCING EUROPEAN PROJECTS MUNICH/D ō HEIDEHOF FOUNDATION STUTTGART/D 34 | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CIPRA JAHRESBERICHT 2018 CIPRA INTERNATIONAL | 035 CIPRA INTERNATIONAL CIPRA

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NATIONAL CIPRA REPRESENTATIONS AND BOARD MEMBERS BOARD AND REPRESENTATIONS CIPRA NATIONAL Florian Lintzmeyer, Erwin Rothgang (President until Nov.) Office Stefan Witty (Managing Director until Anna Pichler, Martin Schöpf, Wilhelm Seppi, Gerda Wallnöfer Office Marion Auer, Griseldis Dietl, Andreas Riedl (Managing Director) CIPRA YOUTH COUNCIL Katja Belec, Magdalena Christandl, Cristina Dalla Torre, Mathilde CIPRA INTERNATIONAL Executive Board Serena Arduino, Christian Baumgartner, Katharina Conradin (President), Hugo Quaderer, Eva Šabec (until May), Marko Slapnik (until May), Erwin Roth- De Goër, Luisa Deubzer, Sophie Eberle, Luzia Felder, gang (from May), Miro Kristan (from May) International Office Elisa Agosti, Christina Bachner, Caroline Alenka Kastelic, Mirjam Kreisel, Frederick Manck, Andrea Begle, Magdalena Christandl (until July), Jakob Dietachmair, Martha Dunbar (until July), Marion Müller, Matthias Oertel, Eva Šabec, Julia Thüringer, Zala Zebec Ebster (from July), Michael Gams (from March), Malina Grubhofer (until April), Michaela Hogenboom, NEDERLANDSE MILIEUGROUP ALPEN Joop Spijker Maya Mathias, Magdalena Holzer, Anna Mehrmann, Robin Nauman, Gregor Novak (until April), www.cipra.org/en/cipra/about WWW.CIPRA.ORG/EN/CIPRA/ABOUT Wolfgang Pfefferkorn, Andreas Pichler (Managing Director until June), Fabian Sandholzer (until March), Ana Plavcak (from April), Annina Schidla (from July), Corinna Schmidt (from July), Kaspar Schuler (Managing Director from June), Manon Wallenberger (from April), Barbara Wülser C I P R A CIPRA YOUTH COUNCIL YOUTH CIPRA ITALY Executive Board Vanda Bonardo, Gianni Cametti, Luigi Casanova, Federica Corrado (President), Oscar Del Barba, Dino Genovese, Carlo Gubetti, Marco La Viola Office Francesco Pastorelli MASTHEAD (Managing Director) CIPRA LIECHTENSTEIN Office Monika Gstöhl (Managing Director), Claudia Ospelt-Bosshard, Samira Schädler CIPRA AUSTRIA Office Josef Essl (Managing Director until Editor: CIPRA International June), Reinhard Gschöpf (Managing Director from August) Committee Peter Haßlacher (Chairman), Editorial Staff: Maya Mathias (responsible), Barbara Wülser, /CIPRA International (below) Christian Baumgartner, Liliana Dagostin, Gerald Pfiffinger, Christine Pühringer, Gottfried Schindlbauer, Michael Gams, Annina Schidla Translation: Claire Simon, Walter Tschon CIPRA FRANCE Executive Board Jean Horgues-Debat (President), Alain Boulogne, Nataša Leskovic Uršič, Reinhold Ferrari, Stephen Grynwasser Michel Chamel, Sandrine Percheval, Patrick Le Vaguerèse, Bernard Jean Office Marc-Jérôme Hassid Proofreading: Alice Friard, Nina Pirc, Francesco Pastorelli, (Managing Director), Inès Hubert, Julika Jarosch, Delphine Segalen CIPRA SWITZERLAND Barbara Wülser, Pat Moody Layout: Jenni Kuck

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