Alpine Convention

The Alpine Convention is an international treaty between the Alpine countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland) as well as the EU, aimed at promoting sustainable development in the Alpine area and at protecting the interests of the people living within it. It embraces the environmental, social, economic and cultural dimensions. In order to put this aim into practice, a Framework Convention and eight thematic protocols have been adopted. They deal with land planning, agriculture, forests, nature and landscape, energy, soil, tourism and transport.