Updates of the Alpine Convention

“Soil” was the Climate Action Plan 2.0 implementation pathway chosen for the Alpine Climate Board’s “Caretaker of the Month” back in December. Read where the Caretaker for Soil Robert Traidl’s fascination for Alpine soils comes from and why soils are so important for the climate.

Since results in the field of soil protection need endurance and continuous efforts, long-term strategies for relevant cooperation partners are necessary. Successful first steps are important and long-term approaches are required for core aspects of soil protection. Thus, the Soil Protection Working Group of the Alpine Convention is currently developing the Long-Term Action Plan for the implementation of provisions and declarations on soil protection in the specific context of the Alpine region. Stay tuned for this document, which will have relevance for you and will be accessible here after the XVII Alpine Conference in autumn.

Land take and soil protection as well as the role of soil functions in spatial planning were the two main topics discussed by participants from the Alpine countries during a two-day cross-sectoral workshop in Munich on 29 and 30 March. Jointly organised by the Alpine Convention Working Groups on Soil Protection as well as Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, with the support of the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention and the Alpine Soil Partnership, the workshop showed that such cooperation between disciplines is fruitful, necessary, and should therefore be intensified. Read more about the workshop here.