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General assembly of protected areas managers

The General Assembly brings together representatives from all of the Alpine protected areas. All key decisions and the choice of subjects for cooperation are submitted to the Assembly every two years. The General Assembly is usually held in tandem with a thematic conference.

The General Assembly is the largest meeting of protected area managers in the Alps and epitomises the cooperation between national, regional and natural parks, natural and biosphere reserves and various other types of protected area.

The General Assembly elects the International Steering Committee , which is the representative body of the protected areas within ALPARC and is made up of directors of protected areas.

• View the programme for the last General Assembly in Zernez (Switzerland) 2010

Resources linked to the article

General Assembly 2001 in Möll, Kalkalpen National Park Austria

General Assembly 2003 International Steering Committee Berchtesgaden National Park Germany

General Assembly 2008 Bled, Triglav National Park, Slovenia

General Assembly 2010, Zernez, Swiss National Park, Switzerland