How ALPARC works

First and foremost, ALPARC is an informal network and all protected areas that fall within the scope of the Alpine Convention are automatically members. Cooperation is entirely voluntary.

This means that there is no subscription or registration fee. Instead, members can chose whether to participate in activities, and to what extent, depending on their own needs and fields of interest. The network currently comprises nearly 1,000 protected areas which cover around one quarter of the Alps.

The network was created so as to be able to carry out joint projects, discuss technical issues, assess the effectiveness of management methods and organise professional meetings and events on a range of subjects, from wildlife management to climate change issues.

ALPARC's aims are defined by the International Steering Committee .(ISC)

All key decisions and the choice of subjects for cooperation are submitted to the General Assembly which is held once every two years and brings together representatives from all the Alpine protected areas.

The Permanent Committee of the Alpine Convention approves the work programme.

The Task Force Protected Areas is responsible for organising and coordinating all ALPARC activities.

National monitoring groups support the work of the Task Force and help to implement joint projects through their contacts in the relevant Alpine countries and regions.

As far as possible, ALPARC works in the four Alpine languages, so that everyone is able to express themselves, publish documents and take part in projects in their mother tongue. However, English is sometimes used as a lingua franca to facilitate communication.

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