European Mountain Conventions
The European Mountain Conventions are the key biennial gatherings of mountain stakeholders in Europe. Attracting up to 300 experts, the event serves as a platform for policy orientation, knowledge exchange and networking since 1998.
Next edition
XIV European Mountain Convention
Ensuring the future of extensive livestock farming in mountain territories
The XIV European Mountain Convention will focus on mountain extensive livestock and how to valorise its ecosystem services, its high-quality food products, enhance working conditions and more.
Previous editions
The XII European Mountain Convention will bring mountain stakeholders from all over Europe to discuss a shared goal: how to make our territories more resilient and attractive in 2050?
The XI European Mountain Convention will focus on the tangible and intangible cultural heritage in mountain areas and on how this strategic resource, inherited from the past, can be a key asset for developing sustainable and attractive mountain areas in the future.
The X European Mountain Convention will examine the vulnerability of mountain areas to climate change and the adaptation and mitigation measures available to support mountain areas.
The IX European Mountain Convention will explore European agricultural policies, including the CAP, and how they can contribute to supporting mountain farming. The event will also facilitate networking between LAGs from mountain areas accross Europe.
The VIII European Mountain Convention will discuss the potential of mountain areas for young people and assess the conditions needed to make mountain areas attractive to young people. The Convention
The VII European Mountain Convention will develop a shared vision of innovation and how it can benefit key mountain sectors
The VI European Mountain Convention will focus on the creation of added value, the transformation of the economy and the industry, and the development of entrepreneurship in the mountains.
The V European Mountain Convention aims to illustrate how, by supporting territorial cohesion, mountains can make a major contribution to European growth
The IV European Mountain Convention will explore major current changes, such as the reform of rural development and enlargement, and their impact on mountain areas
The III European Mountain Convention aims to build a vision for mountain areas to unlock their potential and overcome their natural handicaps so that their unique assets can be safeguarded for the benefit of Europe.
The II European Mountain Convention aims to reflect on the impact of the WTO negotiations and the CAP reform to anticipate impacts on mountain areas and find a strategy to promote quality
The I European Mountain Convention aims to bring together mountain stakeholders from all over Europe to reflect on the major challenges for the EU and how they will affect employment and sustainable development.