Together with more than 80 other organisations around the world, Euromontana supports a European manifesto for the governance of glaciers and connected resources.
A recent intermediate report, updating demographic data for the Italian and Austrian Alps for the 2013-2023 period, highlights significant shifts in population and mobility patterns in the Alps and provides additional knowledge of ongoing demographic challenges.
Bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners, the event shone a spotlight on several resources, tools and networks that are helping mountain regions adapt to the impacts of climate change by collecting, storing and sharing knowledge and making it publicly available for mountain actors.
The report reiterates that the greatest challenges for Europe’s environment are biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, as well as adapting to accelerating climate change, all of which are particularly acute challenges for mountain areas.
We are pleased to announce that we are launching the MountResilience Community of Practice on Climate Change Adaptation and we encourage all mountain stakeholders engaged in climate change adaptation to join the CoP to learn, exchange and boost climate action in the mountains!
On World Water Day and World Glaciers Day, we call more than ever to strengthen Europe’s commitment to preserve glaciers, whose melting, especially in the Alps, poses a serious threat to Europe’s water supply.
December 5, 2024
Of the 500,000 hectares burnt in 2023, about 210,000 hectares (41%) belong to Natura 2000 sites. Mountain areas are biodiversity hotspots and are home to a large proportion of these protected areas, around 43% in the European Union.
The European Court of Auditors has recently focused on adaptation in mountain areas in a report concluding that significant gaps and inconsistencies in implementation at the local level are hampering adaptation to climate change
In December 2022, the United Nations adopted a resolution declaring 2025 the International Year of Glacier Conservation, an important step in recognising the urgency to preserve these cornerstone of life on Earth.