Workshop: Soil Conservation Protocol of the Alpine Convention
Soil Conservation Protocol of the Alpine Convention - between demand and reality
Alpine soil protection on the trial
In the context of the German Presidency of the Alpine Convention in the years 2015 and 2016 a project regarding one of the Alpine Convention’s Protocols – the Soil Conservation Protocol – has been launched. First results of the project will be presented and discussed during the Alpine Soil Symposium, which takes place on 23-24 June 2016 in Bad Reichenhall (Germany).
Key aspects of the Alpine Soils Symposium are:
- Assessment of the Protocol:
- What changes in the soil policy of the contracting states are due to the implementation of the Protocol? Are there sufficient legal regulations on soil protection in general and on the implementation of the Soil Conservation Protocol in particular?
- What are the experiences of its practical implementation (i.e. activities, good practices, lacks of implementation)?
- What are the needs for amendments, future activities or improvements?
- Soil Conservation Protocol as an example of transnational soil protection.
Alps-wide demands and the implementation status of the Soil Conservation Protocol will be elaborated and discussed together with all participants during four World-Café workshops regarding the topics “Quantitative soil protection”, “Qualitative soil protection”, “Alps-wide cooperation” and “(Non-)application of the Soil Conservation Protocol and knowledge transfer”. Discuss with us and share your experiences!
The Alpine Convention is an international treaty between the Alpine Countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland) as well as the EU, for the sustainable development and protection of the Alps. It entered into force on March 1995. The core of the implementation of this international treaty are the eight Protocols, which became legal in 2002.
