Alpine protected areas

Figure Created 02 Mar 2016 Published 03 Mar 2016 Last modified 03 Mar 2016

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The 900 protected areas in the ALPARC network are located in the eight Alpine countries that are under the scope by the Alpine Convention. The Convention encompasses the whole mountain range – an area of approximately 190,000 km². The protected areas extend over roughly 23% of the Alps.

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Last upload:: 02 Mar 2016
Temporal coverage:: 2015
Tags:: alps , mountains , protected areas , mountain areas , alpine region
Geographic coverage:: Alpine
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC).
Owners:: Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC)
Processors:: Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC)
Figure type:: Map