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Alpine protected areas

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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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