The club supports sections and projects which oppose technical encroachment on the mountains (Foto: J.Essl)
Protecting the Mountains
As Austria's "Lawyer of the Alps" the Alpine Club takes a stand against further damage from natural events or man's development of the land. The Alpine Club is a partner of agencies establishing Alpine nature parks, plans and oversees protected areas and acts as leader for the Alpine Convention. The Alpine Club enjoys international respect for the regulation of environmentally sound energy and drinking water use as well as for its oversight of waste material disposal and water use in the mountains.