Alpine territory has various functions of general interest → important natural resources & ecosystem services for different scales and populations, also for Europe in general, notably water reservoir, biodiversity. tourism and recreation, as well as important European transport arteries → functions of protection and those connected to ecological balance, and as an area of tourism and recreation can justify appropriate support measures → market prices can be ascribed to the users of Alpine resources and services provided in the general interest can be recompensed

* Alp-Water-scarce * Alps Bio cluster * Demochange * plat.f.o.r.m

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