ITEM - Social change and innovation in mountainous regions

• 25% of the French territory is in massif areas, with 6.1 million people living in mountain areas.
• 30% of the territory is subject to protection or management measures with a predominantly environmental impact.
• 357 stations, 15% of the French tourism GDP, 120,000 jobs in the tourism industry.
• A European structure involving 8 states and 14 million inhabitants: Alps convention, macro-regional strategy for the Alps,
• INTERREG space for the Alps.

Challenges

• Position French research on mountains at the international level, both within the academic scene and to support public policies.
• Promote collective intelligence between researchers and actors to respond to the global changes facing mountainous regions.
• Pool resources and skills via an interconnected platform for swift and effective transfer to the socio-economic actors of mountainous regions.
• Facilitate the identification and management of social and environmental impacts.