Preserving our environment
The Mountain Care Project supports organisations working to protect the environment in Alpine regions.
Protect our winters
- Amount awarded: 8000 €
The organisation
Founded in 2015, Protect Our Winters France (POW France) is a committed organisation that unites the outdoor community around major environmental and social challenges. Its mission is to amplify the outdoor community’s voice to accelerate ecological and social transitions, grounded in collective intelligence, climate justice, and a systemic approach.
The project
With support from the Mountain Care Project, POW France is launching a groundbreaking initiative: the Decentralized Olympic Citizens’ Convention. Through participatory workshops held across France, the program brings together citizens, athletes, and local stakeholders to explore a fairer and more sustainable vision for the Olympic Games.
The goal? To generate concrete, locally rooted proposals that can influence national sports and environmental policies. Through a digital platform, educational toolkits, a public awareness campaign, and a final event to share outcomes, the project aims to strengthen local democracy while placing environmental responsibility at the heart of major sporting events.
Une Bouteille à la Mer
- Amount awarded: 8000 €
The organisation
Founded in 2020, Une Bouteille à la Mer is an association that harnesses the power of imagery, sport, and collaboration to inspire respect for the environment. Supported by athletes, scientists, artists, businesses, schools, and local authorities, it creates original projects blending artistic creation, environmental awareness, and civic engagement.
The project
In connection with the International Year of Glaciers (2025), Une Bouteille à la Mer is developing two flagship initiatives: a documentary film and an educational-artistic exhibition. These works aim to reveal the beauty and fragility of glaciers amid climate change, using a sensitive and impactful approach.
The projects will be shared with schools, companies, local communities, and the media to foster broad awareness about protecting these iconic mountain environments. Support from the Mountain Care Project will fund production, distribution, and numerous field-based outreach activities requested by the public.
ADDEAR 73
- Amount awarded: 4200 €
The organisation
This organisation aims to popularise peasant agriculture and support initiatives that have positive repercussions on agricultural employment and consequently on rural employment in general in the Savoie region.
- Work on installation methods, production methods, improving working conditions, and forms of work (group work, organising replacements, etc.).
- Information and training for women, men, and open structures on all subjects participating in rural development.
- Assistance to farmers in difficulty.
The project
The organisation aims to develop networking among its target audience, as one of the keys to the success of a farm lies in connecting project leaders or newly established individuals with their peers. The objective is to develop networks of existing peasant farmers, notably the group of market gardeners currently supported within the framework of the GIEE “Market Gardening on Living Soil,” or to support women in their profession.
Mountain Riders
- Amount awarded: 7000 €
The organisation
Since 2001, Mountain Riders has been raising awareness and driving ecological transitions in mountain regions.
With a team of 18 employees, the organisation focuses on three main areas:
- Education
- Zero Waste Mountains,
- Flocon Vert – a recognized certification for mountain resorts committed to sustainable practices.
The project
In 2025, Mountain Riders will organize two Flocon Vert Eductours, major events for the network of certified and transitioning resorts.
These two-day events will bring together representatives from regions committed to the Flocon Vert initiative to:
- visit field projects
- explore key issues such as seasonal housing, inclusion, and ecotourism
- build connections, share ideas, and inspire one another across regions.
Support from the Mountain Care Project will help fund these events and further strengthen the network of territories committed to ecological transition.
Névé
- Amount awarded: 4800 €
The organisation
Founded by dedicated scientists, NEVE is a popular education association that raises awareness about climate change for diverse audiences. Using a scientific, artistic, and participatory approach, it seeks to inspire awareness and foster individual and collective action. Its activities primarily target young people—especially middle school students—but also engage the general public and professionals through training sessions and workshops.
Operated collegially with a small team of staff and volunteers, NEVE combines knowledge, emotion, and creativity to make climate issues accessible to all.
The project
The Mountain Care Project supports Imagine Your Glacier, a unique initiative blending climate awareness, field experience, and artistic creation. In summer, 15 young people will visit a glacier in the La Meije massif. The program includes hiking, overnight refuge stays, glacier observation, interactive workshops, and a collective graphic report created with a professional artist that documents their immersion. This work will become a traveling exhibition, extending the message beyond the trip.
Through this immersive and hands-on approach, Imagine Your Glacier helps young people, many of whom have limited access to the mountains, reconnect with these fragile environments and gain a concrete understanding of climate change.
