South Tyrol's youth green: With a new resolution against over-tourism in the Alpine region!

South Tyrol's youth green: With a new resolution against over-tourism in the Alpine region!

The annual general assembly of the Federation of Young European Greens (Fyeg) took place in Paris from May 21 to 25, 2025 and brought together around 130 delegates from more than 30 countries. South Tyrol was represented by Camilla Cristofoletti, Gabriel Prenner and Juliane Wild. At this important event, the South Tyrolean delegation presented its own resolution, which dealt with over-tourism in the Alpine region. The resolution calls on measures for sustainable tourist development and a cross-border exchange of knowledge and was unanimously accepted by all delegations, such as South Tyrol News reported.

Camilla Cristofoletti spoke of a valuable exchange between the various organizations and emphasized the political inspiration that could be obtained from the events. Gabriel Prenner said that the resolution made a central concern from South Tyrol more visible at European level. The exchange about over-tourism is particularly relevant because it not only questions local but also global sustainability goals.

sustainability in tourism

The tourism sector brings with it numerous economic advantages, especially in Germany, where many small and medium -sized companies work in this area. Millions of people are employed in the tourism industry and the sector offers development prospects, especially for rural regions. This point is also emphasized by the Grünen Bundestag faction , which is committed to sustainable, climate-friendly and socially just tourism.

But there are also negative effects of tourism, including high emissions, garbage and pressure on apartment markets by holiday homes. Therefore, there is a need for rethinking and intelligent solutions in tourism. The promotion of a closer clockwork of local public transport and the expansion of the rail infrastructure are central approaches to support more sustainable tourism.

future prospects and challenges

The Fyeg not only passed the resolution on over tourism during its general assembly, but also other important papers, including a European security and defense policy and one on the situation in the Middle East. In these documents, an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza is required and the protection of the civilian population is addressed. The discussion about the Israel Palestine-Resolution was particularly intense and lasted late into the night. Juliane Wild described the general assembly as educational experience in political compromise.

In order to actually implement sustainable tourist development, the challenges of unhealthy tourism must be addressed. Among other things, this requires investments in infrastructure such as sidewalks and cycle path networks to promote environmentally friendly mobility. The creation of fair working conditions and moments of encounter with the local population are also essential to create a tourism -friendly framework.

The FYEG initiative for the resolution on over-tourism clearly shows how important a new, sustainable approach is in the tourism sector. The aim is to further develop Germany and the entire Alpine region as an ecological, economic and socially sustainable tourism location, right up to climate neutrality in 2045.