Ski Leans On the Promotion of the Environment

2026-07-22

The main objective of SLOPE is to enhance the knowledge of skiing’s impacts, risks and opportunities on biodiversity and to promote biodiversity capacity and management practices among national and international ski organizations. The project supports the integration of biodiversity management into governance frameworks and sustainability strategies, ensuring that winter sports organizations adopt effective solutions to reduce their environmental footprint. By engaging key ski federations—including the French Ski Federation (FSF), the Norwegian Ski Association (NSF), the Estonian Ski Association (ESA), and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)—SLOPE fosters a systematic approach to biodiversity management at both the organizational and event levels. The project focuses on three distinct skiing ecosystems—the Alpine high-altitude mountains in France, the boreal lowlands in Estonia, and the subarctic fjord-mountains in Norway—allowing for a comprehensive assessment of biodiversity risks and pressures. SLOPE is structured around three key pillars. Biodiversity assessment focuses on evaluating skiing’s environmental impact, risks and opportunities, the development of a biodiversity KPIs dashboard, analyses of supply chain-related challenges, and identification of best practices. Implementation of biodiversity actions supports ski federations in integrating biodiversity strategies into governance, piloting mitigation actions, enhancing product traceability, and adapting assessment tools to ski organizations. Capacity building and dissemination aim to strengthen the skills and awareness of ski professionals, athletes, and stakeholders through training, webinars, awareness campaigns, and digital engagement. These efforts ensure that biodiversity principles become embedded in winter sports governance and that project outcomes remain scalable and transferable across the industry.

France, Italy, Norway, Estonia

2026-02-01