Unlocking the economic potential of youth entrepreneurship and new economic niches. PEAK aims to combat and reverse depopulation by attracting young people to stay, move to – or move back to – mountain areas and become entrepreneurs. It will empower youth through entrepreneurship to be equal partners and torchbearers in creating and implementing goals toward environmental sustainability.

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Europe’s mountain regions have contributed to shaping not only Europe’s history, society and economy, but also its climate and environment. Now under threat from issues concerning low population density, difficulty of access, economic and ecological vulnerability, there is distinctive NEED for a new approach to the environmental preservation, economic regeneration and sustainable development of mountain regions.