Centre permanent d'initiatives pour l'environnement

The Centre permanent d'initiatives pour l'environnement (CPIE) is described on its official site as a label that defines the identity of an associative network. The network is structured around a territorial mesh combining local action, regional coordination and a national vision, with CPIE centres, regional unions and a national union working together. The label is awarded for 10 years following an accompanying and progress process. The national union (Union nationale des CPIE) initiates, develops and supports national-scale projects that bring together CPIE centres and regional unions.

According to its official website, the CPIE network is built on a territorial mesh that combines local action, regional coordination and a national vision, with CPIE centres, regional unions and the national union working together. The site states that CPIE is a label defining the identity of the associative network, awarded for 10 years following an accompanying and progress process. The Union nationale des CPIE is described as initiating, developing and supporting national-scale projects that bring together CPIE centres and regional unions.

An associative network label for environmental action in territories, based on shared action and cooperation among local actors.

1. 1Union nationale des CPIEcpie.fr