Second annual IMD celebration held in German Alps
06/01/2020
Nearly 200 people gathered in the German Alps to celebrate International Mountain Day 2019. The Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus (UFS) in Germany, together with the Landratsamt Garmisch-Partenkirchen, organized the celebration near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
The event combined politics, science and culture to foster awareness of mountain-related topics among a wide audience. Stefan Dech from the German Space Agency presented about the “mountains seen from space“, followed by a panel discussion between a scientist, an environmental medicine doctor, and tourism advocates. The celebration concluded with live music set to satellite images of the world’s mountain ranges.
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