Events

A week-long celebration of mountains will take place during this year’s Universal Exposition, or Expo 2015. The initiative intends to promote sustainable mountain development and the products yielded in mountainous...

Fragments of an immense landscape: Mountains in photography 1850-1870

Venue: Turin, Italy

From: 22.05.2015 to: 15.11.2015

The relationship between photography and landscape plays a key role in Italian and other cultures. The national identity of each and every country and culture is built on its landscape....

International Day for Biological Diversity

Venue: worldwide

From: 22.05.2015 to: 22.05.2015

The International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated annually on 22 May, aims to raise awareness of the vital role of biodiversity for the well-being of humanity. The tremendous diversity of...

Energy and nature in the Alps: a balancing act

Venue: Sonthofen, Germany

From: 20.05.2015 to: 21.05.2015

The Alps have great potential for the use of renewable energy, but energy production and use also increases pressures on nature. The recharge.green project looks at the trade-offs between the...

Final recharge.green conference on renewable energy and nature conservation

Venue: Sonthofen, Germany

From: 20.05.2015 to: 21.05.2015

The Alps have great potential for the use of renewable energy. But to what extent can different types of renewable energy be utilised if nature is to be
protected and...

Towards the creation of a global mountain label

Venue: Rome, Italy

From: 20.05.2015 to: 21.05.2015

This workshop, organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and funded by the Italian government, will open up dialogue about the establishment of a labelling scheme to brand high...