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Gente y Planeta - Boidiversidad
Las montañas del mundo abarcan algunos de los paisajes más espectaculares y llenos de vida que se pueden encontrar solo a una determinada altitud y en una cordillera o montaña especifica.
Sin embargo el cambio climático, la pobreza, la minería comercial, la tala ilegal y el furtivismo son una pesada carga: los gorilas de montaña en centro de África del este, el oso de anteojos de los Andes y los resplandecientes quetzales de América Central están siendo recluidos en reservas de bosques nublados cada vez más pequeñas.
Como arcas de la vida preservando una gran parte de la biodiversidad del planeta, las montañas merecen la atención internacional.
![]() A network and declaration from Mountains 2016newsThe event Mountains 2016 held in Bragança, Portugal aimed at promoting sustainable development in mountains. It included two conferences: the tenth European Mountain Convention (EMC) on 3-4 October and the first International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (ICRSDMR) on 6-7 October. Mountains 2016 brought together the European... Leer más » |
![]() Winner of the 2016 Mountain Protection AwardnewsMountain Wilderness, a France-based project dedicated principally to the removal of obsolete manmade facilities in the European Alps, was announced as winner of the 2016 International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) Mountain Protection Award during a ceremony held at the UIAA General Assembly in Brixen (Bressanone),... Leer más » |
![]() Fifth Global Meeting of the Mountain PartnershipeventThe Fifth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership (MP) was to take place 21-22 October 2016 in Mbale, Uganda, but has been postponed to 2017. The new date and venue are to be determined. This Global Meeting will provide members with an opportunity to discuss delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals,... Leer más » |
![]() Alpine organizations celebrate 25 yearsnewsThe tri-national youth tour of Mont Blanc concluded with a celebration of the Alpine Convention, Espace Mont-Blanc and ProMONT-BLANC’s respective 25 year anniversaries. The three organizations joined together for an evening dedicated to young people and their role in the future of the Alps and, in... Leer más » |
![]() Call for papers on migration in mountain areasnewsMigration is greatly affecting mountain societies and mountain ecosystems. Mountain Research and Development is looking for papers that assess experiences of promoting sustainable development in a context of out- or in-migration; that analyse migration processes and their implications for mountain communities and ecosystems; or that offer agendas for future research... Leer más » |
![]() The role of heritage territories in mountainsnewsA photofilm about three biocultural heritage territories and their role in conserving biodiversity and promoting locally-determined development is now available in a Spanish language version. The six-minute film uses stunning photographs to present the Quechua Potato Park in the mountains of Peru, the Naxi Seed Park in China, and the... Leer más » |
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