Terraced mountain landscapesnewsTerraced landscapes exist all over the world. In Italy they are widespread throughout the peninsula, from the Alpine mountain range to the Apennines, as well as in the hilly terrains of the coasts and islands. The total extent of terraced areas in Italy is roughly 18 000 sq km, which...
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Quality mountain products at Slow Food forumpeak to peakIssue 97 – Month 10 – Year 2016 The October issue of Peak to Peak announces the launch of the Mountain Partnership Products Initiative at the international Slow Food forum “Terra Madre Salone del Gusto”. The newsletter continues with stories about the Mountain Partnership briefing and... Descarga » |
Landscape experts met in the European AlpsnewsAround 200 participants from the Americas, Asia and Europe met at the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL) 2016 conference in Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria to discuss the past, present and future of rural mountain landscapes. Hosted by the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research...
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Clean climbing in the AlpsnewsMountain Wilderness, a member of the Mountain Partnership, tries to promote an approach to climbing that is more respectful of the environment. With this in mind, Mountain Wilderness Switzerland organized a "clean climbing" session without fixed security devices on 15-18 September place at the Zwinglipasshütte in Saint-Gallen, Switzerland....
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National climate change plans cite mountainspeak to peakIssue 96 – Month 9 – Year 2016 The September issue of Peak to Peak reveals that 48 countries mentioned mountains in their national climate change plans to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The newsletter continues with stories about an agro-ecology training in the... Descarga » |
The summit is not always the highest pointnewsThe following account comes directly from a mountaineer and is courtesy of Husseyn (Gusseyn) Bagirov, Minister of Environment in Azerbaijan and President of ADEINFA (Air and Extreme Sports Federations Association), whose poignant story touches on friendship, mountaineering and core moral values. Bagirov’s account exemplifies point #7 of the International...
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