Water in the Alps - and beyondeventThe Fifth International Water Conference of the Alpine Convention will be organized in Trento on 25-26 September 2014 on the topic of "Water in the Alps - and beyond; Adapting alpine and mountain river basins to climate change". Read more » |
Chile announces national mountain committeenewsThe Chilean Mountain Committee was created on 12 September 2014. Seven ministers and seven service chiefs signed a decree forming a working group, which will aim to advise diverse state institutions on strategies for the sustainable use of these ecosystems in Chile. Some 65 percent of the Chilean territory... Read more » |
Landscape conservation and development in MyanmarnewsThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with its partners has been engaged in developing transboundary landscapes applying an ecosystem approach. For this purpose, seven transboundary landscapes have been identified in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, and one of them is the Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape (BSL) in... Read more » |
India leader concerned about Himalayas and youthnewsA Member of India’s Parliament told a group gathered by the Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA) on 13 September 2014 at Nainital, in the northwestern region of Uttarakhand, that the wellbeing of India depends on the wellbeing of the Himalayan Region. Efforts to save the environment, natural resources... Read more » |
Forum Alpinum 2014eventThe focus of 11th edition of the ForumAlpinum, organized by the International Scientific Committee Alpine Research (ISCAR) and the University of Milan, will be ‘Alpine resources: valorization, use and management from the local to macroregional scale.’ The four main aspects are: Alpine branding; the use of Alpine resources from past... Read more » |
Costa Rica to showcase mountain farmingnewsThe National Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica plans to observe International Mountain Day at Bajos de Zúñiga, in San Ramón, located in the mountains in the middle of the Central American country. The climate, soil and water at this location allow for the development of sustainable agriculture and high value associated... Read more » |
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