Co-operation in the Shar/Šara Mountains and Korab Massif area: Scoping study on addressing shared climate-related security challenges and strengthening resilience

Co-operation in the Shar/Šara Mountains and Korab Massif area: Scoping study on addressing shared climate-related security challenges and strengthening resilience

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The Shar/Šara Mountains and Korab Massif area is a biodiversity hotspot in South-Eastern Europe with outstanding natural value. Comprising four protected areas of Korab-Koritnik, Mavrovo, Shar Mountain, and Sharri/Šara, the area has a coverage of more than 240,000 ha, making it one of the largest contiguous protected areas in Europe....

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Meet the Steering Committee: Centro de Estudios de Alta Montaña (CEAM), Representative of Major Group Organizations of South America

Meet the Steering Committee: Centro de Estudios de Alta Montaña (CEAM), Representative of Major Group Organizations of South America

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The Mountain Partnership is guided by an 18-member Steering Committee that represents the diversity of the entire membership and ensures geographic representation. A new Steering Committee is elected approximately every four years. Most recently, elections were held in September 2022 during the sixth Global Meeting of the...

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Advancing sustainable mountain development recognized as a commitment of action ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference

Advancing sustainable mountain development recognized as a commitment of action ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference

peak to peak

The March 2023 issue of Peak to Peak highlights a commitment of action titled "Advancing sustainable mountain development and protecting the 'water towers' of the world" submitted by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference. Top news stories announce the call for applications for IPROMO 2023,...

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Mountain studies: Understanding and managing mountains for people and nature

Mountain studies: Understanding and managing mountains for people and nature

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Karakoram International University (KIU), Gilgit published a book (edited volume) entitled Mountain studies: Understanding and managing mountains for people and nature. The book was an outcome of a project under the U.S. – Pakistan University Partnerships Grants Program, funded by United States Government through the United States Educational Foundation in...

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Trieste hosts workshop on the challenges of feeding the planet sustainably

Trieste hosts workshop on the challenges of feeding the planet sustainably

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Taking stock of how science and technology can help address current and future challenges for feeding the growing planet, including in fragile ecosystems such as mountains, was the focus of the two-day workshop "Science and sustainable food: How scientific instruments can help food and biodiversity issues for the planet and...

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Italian MP member EV-K2 to monitor 7200 glaciers in Pakistan

Italian MP member EV-K2 to monitor 7200 glaciers in Pakistan

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About 7 200 glaciers in Pakistan will be monitored thanks to a project being led by the EV-K2 Association, an Italian member of the Mountain Partnership.

The Italian-Pakistani project "Glaciers and Students" will make an inventory of the 7 200 glaciers of the Karakoram – the mountain range representing...

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