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Call for journalists for 2017 We are Alps tour

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The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention invites interested journalists on a crossing of the Alps in early summer, with the aim of raising awareness about the challenges and opportunities of the region and about the Alpine Convention as a toolbox for the balanced development of a territory...

UIMF advocates for mountain women at the UN

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The Utah International Mountain Forum (UIMF), a coalition of student clubs at Utah Valley University (UVU), participated at the 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) on 20-23 March 2017. The UIMF shared with participants at CSW61 their contributions to the...

Third Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference

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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Government of Georgia and Georgian Mountain Resorts Development Company will host the third Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia on 4-7 April 2017. Under the title “Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Development”, international experts will discuss current and future challenges, illustrate...

Regional contest on ecosystem-based adaptation

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Practical Action, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its Regional Portal for Technology Transfer and Action on Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean (REGATTA), have launched a regional contest to identify successful cases of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) technologies and practices...

Call for applications for IPROMO 2017

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Issue 103 – Month 4 – Year 2017

The April issue of Peak to Peak announces the call for applications for the 2017 IPROMO course, to focus on environmental and economic issues to enhance mountain sustainability. The newsletter continues with news of Mountain Partnership member Farmer Cooperative Alysh Dan...

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UIAA hiring Director of Operations

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The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) is looking for a Director of Operations for its headquarters located in Bern, Switzerland. The successful candidate will report to the UIAA Executive Board (EB) and be responsible for the overall coordination of the UIAA’s activities, lead and manage the office...