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March 2017 update on mountain protected areas

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The 93rd edition of the Mountain Protected Areas Update, the quarterly newsletter of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Mountains Specialist Group and Network, is now online. Edited by Gillian Anderson, the newsletter summarizes news and events from members...

Costa Rica celebrates mountain cultures

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International Mountain Day 2016 was celebrated at national level in Costa Rica last December with a forum held at the Ministry of Environment and Energy in San José, Costa Rica. Representatives from several national institutions and organizations participated in the event, giving presentations on the 2016 theme, “Mountain Cultures: celebrating...

12th Youth Parliament of the Alpine Convention

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Members of the Youth Parliament of the Alpine Convention (YPAC) will meet in Innsbruck, Austria on 27-31 March 2017 to discuss “Demographic changes in the Alps”. The YPAC was founded by the Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck and the Alpine Convention to bring together youth from different regions to discuss...

Mountain Travel Symposium

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The Mountain Travel Symposium is the largest and longest running annual gathering of mountain travel professionals in the world. More than 1 100 representatives from over 35 countries gather to establish relationships, build their businesses, pursue professional development and create a stronger mountain community.

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Italian mountain products survive earthquakes

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In Italy, recession and limited GDP growth have prevailed during the last decade, and in the Apennine Mountains, incomes are particularly low. In addition, recent earthquakes have reduced tourism. Historians state that the Apennine Mountains, running the length of Italy, have shaped the economy and history of Italy by making...

MRD calls for papers, mountain ecosystem links

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The connections between food, water and energy constitute a complex system that interacts with mountain ecosystems and factors of change. Mountain Research and Development is looking for papers that assess experiences of negotiating synergies and trade-offs among water, energy and food that analyse the dynamic interplay between these...