European Mountain Travel SummiteventThis mountain travel industry event will bring together more than 200 senior executives in the mountain travel industry for general sessions, speaker presentations, panel discussions and networking, as well as pre- and post-event skiing excursions. The summit content features market research, strategic marketing, best practices and trends - all focused...
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Publication on waste management in mountainsnewsA new report looks at the growing issue of waste in the world’s mountain regions. Launched by GRID-Arendal, the International Solid Waste Management Association and the United Nations Environment Programme on 11 December, International Mountain Day, “Waste management Outlook for Mountain Regions - Sources and solutions” highlights both...
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Resilience in the rural AndesnewsA recently published special issue of Regional Environmental Change focuses on “Resilience in the rural Andes”. The Andes present an ideal learning space to draw lessons on existing and emerging resilience challenges and opportunities. Andean people and communities have co-evolved with the unique high-mountain contexts in which they...
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The Pewenche people of the Chilean AndesnewsTranshumance is the practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer. In the lead up to International Mountain Day 2016, “Mountain Cultures: celebrating diversity and strengthening identity”, Professor Carla Marchant Santiago of the Austral University...
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Pragya Seeds Nepal hosts Zero Waste workshopnewsThe workshop and training "Zero Waste, Zero Warming" was jointly organized by the District Development Committee of Dhunche, Rasuwa, Nepal and Pragya Seeds Nepal (PGSN) on 1-3 December 2016. Through the event, PGSN provided communities, waste collectors, journalists, donor agencies and government representatives with practical alternative solutions for...
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Mountain Research and Development issue onlinenewsThe articles in this issue of Mountain Research and Development derive from papers presented at the 2015 Perth III “Mountains of Our Future Earth” conference and align themselves with research themes of Future Earth. The papers feature a Canadian software tool to compare mountain photos for environmental monitoring,...
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