‘Mountains 2016’ to focus on climate changenewsEuromontana, the European Association of Mountain areas with the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO) of the Polytechnic institute of Bragança (IPB) and the Association for the Development of Viticulture in the Douro Region (ADVID) in Portugal are organizing the X European Mountain Convention, focusing on “Mountains’ vulnerability to...
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Cleaning up water and forests in IndianewsMassive floods and landslides in June 2013 in the state of Uttarakhand were some of India’s worst natural disasters. The “Himalayan Tragedy” highlighted the extreme consequences of climate change, raising an alarm for addressing the adverse impact of climate change especially in the fragile mountain regions.
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Artwork portrays climate change in mountainsnewsMountain Wilderness, a member of the Mountain Partnership, is conscious of the significant impact climate change is having on the world's mountains. As part of a campaign to limit the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, Mountain Wilderness of Catalonia (Spain) has published a drawing of...
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Hiking the Lebanon Mountain TraileventLebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) is organizing the eighth edition of its annual month-long walk to promote the importance of food heritage. The 470-km walk comprises one team walking from Andqet in North Lebanon to Marjaayoun in the south of the country and another team walking from...
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Summer course to focus on managing mountain resourcespeak to peakIssue 91 – Month 4 – Year 2016 The April issue of Peak to Peak reveals that this year’s IPROMO course will focus on managing mountain resources and diversities – the role of protected areas, in Ormea, Italy, in July. The newsletter also shares calls for mountain-related... Download » |
Indigenous adaptation knowledge in mountainsnewsMountain ecosystems and communities are extremely vulnerable to climate change. There is evidence that temperatures are rising faster at higher altitudes. High mountains are ‘highly temperature sensitive regions’, with several extreme impact events of recent decades attributed to warming, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Glacier retreat...
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