Update on Mountain Protected AreasnewsThe Mountain Protected Areas Network has issued the eighty-eighth edition of its newsletter, called “UPDATE”. Edited by Dr Lawrence Hamilton, the newsletter summarizes key updates and news on mountain protected areas from across the globe. A global network of over 450 mountain experts devoted to preserving and protecting the precious...
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Developing research center for mountain economynewsCostin C. Kiritescu National Institute for Economic Research of the Romanian Academy with financial support from European Fund for Regional Development is formulating a project to enhance research capacity of the Center for Mountain Economy to develop effective strategies and policies for sustainable development of Romanian mountains.
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World Soil DayeventThe International Year of Soils 2015 closes with worldwide celebrations of World Soil Day (WSD), an official United Nations observance. The WSD is an opportunity to connect people with soils and raise awareness on their critical importance in our lives.
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Remembering ‘great mountain-woman’ Olene WalkernewsMy many colleagues at the organizing committee of the International Women of the Mountains Conference and I were saddened to learn of former Utah Governor Olene Walker’s passing on 28 November 2015 in the United States. She was an extraordinary individual, and a great mountain-woman, and a person whom so...
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Worldwide glacier information app launchesnewsThe new “wgms Glacier App”, developed by the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), shows how glaciers have evolved around the globe and is being launched on 2 December 2015 in Paris, France, during the UN climate change conference . Developed by glaciologists of the University of Zurich, the app is...
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Volunteering for the MP SecretariatnewsThe Mountain Partnership Secretariat is especially grateful for the support of its volunteers and interns, including Samantha Abear, whose volunteer term ends in December 2015. Prior to joining the MPS team, she held a variety of jobs, including intern work on organic farms in the United States and as a...
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