March for the EartheventEarth Day Italia Onlus will host the March for the Earth on 8 November in recognition of Pope Francis’ recent appeal for integral ecology to raise awareness about climate change and social injustice. Participants will gather at the Colosseum at 9:00 and begin walking the route along Via...
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Mountain Arts FestivaleventCommunity Action Nepal in association with the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) NW Region host the Mountain Arts Festival on 6-8 November 2015 at the Rheged Centre in Penrith, Cumbria. It will be a weekend celebrating the importance of mountains and mountain peoples. The many ways in which mountains are viewed...
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Gearing up for International Mountain DaynewsMountain products and services can greatly increase mountain livelihoods. Though mountain agriculture cannot compete with the prices and volumes of lowland production, it can concentrate on high value, high quality products to boost local economies. The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) is “Promoting mountain products for better...
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K2 MAGNETICO e l'anomalia del KarakorumeventEvK2CNR in collaboration with the Italian Development Cooperation and others partners are organizing an exhibition to commemorate the hundred years long history of Italian exploration of the K2 which started in early twentieth century until the establishment of the Central Karakuram National Park. The exhibition is divided...
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Islands and mountains join handsnewsThe Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) and Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) jointly organized a panel discussion, “Promoting Innovation While Ensuring Environmental Sustainability in Islands and Mountain regions”, chaired by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, at the Third World Local Economic Development Forum in Turin, Italy on 16...
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Restoring wisents to the CarpathiansnewsThe situation of wisent (European Bison – Bison bonasus), the largest terrestrial mammal on the continent, is far from secure. After centuries of habitat loss and degradation and severe poaching resulted in the near-extinction of wisents in Europe, efforts have been underway to restore this great species to the Carpathian...
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