VIII International Conference “Science, Education, Culture and Advocacy Activities - Basis for Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories”

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IISTC "Mountains" initiates regular international conferences on the problems and prospects of sustainable development of mountain territories. This time the Conference will focus on the updates and findings of possible solutions to the challenges of mountain territories in the following fields: Science, Education, Culture and Advocacy activities.
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Milan Expo 2015: “Mountains: Emotions and Governance”

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Italy’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Andrea Olivero, hosts the event “Mountains: Emotions and Governance” on 21 October at Expo 2015 in the auditorium of the Italy Pavilion in Milan, Italy.

The event will be a celebration of mountains and an exploration into the emotions they inspire in...

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Mountains: A Very Short Introduction

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Mountains cover a quarter of the earth's land surface and are home to about 12 percent of the global population. They are the sources of all the world's major rivers, affect regional weather patterns, provide centres of biological and cultural diversity, hold deposits of minerals, and provide both active...

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The Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival

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Tegernsee, a lake-side town located 747 metres above sea level, surrounded by an alpine landscape, has been hosting an international mountain film festival every October since 2003. During the festival the Great Prize of the City of Tegernsee is awarded as well as other monetary prizes for other categories such...

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Solar energy for Tajik mountain communities

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Rural inhabitants of Tajikistan are particularly vulnerable to energy poverty. Factors in this are extreme weather conditions which can isolate mountain areas for several months of the year, a poorly maintained infrastructure and increasing unpredictability of the climate. The dissolution of a centralized fuels and lubricants delivery system was the...

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Second Edition of Alpen-Forum-Innsbruck

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The Alpen-Forum-Innsbruck is an initiative aimed to provide a forum for public information and discussion to address the issue of climate change in the Alpine region. The second edition of forum will be held 20 October at 18.00 in the City Hall of Innsbruck, Austria. This event is open to...

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