World Environment DayeventCelebrated annually on 5 June, World Environment Day (WED) aims to encourage action and to raise global awareness on the most pressing environmental issues. This year, the theme is "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care". “Living within planetary boundaries is the most promising strategy for ensuring a healthy future....
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Mountain Week at Expo 2015eventA week-long celebration of mountains will take place during this year’s Universal Exposition, or Expo 2015. The initiative intends to promote sustainable mountain development and the products yielded in mountainous areas. This week will see the various mountain regions highlighted: the Carpathians, the Himalayas, Caucasus, the Pyrenees, the Andes and...
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Peru approves mountain biodiversity groupnewsThe Government of Peru approved the formation of a technical group to work on mountains as part of the country’s National Committee on Biological Diversity, or CONADIB, during a special meeting convened in San Isidro on 14 May 2015.
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Sustainable mountain recreation in New ZealandnewsThe New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) was established in 1890 with the aim of promoting mountain recreation. The club owns considerable assets including backcountry huts, and has been increasing its focus on sustainability. A key piece of work involves reducing the impacts and costs of providing huts in...
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Course on mountain ecosystems in Costa RicanewsMountain Ecosystems: Towards a Multidisciplinary and Sustainable Land Management is the name of the training course that the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), or the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, will hold in Costa Rica on 17-28 August 2015. The objective of the course is...
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MP workshop for global mountain labelpeak to peakIssue 81 – Month 6 – Year 2015 The June issue of Peak to Peak opens with a story about a workshop, convened by the MPS in Rome, Italy, in which a group of experts called for the creation of a task force to devise a roadmap to... Download » |
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