New film on Mount Elgon National Park in UgandanewsAustralian Stuart Cohen has put in a huge amount of volunteer work and expense travelling to Uganda and making a very fine film, which was launched at the World Park Congress mountain dinner. The documentary highlights some of the work being done in Uganda by the International Union...
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Raising the voice of mountains at climate summitnewsRepresentatives from mountainous Least Developed Countries (LDC) call for greater investment in the mountains for a sustainable global future. Looking forward to the development of a global climate agreement in 2015, representatives from Africa and Asia raised a common voice for the mountains and the need for an equitable share...
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One Voice for the Mountainspeak to peakIssue 76 – Month 1 – Year 2015 The January issue of Peak to Peak opens with a story about an event that brought attention to the role of mountains as the water towers of the world in a changing climate on the margins of the climate... Download » |
What to do about climate change in mountainsnewsWhile some of the clearest signs of climate change, such as glacier retreat, are seen in mountain areas, their implications reach far beyond the mountains themselves. The warming trend over the last 100 years in mountains is expected to continue, reports ‘Mountains and Climate Change: A Global Concern’, a publication...
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Mountains inspire artists across the worldnewsFrom the striking landscapes of the Himalayas to the stunning green pastures of the European Alps, mountains star in a wide range of movies, films and documentaries produced in 2014. This year several film festivals across the globe showcased mountains to highlight the importance of preserving the environments and improving...
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Mountain Research and Development issue onlinenewsBased on centuries of experience in tackling mountain environments, farming families and communities have developed distinctive forms of institutions and organizational arrangements. The Mountain Research and Development (MRD) Focus Issue on Family Farming in Mountains addresses the question to what extent these institutions and organizational arrangements have been able to...
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