Preserving the Dolomite mountainsnewsTo commemorate the five-year anniversary of the Dolomites being named a World Heritage site, Mountain Wilderness Italy held a hike at Croda Rossa on 2 and 3 August 2014.
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In memoriam: Louis Pascal CamaranewsIt is with great sadness that we report the loss of one the Mountain Partnership’s focal points. Louis Pascal Camara, who worked at the Ministry of Energy and Environment of Guinea, passed away in Conakry on 31 August 2014.
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Cordillera de Los Andespublication"Cordillera de Los Andes, una oportunidad para la integración y desarrollo de América del Sur", or "The Andes, an opportunity for integration and development in South America” describes a regional coordination mechanism being developed by six Andean countries as the result of a project coordinated by the Mountain Partnership Seceretariat... Download » |
Promoting sustainable mountain tourismnewsDestinations for skiing, climbing, hiking, taking in beautiful landscapes, discovering new cultures and exploring the past, mountains attract tourists for a multitude of reasons. Roughly 15 to 20 percent of total tourist flows visit mountains, according to a recent Mountain Partnership publication called “Tourism in Mountain Regions – Hopes, Fears...
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Boosting media coverage of Himalayan climate changenewsTo orient and build the media’s capacity to report on climate change and development issues, Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Himalaya and The Third Pole conducted a workshop on 30 July-1 August 2014 in Shimla, India, as part of the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme...
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Inspiring sustainable mountain development in AfricanewsAiming to ‘inspire sustainable mountain development in Arica,’ the second issue of ‘African Mountains’ Echo’ was released in August 2014. The newsletter, published by the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) with support from the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, focuses on water, food security and climate change.
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