EvK2CNR starts Karakorum permafrost studynewsEvK2Cnr has begun its first scientific mission to study permafrost in the Karakorum mountain range, where its estimates suggest that the permanently frozen soil occupies an area double the size of the range’s glaciers. The expedition, which is part of the SHARE (Stations at High Altitude for Research on Environment)...
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Preparations for Kyrgyz Republic mountain forest project presentednewsFAO and the Kyrgyz Agency for Environment and Forest Protection presented preparations for a project on sustainable management of Kyrgyz high-elevation forests and farmland during a seminar on forest preservation in June. The seminar was attended by representatives of government agencies, donors and international organizations, as well as members of the Mountain...
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The Third Pole Environment under Global ChangeseventThe Third Pole Environment Program (TPE), the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are inviting abstracts for a session entitled The Third Pole Environment under Global Changes at the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting in Brisbane, Australia, 24-28 June.
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University of Central Asia staffer receives government awardnewsElbegzaya (Zaya) Batjargal, programme officer for the Mountain Partnership in Central Asia, has been awarded an honorary diploma by the Kyrgyz Government. Receiving the award during a joint celebration of World Environment Day and the 25th anniversary of the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry, Zaya said: “I would like...
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Tianshan mountains in China become World Heritage SitenewsThe Xinjiang Tianshan mountain range in China has been declared a natural World Heritage Site at a World Heritage Committee meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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We Create the Climate! Civic Participation and Climate Change in Alpine CitieseventThe Alpine Town of the Year Association and ALPSTAR are organizing the We Create The Climate! Conference in Villach, Austria, 20-21 June. The aim of the conference is to publicize success stories from municipalities in the Alps that are reducing emissions and promoting the use of renewable energies. ALPSTAR...
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