Need to Rewrite the Mountain PerspectivenewsFragile, remote and marginal. These three adjectives are commonly used to address mountains in the so-called ‘mountain perspective’, said Indian development analyst Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma on chimalaya.org. For two decades, this self-deprecating approach has been the leitmotif of most research/development on mountain issues in the Himalayan region. And what if...
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40 years of UNESCO World Heritage ConventionnewsUNESCO is one of our most prestigious members, and we have asked Marc Patry from the World Heritage Centre what the Convention envisages for mountains. How is UNESCO ensuring protection of mountain sites? Could you highlight any mountain-related initiatives? The World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972. We...
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40 years of UNESCO World Heritage Conventionpeak to peakIssue 48 - Month 01 - Year 2012
This year marks the 40th anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Convention. We have asked Marc Patry from the World Heritage Centre what the Convention envisages for mountains . How is UNESCO ensuring protection of mountain sites? Could you highlight...
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Mountain Nimba, Cote d'Ivoire awarded emergency relief grantnewsThe Côte d’Ivoire component of the transboundary Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, inscribed onto the list of UNESCO World Heritage in Danger, has been awarded a Rapid Response Facility (RRF) small grant. This site has a unique geography, rising above the surrounding savannah and consisting of dense forest...
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India: Climate change takes malaria to the hillsnewsDue to climate change, malaria and other diseases may shift to higher altitudes, says a draft Action Plan for Climate Change recently compiled in India. Warming climate and variable precipitation offer newer sites of breeding to vectors, pathogens, and bacteria. Plasmodium vivax (Pv) and Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) are...
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China: Forest fire at the foot of the Dongshan MountainnewsForest fire spread on Thursday 26 January in Lijiang city, a UNESCO Heritage Site at the foot of the famous Dongshan Mountain, in southwest China's Yunnan Province. As of Thursday at 4 p.m., the fire had engulfed 45 hectares of mountain forests. Almost 2,500 people strove to put...
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