MiratecArts announces mountain photo contest

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Mountain Pico Festival is an arts celebration hosted by MiratecArts taking place in January 2017 on the mountain island of Pico, Azores, Portugal. Programming is subject to the mountain theme "Portugal´s Highest Peaks". Any organization wishing to participate with an artistic project, please contact [email protected] as soon...

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Examining food justice in the Rocky Mountains

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This summer the University of Denver - Western Colorado Master Social Work (DU MSW) is focusing on sustainable food systems in the Western Slope and Central Rocky Mountain Region in rural Colorado, United States. The concept of food justice is being explored through a community dialogue and panel...

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July issue of eco.mont journal now available

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The July 2016 issue of “eco.mont – The Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management” is now available online. The journal was founded as a joint initiative of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC), the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR), the Read more »

Volunteering with the MP Secretariat

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) is especially grateful for the support of its volunteers and interns, including Yanko Dzhukev, from Bulgaria, who was an intern during January-April 2016. Before joining the Secretariat, Yanko contributed to initiatives of the MPS, such as promoting the inclusion of mountain issues in the United...

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New blog from mountain writer Tamara Griffiths

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Tamara Griffiths is a ‘mountain writer’. After completing her master’s degree in Sustainable Mountain Development at University of Highlands and Islands Scotland’s Centre for Mountain Studies, Griffiths became engaged by The Huffington Post, reporting on mountain issues, focusing on mountain foods. Her most recent blog, “Food That is...

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Clean energy for women of the Pamirs

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Last month Little Earth began implementing a new pilot project that aims to contribute to the sustainable use of natural resources and improve the quality of life of two villages, Savnob and Roshorv, in the Bartnag Valley of the Pamir region in Tajikistan. The project, "Clean energy and women...

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