Italian mountain honey; drops of goldnewsThink of Italy and one thinks of food, but not many people think ‘mountains.’ Yet mountains remain a principle source of the traditional, handcrafted food production that Italy is famous for. Since climate and gradients combined render large-scale industrial agriculture unfeasible, food traditions and environmental health endure in most of Italy’s...
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Volunteering with the MP SecretariatnewsThe Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) is especially grateful for the support of its volunteers and interns, including Milena Rivolova, whose volunteer term ended in April 2016. Originally from the Czech Republic and Switzerland, Milena moved to Rome, Italy, to study at university. While working for the MPS team, she was...
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The role of ethics in alpinismnewsThe evolution of mountaineering in the recent decade has been considerable. The competitive nature of the activity is exacerbated by the media coverage of sporting achievements, the addition of technical devices like global positioning systems (GPS) and the merchandising of mountains.
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New medical centre for Kyrgyz mountain townnewsThe University of Central Asia (UCA), together with the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), celebrated a milestone in the development of Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic into a vibrant university town with the inauguration of the AKHS Medical and Diagnostic Centre on 11 May 2016. UCA will welcome its inaugural cohort...
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A fête for nature, land, oceans and mountainsnewsFor the third consecutive year, Earth Day Italia brought the “Village for the Earth” to Rome. An intense four days were dedicated to celebrating Earth Day, the most significant edition since the series saw its start. In fact, on 22 April 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and world leaders...
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Anthropology, Weather and Climate Change 2016eventThe Royal Anthropological Institute will host the conference "Anthropology, Weather and Climate Change" at the British Museum in London, England on 27-29 May 2016, organized in conjunction with the British Museum Department for Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Anthropology is understood here as being in its widest sense, including Archaeology, Biological...
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