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Village for the Planet 2017

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Mountain Partnership member Earth Day Italia Onlus, in collaboration with the Focolare Movement of Rome, is organizing the Villaggio per la Terra 2017, “Village for the Planet”, in celebration of Earth Day on 22 April. The event will take place in two locations in Rome, Italy: at the Terrazza...

Mountains and Sacred Landscapes

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The India China Institute (ICI) at The New School, the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture (ISSRNC), American University’s Center for Latin America and Latino Studies (CLALS) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) announce an international conference on the theme of mountains...

Mountain tourism conference in Georgia

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The potential of mountain tourism to foster economic development, as well as to raise awareness on environmental protection, was the major topic addressed at the Third World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference. The event was held in Tbilisi, Georgia on 4-7 April, under the patronage of the Ministries...

Ecosystem services of headwater catchments

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The European Forestry Commission Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have published Ecosystem Services in Headwater Catchments. The book aims to improve the understanding of mountain ecosystem services in a changing world and to promote...

The Role of Women in Mountain Regions

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Under the Austrian presidency of the Alpine Convention, in partner with the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), an international conference entitled “The Role of Women in Mountain Regions” will take place in Alpbach,...

AlpWeek 2016 report now online

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The report of the fourth edition of AlpWeek is now available online in English, French, German, Italian and Slovenian. Held under the slogan “Alps & People” in Grassau, Germany in October 2016, the fourth edition of AlpWeek was dedicated to the many aspects of the connections between the Alps and...