University opens in mountains of Central Asia

University opens in mountains of Central Asia

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Classes commenced on 5 September 2016 for the first group of undergraduate students to attend the University of Central Asia (UCA) Naryn campus in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Naryn campus is one of three UCA campuses, each located in a remote mountainous area of Central Asia. The 71 students beginning...

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The growing profile of glaciers in Peru

The growing profile of glaciers in Peru

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With the creation of the National Institute for Research in Glaciers and Mountain Ecosystems (INAIGEM), Peru’s  national government is strengthening its role in investigating the nexus of climate change, glacial recession, natural hazards and the management of water and other mountain-based ecosystem services in the Central Andes. The...

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Mountains, uplands, lowlands. European landscapes from an altitudinal perspective

Mountains, uplands, lowlands. European landscapes from an altitudinal perspective

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The 27th session of the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL) will be held on 5-9 September 2016 at two locations: Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria.

All institutions, geographers, landscape architects, historians, ethnographers, archaeologists, ecologists, rural planners, landscape managers and scholars interested in European landscapes are invited...

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National climate change plans cite mountains

National climate change plans cite mountains

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Issue 96 – Month 9 – Year 2016

The September issue of Peak to Peak reveals that 48 countries mentioned mountains in their national climate change plans to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The newsletter continues with stories about an agro-ecology training in the...

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Tackling air pollution in mountainous cities

Tackling air pollution in mountainous cities

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Policy makers, experts and practitioners from Asia and Latin America met to discuss the challenges and available tools for managing air quality in mountainous cities at a session held on the sidelines of the 17th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations’ (IUAPPA) World Clean Air Congress and...

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IUCN World Conservation Congress

IUCN World Conservation Congress

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The next International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress will take place in Hawaiʻi on 1-10 September 2016. The Congress will bring together several thousand leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society, private sector and academia; with the goal of conserving the environment and...

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