The summit is not always the highest point

The summit is not always the highest point

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The following account comes directly from a mountaineer and is courtesy of Husseyn (Gusseyn) Bagirov, Minister of Environment in Azerbaijan and President of ADEINFA (Air and Extreme Sports Federations Association), whose poignant story touches on friendship, mountaineering and core moral values. Bagirov’s account exemplifies point #7 of the International...

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Recording rock-art: new technologies for the documentation and management of mountain and valley heritage

Recording rock-art: new technologies for the documentation and management of mountain and valley heritage

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The advanced course “Recording rock-art: new technologies for the documentation and management of mountain and valley heritage” will be offered by the University of Milan (through its branch known as the University of the Mountains, a centre of excellence located at Edolo) in collaboration with the Centro Camuno di...

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Paintings showcase mountains in Pakistan

Paintings showcase mountains in Pakistan

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More than 50 oil-on-canvas paintings depicting the mountains of Pakistan were put on display at the Islamabad Art and Craft Village on 14 August 2016 to mark the Pakistan Independence Day celebrations. Development Communications Network (DEVCOM-Pakistan) and Islamabad Devcom Centennial Leo Club (IDCLC) organized the youth art show aimed...

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Adaptation to climate change in Gandaki basin

Adaptation to climate change in Gandaki basin

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HI-AWARE – a research programme on adaptation, water and resilience in glacier and snowpack dependent river basins of the region – brought together policy makers and practitioners from Nepal for a two-day workshop to share initial results of research in the Gandaki river basin. “Engaging with policy makers and practitioners...

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Calling for protection of the Ghats mountains

Calling for protection of the Ghats mountains

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The Bhuvaneshwar Declaration addresses the ecology and status of the Eastern Ghats, a discontinuous range of mountains along the east coast of peninsular India. It was written by participants of the National Conference on Conservation of Eastern Ghats, held earlier this year in Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha, India, and is now...

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Newsletter about mountains in Argentina

Newsletter about mountains in Argentina

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The National Mountain Committee of Argentina has issued the 12th edition of its newsletter, which outlines progress made on the Telefood project. Two aspects of the project came to an end in April and in July 2016, respectively. The first was aimed at making students’ diets more healthy at the...

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