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Second Montanha Pico Festival triples audience

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The launch of two books, "Montanhas" by Planeta Tangerina, led by illustrator Madalena Matoso, complete with activities for children, and "Passo a Passo" by Pedro Cuiça, about trekking and walking in the mountains, closed a successful second edition of the festival promoted by MiratecArts in Portugal.

Filmmaker Luis Filipe...

A very successful International Mountain Day

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Issue 89 – Month 2 – Year 2016

The February issue of Peak to Peak opens with a story about the celebration of International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December 2015, which included 67 worldwide events in more than 30 countries. The newsletter also highlights IMD festivities...

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Jobs available at ICIMOD in Nepal

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The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is seeking candidates for a number of vacancies with varying deadlines. The vacancy announcements, job descriptions and online application form can be found on its website.

Brief overviews of the positions are as follows:

Position: Research...

IMD in the Americas

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Both North and South America marked International Mountain Day (IMD) through various events in countries such as Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, the United States and Venezuela. The Red Ambientalista Brisa, the Centro de Ecología de Boconó, the Grupo Amigos de los Arboles de Boconó and the...

European events for IMD

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International Mountain Day (IMD) was widely celebrated in Europe with events in France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Russia and more. The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) celebrated on 11 December at its Moscow headquarters. The theme of the event “social-ecological services/products of mountains and mountain people” focused on mountain tourism. Oxfam Georgia...

In memoriam: Mahmut Temiz

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We are deeply saddened to report the loss of Mahmut Temiz, who represented the Government of Turkey within the Mountain Partnership. Born in Turkey in January 1968, he passed away in January 2016.

As the national focal point of Turkey to the Mountain Partnership, he served on the Steering Committee of...