Asia commemorates IMD

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Like every year, many organizations in Asia enthusiastically observed International Mountain Day (IMD) in December 2015. The FAO Representation Office in Iran organized a conference in which Alessandro Amadio, the main speaker and the Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to the Islamic Republic of Iran, focused...

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Celebrating IMD in Africa

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Several events took place on the African continent to honour International Mountain Day (IMD) 2015. In Algeria, the association Assirem Gouraya organized the fourth edition of the Mountain National Festival, putting the spotlight on the Babor Range, urging public authorities in charge of sustainable mountain development policies give it the...

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Forum Carpaticum 2016 - call for abstracts

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The Science for the Carpathians (S4C) initiative invites scientists, representatives from policy, economy, management, and doctoral students interested in the Carpathian Mountains to the 4th Forum Carpaticum “Future of the Carpathians: Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive” in Bucharest, Romania on 28–30 September 2016

The Carpathian Region – the Green Backbone of Europe –...

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A very successful International Mountain Day

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For International Mountain Day (IMD), 67 events were organized worldwide in which mountaineers, mountain lovers, governments and institutions gathered on 11 December 2015 to celebrate mountain environments and inhabitants. Celebrations took place in more than 30 countries, including Algeria, Cameroon, Costa Rica, France, Iran, Italy, Macedonia, Mali, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the...

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High elevation warming compared to the Arctic

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The question whether mountains and other high elevation regions of the world are warming more rapidly as compared to other portions of the planet is of tremendous interest to many scientists who are engaged in studies in climate change. A study conducted by the Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University...

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Second SMTA Symposium: Building a Meta-Network on Sustainability in Mountain Tourism

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The Sustainable Mountain Tourism Alliance (SMTA) will host the second SMTA Symposium on Building a Meta-Network on Sustainability in Mountain Tourism on 14-16 January 2016 in Chamonix, France.

The goals of this symposium are:

• to build a meta-network of existing and new organizations active in the field of sustainable development in...

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