Volunteering for the MP Secretariat

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is extremely grateful for the help that its volunteers and interns provide which allows for a better development of its activities and brings new perspectives to its work. Riccardo Testolin is working for the Mountain Partnership and his internship will end in December 2015. Riccardo has...

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A Himalayan celebration in the works

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Ama Dablam is not just a Himalayan peak - in the Khumbu valley it is part of one of the most beautiful mountain ranges on the planet. Strategically located halfway from Everest base camp, it stands apart as the perfect pyramid, perhaps one of the most photographed silhouettes ever.
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March for the Earth

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Earth Day Italia Onlus will host the March for the Earth on 8 November in recognition of Pope Francis’ recent appeal for integral ecology to raise awareness about climate change and social injustice. Participants will gather at the Colosseum at 9:00 and begin walking the route along Via...

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Mountain Arts Festival

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Community Action Nepal in association with the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) NW Region host the Mountain Arts Festival on 6-8 November 2015 at the Rheged Centre in Penrith, Cumbria. It will be a weekend celebrating the importance of mountains and mountain peoples. The many ways in which mountains are viewed...

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Gearing up for International Mountain Day

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Mountain products and services can greatly increase mountain livelihoods. Though mountain agriculture cannot compete with the prices and volumes of lowland production, it can concentrate on high value, high quality products to boost local economies. The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) is “Promoting mountain products for better...

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K2 MAGNETICO e l'anomalia del Karakorum

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EvK2CNR in collaboration with the Italian Development Cooperation and others partners are organizing an exhibition to commemorate the hundred years long history of Italian exploration of the K2 which started in early twentieth century until the establishment of the Central Karakuram National Park.

The exhibition is divided...

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