Partnerships key to achieving global goalsnewsPartnerships play a key role in overcoming hunger and ensuring resilient livelihoods through promoting the sustainable management of mountains in the dryland areas. Speakers at a 20 October 2015 side event at the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the United Nations Convention...
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Climate change threatens snow leopardsnewsSnow leopard enthusiasts around the world celebrate the second annual International Snow Leopard Day on 23 October to raise awareness about the endangered species. Threats to the elusive mountain feline range from poaching to the loss of habitat due to mining, and climate change may be emerging as yet another...
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VIII International Conference “Science, Education, Culture and Advocacy Activities - Basis for Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories”eventIISTC "Mountains" initiates regular international conferences on the problems and prospects of sustainable development of mountain territories. This time the Conference will focus on the updates and findings of possible solutions to the challenges of mountain territories in the following fields: Science, Education, Culture and Advocacy activities. |
Milan Expo 2015: “Mountains: Emotions and Governance”eventItaly’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Andrea Olivero, hosts the event “Mountains: Emotions and Governance” on 21 October at Expo 2015 in the auditorium of the Italy Pavilion in Milan, Italy.
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Mountains: A Very Short IntroductionnewsMountains cover a quarter of the earth's land surface and are home to about 12 percent of the global population. They are the sources of all the world's major rivers, affect regional weather patterns, provide centres of biological and cultural diversity, hold deposits of minerals, and provide both active...
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The Tegernsee International Mountain Film FestivaleventTegernsee, a lake-side town located 747 metres above sea level, surrounded by an alpine landscape, has been hosting an international mountain film festival every October since 2003. During the festival the Great Prize of the City of Tegernsee is awarded as well as other monetary prizes for other categories such...
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