Everest must be put on United Nations danger list

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Mount Everest must be put on the United Nations endangered list because of the impacts of climate change, say campaigners urging the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The initiative is organised by Pro Public (Friends of the Earth Nepal) and the Climate Justice Programme, and supported by Friends of...

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Going green: Top 10 bilateral climate change donors in 2010-2012

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The world’s major bilateral donors continue to invest in climate change programming, primarily to comply with the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change US $30 billion Fast Start Finance mechanism for enhanced action on mitigation, adaptation, REDD+, technology development and transfer and capacity building. The top financier of...

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MRD issue on Mountains and Energy

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The current issue of the Mountain Research and Development (MRD) journal (Volume 31 No 4) is devoted to sustainable production and use of energy in mountain areas. It aims at contributing to the debate about how mountains are affected by the global energy crisis and whether the crisis...

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Sustainable Mountain Development in North America: from Rio 1992 to 2012 and beyond

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Regional report on sustainable mountain development in North America ahead of the Rio+20 summit in 2012.

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Sustainable Mountain Development in Central Asia: from Rio 1992 to 2012 and beyond

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Regional report on sustainable mountain development in Central Asia ahead of the Rio+20 summit.

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Sustainable Mountain Development in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe: from Rio 1992 to 2012 and beyond

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Regional report on sustainable mountain development in central, eastern and south eastern Europe ahead of the Rio+20 summit.

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