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Conference of Mediterranean Mountain National Parks

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The High Atlas, a major geographical feature of the Mediterranean Basin, is one of the 11 areas designated as Mediterranean biodiversity hotspots. It is characterized by high plant diversity, a high rate of endemism, and holds most of the Important Plant Areas of Morocco.

Morocco has ten national parks as protected...

CBD COP 15

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With China in the Chair as President, the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity will reconvene 5 to 17 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, where a new world agreement to safeguard nature is expected to be adopted.

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Women move mountains: High-level events to mark International Mountain Day

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The December 2022 issue of Peak to Peak announces the upcoming high-level events planned for International Mountain Day (IMD) 2022. Top news stories highlight mountains on agendas in international discussions, recapping mountain-related side events at UNFCCC COP27 and introducing the approval of a new resolution on sustainable mountain development at...

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Sustainable Mountain Development Conference

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The Sustainable Mountain Development Conference will held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 1-3 December 2022. The conference will be held in-person on the first two days and online on the third day.

Please visit the conference website at https://ntb.gov.np/conference/ through which you can register and submit abstracts.

If you have any questions,...

Mountain Observations: Monitoring, Data, and Information for Science, Policy, and Society - policy brief

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Observations play a key role in tracking mountain global change and its impacts, understanding the various processes and feedback mechanisms involved, and delivering more reliable projections of the future to society. This policy brief provides an overview of the current state of multi-disciplinary mountain observations. It represents a contribution of the...

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International Mountain Day 2022 fact sheet: Women move mountains

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Women move mountains is the theme of this year's International Mountain Day on 11 December 2022. Women play a key role in environmental protection and social and economic development in mountain areas. They are often the primary managers of mountain resources, guardians of biodiversity, keepers of traditional knowledge, custodians of...