Mountain expert and environmental leader Lawrence “Larry” S. Hamilton passed away on 6 October 2016. During his lifetime, Larry Hamilton was a global leader in researching and raising awareness about...
Migration is greatly affecting mountain societies and mountain ecosystems. Mountain Research and Development is looking for papers that assess experiences of promoting sustainable development in a context of out- or...
The XIV Alpine Conference is taking place in Grassau, Germany on 13 October. This ministerial level meeting of the Contracting Parties of the Alpine Convention is the political decision-making body of...
Several mountain areas across Europe are a little greener, more vibrant and significantly less polluted following a successful International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) Respect the Mountains series held throughout the...
Terraced landscapes exist all over the world. In Italy they are widespread throughout the peninsula, from the Alpine mountain range to the Apennines, as well as in the hilly terrains...
A photofilm about three biocultural heritage territories and their role in conserving biodiversity and promoting locally-determined development is now available in a Spanish language version. The six-minute film uses stunning...
The United Nation Secretary-General (UNSG) has issued a report on sustainable mountain development (SMD) covering the last three years. Prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)...
Utah Valley University (UVU), together with the Utah Art Museum in Springville, Utah, United States hosted an event Building Bridges: Exploring Georgian Art and Politics on 15 September 2016 as...
An initiative to promote mountain products and empower small-holder mountain producers in developing countries was presented at the international Slow Food Forum "Terra Madre Salone del Gusto" in Turin, Italy...
The Albertine Rift Conservation Society’s (ARCOS) Small Grants Programme aims to enhance collaborative sustainable solutions for biodiversity and people, focusing on critical landscapes and watersheds of the Albertine Rift, the...
The Central Asia Regional Consultation Meeting was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 20 September 2016 to discuss “Evidence-based decision making: policy and practice interaction on integration of mountain concerns into...
In 2016, Plateau Perspectives (PP) has been implementing several ecological projects in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China. These projects - including environmental conservation, monitoring rare species such as the...
A Mountain Partnership (MP) briefing and member consultation was held on 4 September at the World Conservation Congress (WCC), hosted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) will be presenting the Mountain Partnership Products Initiative at Terra Madre Salone del Gusto. This initiative is designed to promote mountain products and empower mountain...
Enrolment is open until 3 October for an online refresher course on “Mountain law: strategy, tools and governance” that will run from 10 October to 3 December. The course is...
Around 200 participants from the Americas, Asia and Europe met at the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL) 2016 conference in Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria...
Mountain Wilderness, a member of the Mountain Partnership, tries to promote an approach to climbing that is more respectful of the environment. With this in mind, Mountain Wilderness Switzerland organized...
A study published in Cryosphere earlier this year has found that the largest glacier on Mount Kenya, the Lewis Glacier, is melting because of decreasing atmospheric moisture rather than increasing...
The Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), the School of Agriculture (ESA) of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), the Portuguese Society of Ecology (SPECO) and the European Association of Mountain Areas (Euromontana) present...
Sardari, Helmat and Taobat are the last three villages in the upper Neelum Valley in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan known for their pristine, moist temperate forests and alpine pastures. In an...
