“All over the world the positive achievements of human rights defenders too often go unrecognised. Defenders are targeted because they confront powerful vested interests by protecting our natural resources and shared climate, defending labour rights, exposing corruption, and refusing to accept injustice. As we mark the 25th anniversary of the …
The Swat Project is heading towards its end. This project is being carried out with the help of the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (ISMEO), the Italian Academic Alpine Club (CAAI), as well as the Mountain Partnership (the UN voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and …
Ever since the Olympics were awarded by the IOC to Milan and Cortina, Mountain Wilderness has always maintained that all promises of sustainability would be betrayed, that the costs to the community would be far from those budgeted, that all procedures put in place to guarantee environmental protection (SEA) would …
This year the Asian Desk of Mountain Wilderness International and Mountain Wilderness Pakistan intend to conclude the exploration part of the SWAT PROJECT in which our NGO has been actively involved for over six years, with the collaboration of the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (ISMEO, link: https://www.ismeo.eu/home-english/ …
“Women move mountains” was the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December. “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 …
July came with good news: the referendum in St. Leonhard im Pitztal (Tyrol, Austria) put an end to the planned Pitztal-Ötztal expansion, stretching from Mittelberg in Pitztal over Griestal up to the Linker Fernerkogel, a pristine mountain with three glaciers. The planned megaproject Pitztal-Ötztal, “Europe’s largest contiguous glacier ski resort” as …
Here is a brief report by Carlo Alberto Pinelli on the “Girls in Action!” course that was held in August. “The course to teach a group of Swat girls the basics of outdoors activities (combining rock climbing, hiking, trekking, environmental protection, history and culture) came about thanks to an agreement …
What are via ferratas and equipped mountain routes? A via ferrata is a route on a mountain face equipped with steel cables, ladders, and other fixed anchors. These steel attachments into the cliff wall of a mountain allow for even inexperienced climbers to make their way onto ledges, vertical walls, …
For years now, we have been preparing to celebrate the 1st century of Italy’s oldest national park. “The Aosta Valley, and in …
Sunday’s disaster on the Marmolada glacier is one example of Italy’s climate risk. Italy is suffering through a series of heat waves, …