Mountain Wilderness

In defence of mountains, the world over

Show Navigation Hide Navigation

Home
About
Actions & Projects
- Current actions and projects
  - The Swat Project
  - The Shrinking Glaciers Project
- Past actions and projects
Faces & Voices
Contact
Links
- Organisations and Institutions

le-nouveau-refuge-du-gouter-toujours-ferme-au-public-photo-archives-dl-greg-yetchmeniza

Bernard Marclay June 12, 2013 685 × 457 pixels

Want to see mountain nature better protected? Join us!

“Mountain wilderness” refers to any pristine, untouched mountain environment, where anyone can experience vast open spaces, silence, solitude, nature. “The value of wilderness therefore lies above all in its potential to stimulate a creative relationship between civilised man and the natural environment. It is the degree of authenticity of this relationship that gives a non-ephemeral meaning to adventure.”

This definition dates back to 1987, when the Biella theses, our manifesto, were written. They marked the birth of Mountain Wilderness.

Mountain Wilderness International (MWI) is the umbrella organisation of the national chapters of Mountain Wilderness. It facilitates communication and exchange among national chapters, coordinates and organises international projects and actions and officially represents the organisation in its relations with governments, authorities, international institutions and non-governmental organisations.

If you share our ideas and you wish to help us, please join a national chapter. Mountain Wilderness has chapters in a dozen countries.

Glacier of the Month

Mountain Wilderness International

4 days ago

Twice a year, EOCA European Outdoor Conservation Association collects applications from conservation organisations with projects that urgently need funding.Mountain Wilderness France submitted its project #InstallationsObsoletes under "Wild Places".You can vote until May 9, 1pm CEST, hurry up!bit.ly/44EbZJx ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Mountain Wilderness International

7 days ago

April 27 marked the end of our ‘Girls in Action!’ course, organised in collaboration with the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies #ISMEO and the Italian Academic Alpine Club #CAAI.Its success exceeded all our expectations!Thank you to our wonderful all-women team: Francesca Colesanti, Chiara Delpino, Susanna Gonella, Elisa Peyrot, Patrizia Romagnolo, Concep Mirò and Ayesha Hinna; and to Carlo Alberto Pinelli, Head of Mountain Wilderness’ Asian Desk.Thank you to #MountainPartnership (FAO) and #BancaSella for their support, to #SCARPA for their contribution in the form of mountain and climbing footwear and to #Ferrino for their mountain equipment.Read our new blog post here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ... See MoreSee Less

Girls in Action! Swat Project 2024 - Mountain Wilderness

www.mountainwilderness.org

PRESS RELEASE April 27th marked the end of the 'Swat Girls in Action!' course organised in Pakistan by Mountain Wilderness International in collaboration with the International Association for Mediter...

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Mountain Wilderness International

2 weeks ago

Due to the snow leopard’s reclusive nature, it is not known how many remain. But there are not enough, and populations are dwindling. Mountain ecosystems are under pressure from the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste. Habitats are shrinking. Climate change is reducing prey populations. Poaching and human-wildlife conflict have taken a toll.#CMS #COP14 #snowleopard ... See MoreSee Less

Snow leopard protection in the spotlight in Samarkand - Mountain Wilderness

www.mountainwilderness.org

by Hugues Thiebault Courtesy Mountain Partnership The fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) was hos...

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Mountain Wilderness International

2 weeks ago

A visual update from Swat! 💚#swatproject #girlsinaction #Pakistan #MountainsMatter ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Mountain Wilderness International

3 weeks ago

Today is #EARTHDAY2024! This year's theme is Planet vs. #plastics. Did you know that mountainous areas are among the areas that are the most affected by plastic #waste? Pollution in #mountain regions rarely makes the headlines #MountainsMatter The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ... See MoreSee Less

Plastic Waste on the Peak

youtu.be

A look at the state of plastic waste pollution on mountainous areas, and actions taken to promote the environmentally sustainable management of plastic waste...

View on Facebook

· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

20h

Carlo Alberto Pinelli, Head of MW Asian Desk, and videomaker Chiara guests at the Italian TV programme #Geo to talk about the all-women course held in Pakistan
#GirlsInAction #SwatProject #womenpower
Watch the recording (in Italian) at the following link:
https://bit.ly/3yecqhC

Reply on Twitter 1788840844968984965 Retweet on Twitter 1788840844968984965 Like on Twitter 1788840844968984965 2 Twitter 1788840844968984965

Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

4 May

Our ‘Girls in Action!’ course held in #Pakistan far exceeded our expectations. Thank you to our all-#women team: Francesca Colesanti, Chiara Delpino, Susanna Gonella, Elisa Peyrot, Patrizia Romagnolo, Concep Mirò and Ayesha Hinna! #SwatProject #WomenPower

Reply on Twitter 1786656988895629670 Retweet on Twitter 1786656988895629670 3 Like on Twitter 1786656988895629670 7 Twitter 1786656988895629670

Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

28 Apr

Mountain ecosystems are under pressure from the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature and #biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste. Habitats are shrinking...
#CMS #COP14 #snowleopard #mountainsmatter

Reply on Twitter 1784632195711156698 Retweet on Twitter 1784632195711156698 1 Like on Twitter 1784632195711156698 4 Twitter 1784632195711156698

Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

22 Apr

Today is #EarthDay2024! This year's theme is Planet vs. #Plastics. Did you know that mountainous areas are among the areas that are the most affected by plastic #waste? Pollution in #mountain regions rarely makes the headlines #mountainsmatter @brsmeas

Reply on Twitter 1782323112207339526 Retweet on Twitter 1782323112207339526 2 Like on Twitter 1782323112207339526 4 Twitter 1782323112207339526

Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

21 Apr

Hands off our #glaciers!
On Saturday, 13 April 2024, the NGO #MountainWildernessDeutschland sent a clear signal in the Kaunertal against the threat of the Weißseespitze and Gepatschferner (Ötztal #Alps) being developed with new lifts and pistes ⬇️

Reply on Twitter 1782031787276771565 Retweet on Twitter 1782031787276771565 1 Like on Twitter 1782031787276771565 3 Twitter 1782031787276771565

Load More

Here's a brief video overview of our all-women cou

April 27 marked the end of our ‘Girls in Action!

Due to the snow leopard’s reclusive nature, it i

A visual update from Swat 💚 #SwatProject #girl

Our all-women mountain course 'Girls in Action' wi

The #Adamello Glacier, located on the border of th

On December 20, 2023, the European Commission tabl

Meet the all-women team 🧗‍♂️ that will tr

The Rhône Glacier, which extends from 2197 to 360

Some insights into our weekend in Bern. It is am

And here we are in Bern to share thoughts, exchang

Despite the track in Innsbruck and despite the fir

As part of our project on shrinking glaciers, we w

Mountain Wilderness International was invited to s

We have some fantastic news to share with everyone

As another year comes to an end, we draw lessons f

Tomorrow is International Mountain Day! Mountain

There is growing concern in San Fabián, Ñuble Re

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FI

The new government of Aragon aims to resume a cabl

Load More Follow on Instagram

RSS feed

Privacy Policy

Mountain Wilderness International
Via Corradino Sella, 10
13900 Biella
CF: 97063800151

© 2024 Mountain Wilderness

Powered by Pinboard Theme and WordPress

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settings ACCEPT REJECT
Read the Privacy and Cookie Policy

Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Functional

Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.

Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.

Others

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

SAVE & ACCEPT