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“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.

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Mountain Wilderness International

5 days ago

As proud members, we are delighted to share the important news that the Mountain Partnership has reached the 700-member mark! The Partnership, which stretches from the Carpathians to the Kyrgyz ranges, from the Ethiopian highlands to the peaks of Central America, from the Appalachians to the islands of the Pacific, has reached the 700-member milestone thanks to the Government of Haiti that joined the voluntary alliance, bringing the total number of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) within the Partnership to 10 and the number of governments to 75. ... See MoreSee Less

The Mountain Partnership reaches 700 members: A global community united for mountains

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The Mountain Partnership has reached a landmark milestone of 700 members! This vibrant coalition unites governments, civil society, intergovernmental organiz...

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 week ago

On June 6 we held our General Assembly 2026 in Auronzo di Cadore, nestled in the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We reviewed our activities over the past year and laid the foundations for the association’s work in the coming year, which will mark our 40th anniversary. We have many projects in mind to celebrate this important milestone! 🥳🥳We also went to Cortina, to see for ourselves the damage caused to nature and the landscape by the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.And we also elected a new Presidency Team as well as some new International Guarantors! 💪A big thank you to Mountain Wilderness Italia for the logistical and organisational support, to all chapters that came and also to those who couldn't make it. To the latter: you were still in our thoughts and in our hearts!More information to follow in the coming days and weeks, stay tuned! 👀Mountain Wilderness DRCongoMountain Wilderness PakistanMountain Wilderness CatalunyaMountain Wilderness EspañaMountain Wilderness FranceMountain Wilderness Deutschland ... See MoreSee Less

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Mountain Wilderness International

2 weeks ago

On Saturday 30 May, several thousand protesters gathered on the Brenner motorway to demand action, calling for an end to pollution, noise and traffic jams.In 2023, Austria unilaterally adopted four sets of measures to tackle the problem. In 2024, Italy brought the case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ), based in Luxembourg, arguing that the measures restrict the free movement of goods. The ECJ's ruling is expected by the end of the year. The European Union aims to shift a significant portion of freight transport from road to rail, targeting a 30% rail share by 2030 and a doubling of rail freight by 2050, but in 2025 rail freight accounted for only 12% of the total in Italy.Protesters, who have our full support, want to send a clear message to Brussels: the growing traffic burden can no longer continue, as it is severely impacting their quality of life and the fragile Alpine ecosystem.Which side will Europe choose to be on?Read our new blog post.Link in first commentPic © Rolf Kranz | CC BY-SA 4.0 ... See MoreSee Less

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Mountain Wilderness International

2 weeks ago

Kashmir’s highest mountains are warming faster than its cities, triggering rapid glacier retreat, shrinking snow reserves and altering the fragile balance of the Himalayan ecosystem, according to a major scientific study conducted by the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Kashmir.The findings reveal a stark transformation underway in the upper reaches of the Valley where temperatures are rising more aggressively at elevations above 3,000 metres. Glaciers in the region have lost nearly 17 per cent of their area over the past three decades.Link in first comment ... See MoreSee Less

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Mountain Wilderness International

3 weeks ago

"Tropical glaciers are mostly found in the Andes, but also exist in East Africa and #Indonesia. They are rapidly losing mass as fossil fuel pollution heats the planet and melts the ice." ... See MoreSee Less

‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’

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Researchers racing to document Oceania’s last tropical glaciers found the remaining “eternal snow” in Indonesia’s West Papua region has lost almost all its ice

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31 Dec

Mountain Wilderness wishes you all...

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

30 Dec

A few weeks ago, the third report on the Winter Olympics 2026 was released by the NGO network Open Olympics 2026. The text is only available in Italian, but here is a brief summary in English ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#MilanoCortina2026

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24 Dec

Whether you are celebrating or not, whether you are on top of a mountain or in a crowded city, we would like to thank all mountain lovers who have followed and supported us again this year in our fight in defence of the mountains. Happy Holidays to all of you!

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

22 Dec

Want to know more about the webinar we held on #IMD2025 entitled "Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"?
While waiting for the video recording - to be published soon - read the article below!
It provides a brief summary and interesting insights #IYGP

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5 Dec

A first glimpse of what our event
"Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"
for #InternationalMountainDay 2025 will be like...
Next week, celebrate #IMD2025 with us!
To register, follow link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#mountainsmatter #shrinkingglaciers

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