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Walking the line. Marche sur la slackline.

Bernard Marclay November 28, 2016 664 × 299 pixels

An activist walk the 80m line.
Un militant parcourt les 80m de slackline.

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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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4 days ago

WMO just issued its State of the Global Climate 2024."The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, which was likely the first calendar year to be more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era, with a global mean near-surface temperature of 1.55 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average."Cryosphere:"Full data for 2024 is not yet fully available, but preliminary observations indicate that 2023-2024 was another year of extremely negative (glacier) mass balance worldwide"#IYGP2025 #glaciers #glaciers2025 ... See MoreSee Less

State of the Global Climate 2024

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State of the Global Climate 2024 Publication 19 March 2025 Share: View Report The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, which was likely the first calendar year to b...

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Europe’s high environment standards are not enough to hold down pollution from minerals #mining#CRM #rawmaterials #EEA ... See MoreSee Less

Looming EU mining pollution surge increases pressure to recycle critical minerals

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Europe's high environment standards are not enough to hold down pollution from minerals mining.

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Mountain Wilderness International is among the signatories of the "European Manifesto for a Governance of Glaciers and Connected Resources" that will be presented next week, on the eve of the World Day for #Glaciers.More info on the Manifesto next week!If you are in Milan, join us on March 20th! ⬇️⬇️⬇️#IYGP2025 #manifesto #mountainsmatterLegambienteLegambiente Alpi ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Don't miss the event Climate Reality Europe - Team Italy organised jointly with us. Our President Gabriella Suzanne Vanzan will be moderating, former SecGen of Mountain Wilderness Italia Stefano Sala and current member of the board of MW Italy Franco Borgogno will be among the speakers!Registration link ➡️ bit.ly/4kOtePWMountain Wilderness CatalunyaMountain Wilderness FranceMountain Wilderness PakistanMountain Wilderness EspañaMountain Wilderness DeutschlandMountain Wilderness DRCongo ... See MoreSee Less

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On this International Women's Day, we celebrate the incredible potential and power of women and mountains. Many thanks to FAO's Mountain Partnership for dedicating their article on #WomensDay2025 to our 'Girls in Action' course in Pakistan's Swat! ... See MoreSee Less

Mountain girls celebrated in Pakistan

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International Women's Day on 8 March celebrates the power and potential of women worldwide. In the spirit of International Women's Day, we celebrate the impa...

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

15 Feb

The Norwegian parliament has voted to open up protected rivers to hydropower plants, allowing power plants bigger than 1MW to be built in protected waterways if the societal benefit is “significant” and the environmental consequences “acceptable”

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12 Feb

(3 of 5) #Arctic #SeaIce coverage was below avg. by 330,000 sq. miles — ranking 2nd-lowest on record.

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13 Feb

Qikiqtaruk has no trees on the smooth rolling hills that morph quickly into ragged cliffs and steep canyons. Thawing permafrost and rising sea levels raise thorny questions about how to preserve vulnerable elements of #Arctic heritage via @guardianeco

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10 Feb

Meeting in person is always so much better than on a screen! Lalley, a little gem set in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, hosted our in-person meeting last weekend. It was a meeting full of exchanges & ideas. We have a lot of activities in mind and will keep you posted! #mountainsmatter

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4 Feb

Millions of tonnes of #plastic waste are dumped in the environment and much is broken down into small fragments. Mountaineers are now scaling peaks for first global study of nanoplastics, which can enter lungs and bloodstream #Alps #nanoplastics

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