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Seti Gorge trekking trail tourism, Nepal

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Seti Gorge trekking trail tourism, Nepal — Seti Gorge trekking trail tourism, Nepal. Photo provided by Carlo Alberto Pinelli.

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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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1 day ago

Our water towers - in the Himalayas, the Alps, the Rockies and the Andes - are shrinking.Two days after the alarming presentation of the new IPCC report, where IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee underscored " the urgency of taking more ambitious action”, today on World Water Day, we share just one of the many examples of how climate change is affecting every single aspect of our lives.#WorldWaterDay ... See MoreSee Less

Repeated droughts and climate change mean 'glaciers are suffering and mountains look like they do in May'

www.lemonde.fr

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5 days ago

What is snowpack and why is so critical to life in the West? Millions of people in the U.S. rely on the melting of snow for drinking water, agriculture etc. But even amid near-record snows in California, snowpack levels are steadily declining#snopack #snow #water #MountainsMatter ... See MoreSee Less

What is snowpack and why is so critical to life in the West?

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Millions of people in the U.S. rely on the melting of snow for drinking water, agriculture, and more. But even amid near-record snows in California, snowpack levels are steadily declining.

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1 week ago

As climate change accelerates melting of glaciers and ice, the work of guides and porters is becoming increasing perilous. With few benefits available to bereft families, more mountain guides are pondering whether it might be time to give up profession. #glaciers #mountains #MountainsMatter #sherpas #HKH #Nepal ... See MoreSee Less

Widows of Nepal's sherpa guides fear rising climate-fuelled risks

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Climate change is making mountains like Everest more dangerous yet relatives of guides who die bemoan a lack of government support.

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2 weeks ago

Tibet is known as the "Water Tower of Asia". The rapid melting of glaciers and snowpack due to regional temperature increases, and exacerbated by the warming of northern Atlantic and Indian oceans, has caused an unprecedented decline in water availability.#mountainsmatter #mountainlovers #glaciers #Tibet #globalwarming ... See MoreSee Less

How climate change threatens Asia's water tower

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Tibet is known as the 'Water Tower of Asia,' providing water to about 2 billion people and supporting critical ecosystems in High Mountain Asia and the Tibetan Plateau, where many of the largest Asian...

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Food and Agriculture Organization @fao ·

4 Feb

Our #MountainsMatter!

They may only cover 27% of the Earth's land surface, but mountains provide freshwater, energy & food - resources that will be increasingly scarce in coming decades.

Learn more👉 https://bit.ly/3Fz6z7y

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

6 Feb

In #Kiruna, part of Sapmi and home to #Sweden's highest mountain #Kebnekaise, the industrialisation of a once pristine environment is having a devastating impact on indigenous reindeer-herding #Sami people and their thousand year-old traditions #mining https://euobserver.com/nordics/156623

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

3 Feb

The Swat Project is approaching its end. Will you join our hiking and roped parties in Pakistan this year? Read more 🔗 @UNmountains #ISMEO #CAAI #mountainsmatter 🏔️🧗‍♂️💪
https://www.mountainwilderness.org/2023/02/02/our-swat-project-is-approaching-its-end-will-you-join-us-this-year/

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

31 Jan

Ski resorts can now make #fakesnow in 80 degrees (= 25°C). “The irony of trying to fight temperatures by using a lot more energy to make snow is pretty much using the cause [of #climatechange] to find a solution.” #artificialsnow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/28/snow-machines-ski-resorts-climate-change/ via @washingtonpost

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

28 Jan

Restoring mountain ecosystems, the theme of #IMD2023, was selected to fully include #mountains in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030, co-led by @FAO and @UNEP. The aim is to significantly scale-up restoration & prevent further degradation of mountain #ecosystems 🏔️

Mountain Partnership @UNmountains

Restoring mountain ecosystems is the theme of International Mountain Day 2023 on 11 December! 🏔️ #MountainsMatter #GenerationRestoration

➡️ https://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/news/news-detail/en/c/1629228/

📸: ©Nima Farid Mojtahedi

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