February 2024

Milano Cortina 2026. The most (un)sustainable Olympic Games ever

Milano Cortina 2026, the most sustainable Olympics ever, with net zero-cost to Italy’s taxpayers! Guess what, the bill has already risen to …

February: Aneto Glacier

Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, reaching a height of 3,404 m a.s.l. It stands in the Spanish province of Huesca, within the Posets-Maladeta …

Protected areas and the ski industry (1, featured cut)

Protected areas and the ski industry: The Natura 2000 site “Cime Bianche”

Located in the Aosta Valley, the Cime Bianche valley is one of the few remaining pristine areas in Italy’s Western Alps but …

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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.

Glacier of the Month

Mountain Wilderness International

1 week ago

Our Carlo Alberto Pinelli, Head of MW Asian Desk, and our videomaker Chiara were invited to talk about the all-women course held in Pakistan at the Italian TV programme Geo.#girlsinaction #swatproject #leavenotrace #womenpowerWatch the recording (in Italian) at the following link:bit.ly/3yecqhC ... See MoreSee Less

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Mountain Wilderness International

2 weeks 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

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2 weeks 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

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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...

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3 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

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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...

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3 weeks ago

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

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17 May

#Venezuela has lost its last remaining glacier. The country had been home to six glaciers in the #SierraNevada de Mérida mountain range, at about 5,000m asl. Five of the glaciers had disappeared by 2011, leaving just the Humboldt glacier, aka #LaCorona

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10 May

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

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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

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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

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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