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Activity done by Mountain Wilderness Italy for International Mountain Day 2022 (featured)

Mountain Wilderness and International Mountain Day 2022

“Women move mountains” was the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December. “Women play a key role in …

Climate change and sky industry (featured image)

Climate change and the ski industry

July came with good news: the referendum in St. Leonhard im Pitztal (Tyrol, Austria) put an end to the planned Pitztal-Ötztal expansion, …

Girls in Action! The Swat Project, Pakistan

Here is a brief report by Carlo Alberto Pinelli on the “Girls in Action!” course that was held in August. “The course …

No more scrap metal, no more new via ferratas

What are via ferratas and equipped mountain routes? A via ferrata is a route on a mountain face equipped with steel cables, …

Deception at 4,061 m asl

For years now, we have been preparing to celebrate the 1st century of Italy’s oldest national park. “The Aosta Valley, and in …

Marmolada glacier collapse: a climate warning

Sunday’s disaster on the Marmolada glacier is one example of Italy’s climate risk. Italy is suffering through a series of heat waves, …

Swat girls trained in environmental mountaineering

SWAT – GIRLS IN ACTION!

First course for women trekking guides How many years have passed since the day the young and brave Malala Yousafzai was shot …

Mountain Wilderness International – General Assembly 2022

The General Assembly (GA) of Mountain Wilderness International took place last weekend – at the Les Sommets hut in Canton Vaud’s Jura, …

International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022

The online launching event of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022, “Mountains Matter: for people and the planet” took place …

Call for participation in Swat 2022 project (1)

Call to apply for registration to take part in The Swat Project 2022

MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS INTERNATIONAL (Asian Desk) CAAI – Academic Alpine Club of Italy ISMEO – International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies MOUNTAIN …

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2 days ago

Restoring mountain ecosystems, the theme of International Mountain Day 2023, was selected to fully include mountains in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030, co-led by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and UN Environment Programme. The aim is to significantly scale-up restoration prevent further degradation of mountain ecosystems 🏔️#MountainsMatter #imd2023 #EcosystemRestoration ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

A study by the University of Basel in Switzerland warns that resorts situated below 1,800-2,000m (5,900-6,600ft), will increasingly have to rely on artificial snow to keep just their higher ski slopes open for up to 100 consecutive days, while their lower slopes may not be possible to save. This would raise their water consumption by 79% by 2100. During an average winter towards the end of the century, a resort would consume about 540 million litres (119 million gallons) of water, compared to today's 300 million litres (66 million gallons). In the French Alps, water consumption could increase ninefold by 2100, according to the study.s ... See MoreSee Less

How climate change threatens to close ski resorts

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From the Swiss Alps to the Rocky Mountains, ski resorts are grappling with the impacts of climate change. How are they adapting in a warming world?

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1 week ago

Vulnerable to both climate change and human intervention, mountain biodiversity is increasingly under threat ... See MoreSee Less

Mountain environments are key to biodiversity – but the threats to them are being ignored

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2 weeks ago

Many methods have been attempted to prevent glacier melt, including insulating blankets. But most of the coverage of these campaigns focuses on strategies and creators not on actual result, i.e. whether or not they really work to reduce glacier ice loss.As ice continues to shrink and retreat worldwide, policymakers and journalists should question the underlying assumption that campaigns to save ice are inherently a good thing. Instead, they should evaluate whether the campaign addresses the root problem, who is leading it, and who benefits from it to identify schemes that act more as a temporary fix than a long-term solution.Columbia Climate School#glaciermelt #blankets #MountainsMatter ... See MoreSee Less

Covering Glaciers With Blankets to Hide the Ice — and the Real Problem

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Glacier-saving campaigns are becoming more popular as ice across the globe disappears at an alarming pace. A new analysis examines the actors, motives, and implications of these campaigns in the fight...

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Mountain Wilderness International

3 weeks ago

"Nearly half the world’s mountain glaciers are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if the world meets its most ambitious climate goals.A new study found that 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming would wipe out around 104,000 glaciers and raise global sea levels by about 3.5 inches in the process.And that’s a best-case scenario."Scientific American ... See MoreSee Less

Half of All Mountain Glaciers Are Expected to Disappear by 2100

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Even if the world meets its most ambitious climate targets, about half of all mountain glaciers will melt away by the end of the century

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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/

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

26 Jan

Resorts situated below 1,800-2,000m will increasingly have to rely on #artificialsnow to keep higher ski slopes open for up to 100 consecutive days, while lower slopes may not be possible to save. This would raise their #waterconsumption by 79% by 2100 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230124-how-climate-change-threatens-to-close-ski-resorts

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

22 Jan

Vulnerable to both climate change and human intervention, #mountain biodiversity is increasingly under threat #climatecrisis #biodiversitycrisis
https://theconversation.com/mountain-environments-are-key-to-biodiversity-but-the-threats-to-them-are-being-ignored-196679

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

14 Jan

Many methods have been attempted to prevent #glacier melt, including insulating blankets. But most of the coverage of these campaigns focuses on strategies and creators not on actual result, i.e. whether or not they really work to reduce glacier ice loss https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/01/13/covering-glaciers-with-blankets-to-hide-the-ice-and-the-real-problem/#.Y8JrFG52UjI.twitter

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

11 Jan

Nearly half the world’s #mountainglaciers are expected to disappear by the end of this century (...) 1.5°C of #globalwarming would wipe out around 104,000 glaciers and raise global sea levels by about 3.5 inches (...) And that’s a best-case scenario @sciam https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/half-of-all-mountain-glaciers-are-expected-to-disappear-by-2100/