From glaciers to city parks
The study «The potential of wilderness in Switzerland» from Mountain Wilderness Switzerland shows for the first time where to find areas that …
The 2016 World Mountain Forum in Mbale (Uganda)
The 2016 World Mountain Forum (WMF) took place from 17-20 October 2016, in Mbale, Uganda[1]. The theme of the year was ‘Mountains …
The fifth Sustainable Mountain Development Summit has taken place in Leh
The fifth Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) took place in Leh (Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India) from September 20 to September 22. …
400,000 steps for the Italian National Parks
On 25th June an unusual trek relay will leave from the Sibillini National Park, pass through the Gran Sasso-Laga National Park and …
César A. Portocarrero Rodríguez gets the Edmund Hillary Medal
On May 29, 2016, the Peruvian engineer César Augusto Portocarrero Rodríguez has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Sir Edmund …
Signature of the Paris Agreement on climate change: what consequences for the mountains?
On 22 April 2016 (Earth Day), 177 members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) signed the Paris Agreement …
First model forest in Ecuador
The Ibero-American Model Forest Network (Red Iberoamericana de Bosques Modelo) has made of the Andean Chocó (Chocó Andino) the first model forest …
Chiquibul National Park jeopardized by the lack of agreement on borders
Since its independence, in 1821, Guatemala claims sovereignty over the south part of what was then the British Honduras, now Belize. Since …
A new American study on the impact of climate change on the retention of metals in the forests
A recent study, undertaken by the Dartmouth College in the mountains of New England, has been published by the journal Plant and …
Seoul promotes soft mobility for mountain access
Seoul, the South-Korean capital, is surrounded by mountains. The Seoul Trail (Dulegil, 서울 둘레길) is a 157 kilometres trail encircling completely the …