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. …
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 …
7 Key points on the Bargy Ibexes
While the slaughter of 350 goats in the last two years – including many healthy animals – failed to reduce the presence …
Disputes over the top of Europe
But who cares of the Mont-Blanc preservation? 25 years ago Mountain Wilderness proposed to create an International Natural Park to give Mont-Blanc …
Iran Wild mountains: a cleaning action at Mount Damavand
Mountains of Iran Iran is one of the world’s most mountainous countries, its landscape is dominated by rugged mountain ranges separating various …
The Summits of Dignity
The mountains allow all those with a big heart to exist, provided they get, sometimes, a little but necessary help. This testimony …
Mountains on Stage
With global warming, the high altitude resorts of the Alps are in search of attractions to capture new customers (especially foreigners) to …
Mountain Tourism and Sustainability in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: A Research Review
A report produced by the University of Central Asia, Mountain Societies Research Institute has recently been published. The paper reviews research on …
As many, a day in MontBlanc
We are leaving for a short mountaineering journey in the Argentière basin; leaving stopwatch or stress behind us, just with the wish …
EVEREST, TRAGEDY AND FARCE
It took the death of sixteen sherpas in the labyrinth of the so-called “Nutcracker” icefall that separates the Everest base camp …