Japan’s Mount Fuji wins Unesco world heritage status
The iconic Japanese, cone-shaped, Fujisan was officially recognized as a World Heritage Site at the annual UNESCO conference held in Cambodia, …
Who knows Milan Rastisla Stefanik?
A scientist, adventurer, polyglot, diplomat, a war hero and nation-builder, Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s inspirational life story reads like a Slovak Indiana Jones. …
Pakistan: Mountain Wilderness action gets the media attention
Carlo Aberto Pinelli Interviewed by The Express tribune in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: A new course conducted by foreign trainers this summer promises to …
The Transport Protocol of Alpine Convention ratified by the European Union
PERMANENT SECRETARIAT OF THE ALPINE CONVENTION PRESS RELEASE 10.6.2013 – the Alps are closer to the political heart of Europe: the Council …
WILD 10 and Trail to Salamanca
On 4-10 October this year, a big event – The 10th World Wilderness Congress, WILD10 (www.wild10.org) – will take place – in …
The Matterhorn under siege
Upper Valais members of paliament do not contest the federal inventory of lands (FIL), but react against decisions made without consulting the …
What’s going on in Helbronner
A complaint was filed with the Office of the Prosecutor of the Republic by Mountain Wilderness Italy denouncing irregularities in …
News from the Mont–Blanc
Due to the extremely bad weather conditions during the last few weeks the safety commission which is expected to give the green …
How will the roof of Europe look like in 100 years?
This is the question that the online atlas of Mont Blanc claims to answer by scrutinizing the impact of climate change on …
Such a great loss for us
The little fairy Stefania Benuzzi died on 12 May, 2013. She was the memory of MWI, often working behind the curtain, expressing …