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Statute

Our Statute is provided here, both in its registered version in Italian, and in the translation into English.

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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

3 days ago

Were local communities involved in Milano Cortina 2026? The answer is largely NO. Neither in the decision-making process nor in consultation. The icing on the cake? In Valtellina many schools will be closed and switch to distance learning during this WO as some bus services have been suspended to allow those who want to attend the Olympics to travel without 'hindrance' to the venues. Many restaurants, hotels and mountain huts in Bormio and Cortina are forced to close during this WO because they have been made inaccessible during what is high season for them.If you speak Italian you can read eveProtect Our Winters Italyters Italy landing page, link in first comment.5️⃣ ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

No new sports facilities was one of the pledges of this Winter Olympics, because 92% already existed. The reality is that instead of using the sports facilities in the surrounding area and renovating those already in place, it was decided to demolish and rebuild the latter from scratch.4️⃣ ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

The IOC promised reforms, but Milano Cortina 2026 broken promises show once again the unsustainability of the current Olympic Games model.Read CIPRA International's position paper on Winter Olympics.Link in first comment.3️⃣ ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

Our joint effort, together with CIPRA International, Protect Our Winters Italy and Club Arc Alpin, seeks to highlight the shortcomings of the #MilanoCortina 2026 Winter Olympics. For further detail on broken promises you can find the English summaries of the reports by the NGO collective Open Olympics 2026 on our website. Link in first comment.#protectthealps #MilanoCortina2026 #openolympics20262️⃣ ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

We are also happy to share this petition, launched by a group of athletes whose aim is to end fossil fuel marketing in winter sports.Link in first comment. ... See MoreSee Less

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

31 Dec

Mountain Wilderness wishes you all...

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30 Dec

A few weeks ago, the third report on the Winter Olympics 2026 was released by the NGO network Open Olympics 2026. The text is only available in Italian, but here is a brief summary in English ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#MilanoCortina2026

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

24 Dec

Whether you are celebrating or not, whether you are on top of a mountain or in a crowded city, we would like to thank all mountain lovers who have followed and supported us again this year in our fight in defence of the mountains. Happy Holidays to all of you!

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

22 Dec

Want to know more about the webinar we held on #IMD2025 entitled "Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"?
While waiting for the video recording - to be published soon - read the article below!
It provides a brief summary and interesting insights #IYGP

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

5 Dec

A first glimpse of what our event
"Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"
for #InternationalMountainDay 2025 will be like...
Next week, celebrate #IMD2025 with us!
To register, follow link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#mountainsmatter #shrinkingglaciers

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