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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

1 week ago

Between northern Spain and southern France, the Pyrenees mountain range contains the last remaining vestiges of colder times, when low temperatures and ice reigned supreme, further strengthening the rock barrier separating Spain from France. These are the southernmost glaciers in Europe and are in the most critical condition due to their rapid melting over the past 20 years caused by climate change...Read our new article by Jesús Revuelto (CryoPyr Research Group) and Borja Antolín Tomás, president of Mountain Wilderness EspañaOur monthly feature on the world's glaciers focuses on Monte Perdido Glacier (link in the article on our website). ... See MoreSee Less

The last glaciers of Southern Europe, the Pyrenees - Mountain Wilderness

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By Jesús Revuelto (CryoPyr Research Group, cryopyr.csic.es/) and Borja Antolín Tomás (President of Mountain Wilderness Spain). Between northern Spain and southern France, the Pyrenees mount...

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1 week ago

Witnessing the melting glaciers...Thank you to Fazal Khaliq for reporting on the all-women advanced course in environment-friendly mountaineering we held this year in Pakistan's mountainous districs of Swat and Chitr#womenempowermentr#mountaineeringe#MountainsMatteratter ... See MoreSee Less

Witnesses To A Vanishing World: Women From Swat And Chitral Study Melting Glaciers - WE News English

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The degradation of glaciers due to climate change has far-reaching consequences for Pakistan. ICIMOD highlights multiple critical risks: melting glaciers feed

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"A natural cooling mechanism has been shielding the world’s mountain glaciers from increasingly warm summer melt seasons, but new research by an international science team says the protective process will break down by mid-century." ... See MoreSee Less

Mountain glaciers will lose their insulating air layer, study finds | Geophysical Institute

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A natural cooling mechanism has been shielding the world’s mountain glaciers from increasingly warm summer melt seasons, but new research by an international science team says the protective process...

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2 weeks ago

In alignment with the designation of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and the 2022 resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations on sustainable mountain development, the United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, Mountains and glaciers: Water towers report draws worldwide attention to the importance of mountain waters, including alpine glaciers, in the sustainable development of mountain regions and the downstream societies that depend upon them, in the context of the rapidly changing mountain cryosphere.www.unesco.org/en/articles/united-nations-world-water-development-report-2025-mountains-and-glaci... ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

The Patagonian village of El Chaltén is a paradise for hikers. But the seasonal influx of tourists stretches the sanitation infrastructure to breaking point ... See MoreSee Less

This Patagonian village has glacier-fed rivers and majestic scenery. The only problem? Sewage

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El Chaltén is a paradise for hikers. But the seasonal influx of tourists stretches the sanitation infrastructure to breaking point – and even a legal victory has not provided a solution

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

28 Oct

We support CIPRA International's open letter to Commissioner Tzitzikostas, urging him and the 8 Alpine countries to take steps against the increasing traffic burden in the Alpine region, in view of the ECJ's decision on the case brought by Italy v. Tyrol

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22 Oct

Between Spain & France, the Pyrenees mountain range contains the last remaining vestiges of colder times, when low temperatures & ice reigned supreme... Read our new article & our monthly feature on the world's glaciers. This time it's #MontePerdido's turn

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21 Oct

Witnessing the melting #glaciers...
Thank you to #FazalKhaliq for reporting on the all-women advanced course in environment-friendly #mountaineering we held this year in Pakistan's mountainous districs of Swat and Chitral
#womenempowerment #MountainsMatter

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UAF Geophysical Institute @uafgi ·

17 Oct

Newly published work by an international science team says the natural cooling mechanism of mountain glaciers will break down by mid-century. A @uafairbanks scientist is on the team, which analyzed from 62 glaciers. #climate https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/mountain-glaciers-will-lost-their-insulating-air-layer-study-finds

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15 Oct

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, Mountains and glaciers: Water towers report draws worldwide attention to the importance of mountain waters, including alpine glaciers, in the sustainable development of mountain regions
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/united-nations-world-water-development-report-2025-mountains-and-glaciers-water-towers

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