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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

5 days ago

The Adamello Glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, suffered an exceptionally harsh 2025–2026 season: very little winter snow left the ice exposed early, and summer heatwaves pushed the freezing level above 4,900 m, causing continuous melt even at night.A comparison of Copernicus Sentinel‑2 images from 2016 and 2026 reveals a dramatic transformation: the first picture shows a broad, bright, snow-covered glacier, the second displays a darker, debris‑streaked, fully exposed ice surface.Over these ten years, the Mandrone tongue, the glacier’s main outlet, retreated by about 550 m, according to the Italian Glaciological Foundation. ...

Glacier retreat on the Adamello massif, Italian Alps | EU Space Support Office

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The Adamello Glacier is the largest in the Italian Alps, centred on the plateau of Pian di Neve between Lombardy and Trentino. The 2025–-2026 winter brought little snow over to the massif, exposing ...

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Mountain Wilderness International

3 weeks ago

Unlike Patagonia's imposing white walls, San Juan's glaciers are icy formations covered by sediment, rocks or debris, and almost blend into the mountain itself.Mineral extraction projects looking for copper, lithium and more have proliferated across the Argentine Andes.These minerals are key to the energy transition, but in San Juan water, "a resource that doesn't exist", is being given to transnational mining organisations rather than saving it for vital uses. The water used and glaciers destroyed in the process worsen the effects of climate change for many local communities. ...

Mining threatens scarce water resources in the Andes

batimes.com.ar

San Juan Province is facing a persistent water shortage due to climate change, while mining advances across the Andes and its thousands of glaciers.

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 month ago

Puncak Jaya, 4,884 m asl, is the highest peak in Indonesia and Oceania. Indigenous peoples living nearby, including the Moni, call the glaciers atop Puncak Jaya the “eternity glaciers.”Yet satellite data collected from 1980 to 2024 suggest that the glacier area atop the mountain declined by 97% in that 44-year period. Four of the mountain’s six glaciers disappeared completely. ...

The “Eternity Glaciers” Are Almost Gone - Eos

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The equatorial glaciers atop Puncak Jaya, Oceania’s tallest peak, have shrunk by about 95% since 2002, according to a new photogrammetry mapping effort.

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 month ago

The Pine Island glacier along with its neighbour, the Thwaites glacier, is responsible for almost half the sea level rise in Antarctica. ...

Guest post: Climate change has caused one-fifth of Pine Island glacier retreat - Carbon Brief

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New research finds that climate change has been responsible for around 4km – roughly a fifth – of the Pine Island glacier’s retreat.

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 month ago

"The vast majority of glaciers in temperate mountain ranges like the Tetons are projected to melt away completely by the end of the century, meaning a critical source of water for mountain streams and lakes will disappear. However, where rock glaciers are present, their protected ice will continue to release meltwater into the streams below, buffering the streams against warming temperatures and drying." ...

You’ve never heard of these glaciers, but they’re becoming critical climate havens as America’s iconic mountain glaciers and their water fade

theconversation.com

They’re called rock glaciers, and they might not look like much, but they’ll continue to provide meltwater after the world’s iconic white glaciers are gone.

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31 Dec

Mountain Wilderness wishes you all...

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@mwildernessint ·

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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@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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@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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@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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