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Just before the floods in Toronto, President Jeff Melanson of Banff Center sent an email to all on the mailing list expressing heartfelt thanks for the help received during the devastating flooding in Banff. Nowadays risk management of extreme weather and coping with natural disasters are a key focus in global mountain studies and at mountain conferences around the world. This flooding raises the...
Another edition of the IMS Photo Contest has been concluded and the Kiku. International Mountain Summit again sets record numbers on international level.
It is indeed the biggest photo contest on the topic of mountains on international level. 2400 enthusiasts of photography and professionals from 98 different countries have sent us their best pictures under the motto “Mountain.Lights&...
Buenos Aires Plateau will become a protected area
Thanks to the work of Aves Argentinas (BirdLife in Argentina) and the conservation NGOs, Asociación Ambiente Sur and Fundación Flora y Fauna Argentina, the Buenos Aires Plateau will be the core zone of a new protected area. The new Patagonian National Park has also received the support of...
The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), an international standard on statistics, was recently agreed among UN Member States, and is currently being implemented. The aim of this standard is to report on the interrelationships between the economy, the environment and the society through clear, concise and coherent statistics and indicators.
The SEEA became a statistical standard in...
On behalf of WWF and partners, it is my pleasure to invite you to the seminar, “Strengthening the Basis for Water Cooperation across Borders”, which will take place on Sunday, September 1st, in the afternoon, during the 2013 World Water Week.
More details and the program are available here.
Please join us as we come together in a relaxed and informal setting, in the UN International...
Come September, Kohima will be host to the third Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS-III), an annual key activity of the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) that aims to provide a platform for the mountain states of the Indian Himalayan Region to come together, share experiences, discuss issues of concern and evolve consensus on how to address them.
The first two summits were held in...
The 7th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF) will take place August 28–30, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference, the foremost event for knowledge sharing and networking on current and future carbon trends, is expected to attract a wide range of government officials, business experts, major international investors and local financial institutions to share...
The Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance (the Centre) is pleased to announce that it has received generous funding for additional scholarships for the Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, which takes place from 20 – 25 October 2013!
Each scholarship covers 50 percent of the total tuition costs (airfare not...
The UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by the Cooperation and Development Center (CODEV) is pleased to announce that the third International Conference on Technologies for Development: What is Essential? will take place at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland on 4-6 June 2014. The conference – held in English – will offer a high-...
Now in its third year, Carbon Forum North America has firmly established itself as the place to go to keep abreast of the latest thinking and developments in the North American carbon space—for policy insiders and market-players alike. Join policy-makers, leading analysts, and practitioners for an in-depth look at some of the most critical topics in climate and energy – including:...