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Mid-elevation forests – those between approximately 6,500 to 8,000 feet (1,981 to 2,438 meters) in elevation – are the most sensitive to rising temperatures and changes in precipitation and snowmelt associated with climate change, finds a new University of Colorado Boulder-led study co-funded by NASA. The study looked at how the greenness of Western U.S. forests is linked to fluctuations...
Climate change can seem like a remote problem for our leaders, but the fact is that it's already impacting real people, animals, and beloved places. These Faces of Climate Change are multiplying every day. Fortunately, other Faces of Climate Change are multiplying too: those stepping up to do something about it. Help us personalize the massive challenge climate change presents by taking a...
The Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD) is an annual programme of the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) which brings together young people and youth leaders from around the world to discuss relevant youth issues. Since 2001, the MIYD has convened on a wide range of tropical issues. The MIYD has witnessed an escalating number of youth participants over the years willing to participate in the...
After the success of the photo contest of 2012, with over 3.000 photographers from almost 100 different countries participating, the Kiku. International Mountain Summit starts a new edition, launching the IMS Photo Contest 2013.
The motto is Mountain.Lights&Shadows. Where there is light, there must be shadow. The IMS is looking for pictures where the...
Interactive Digital Mosaic Shown at Thousands of Events Worldwide as Over One Billion People Take Action to Protect the Environment
Today is Earth Day, and over one billion people in approximately 192 countries are taking action to protect the environment. From London to Sao Paolo, Seoul to Babylon City, New Delhi to New...
Global Land Forum to Tackle Concepts of Territorial Governance for Achieving Food Securit. Conference to consider the impact of land acquisitions and land rights on family farming, indigenous peoples and the environment
Next week, over 200 leaders from civil society, international institutions and governments will come together in Antigua, Guatemala to...
Over the weekend, 60 young, innovative software developers, engineers, designers, and technologists from Kathmandu came together at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge: Kathmandu Hackathon to develop solutions to pressing global problems. The winning team, Mars Odyssey, consisting of Binayak Dhakal, Roshan Bhatta, and Sakar Pudasaini, developed an easy-to-use tool to teach children...
Ils portent costume et cravate, débattent de questions pointues en anglais et ont adopté à l'issue de quatre jours de débats dix résolutions sur la " Ville des Alpes de l'avenir " : 80 jeunes de tous les pays alpins ont discuté du 12 au 15 mars à Sonthofen sur le thème de l'avenir durable pour les générations futures dans les communes. Ils réclament notamment la création d'un plan de mobilité...
Glaciers are kind of the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Studying them can give us a lot of information about long-term temperature trends, and most of what glaciologists are seeing is not very good. A recent study published in Cryosphere reports that glaciers in the tropical Andes, in...
Grâce à son expérience de réseau dépassant les frontières linguistiques, culturelles, géographiques et politiques, la CIPRA a déjà obtenu quelques succès. Dans son tout dernier rapport annuel, elle a choisi pour figures centrales des personnes qui militent depuis sa création en 1952 pour la protection et le développement soutenable des Alpes. La direction de CIPRA International est...
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