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#1211432019-05-22
Spain And France Step Up Coordinated Action To Conserve Biodiversity Of Pyrenees
Spain and France will continue working together to help conserve the biodiversity of the Pyrenees, following the coordination meeting held at the headquarters of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition (Spanish acronym: MITECO) last week.
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#1208272019-04-24
Mountainous regions suffer biodiversity loss
[DAR ES SALAAM] Climatic changes and human activities such as land tilling on dry lowlands of tropical mountains have caused huge losses of plant and animal species, a study says.
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#1199722019-02-15
Biodiversity of Hindu Kush Himalayas will plummet by 2100
It’s not just the snow and ice that’s disappearing on the roof of the world. Animals and plant species, crop diversity and ecosystem diversity are disappearing in one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots. This is the evidence presented in the landmark ICIMOD assessment report on the sta ...
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#1192682019-01-07
“I’m proud to have brought the rain back”: reforestation revives Cambodian mountains
During the 12th century, people came to Cambodia’s Kulen mountain, a sacred place associated with fertility, to cut huge chunks of stone that would have to be hauled down by elephants.
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#1189672018-12-11
As forest lines invade mountains globally, Sikkim stays immune so far
In eastern Himalayas’ Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP), eye-catching Wight’s rhododendron shrubs and graceful firs, frame the upper limits of the sub-alpine forests.
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#1189712018-12-11
Sustainable development and conservation
December 11 is globally celebrated as the International Mountain Day (IMD). It reminds us every year the shameless actions we have been taking over the decades that ruined the nature and natural resources hosted by the mountains.
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#1189742018-12-11
Extreme weather menacing lives, livelihoods of mountain people
In the dark hours before dawn each day, Mrs Saili and her three daughters quietly slip away from their Nepalese mountain village to begin their three-hour walk to the nearest river to fetch drinking water for the day.
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#1189752018-12-11
Lofty peaks: why glaciers matter
International Mountain Day on 11 December reminds us of the importance of mountains (peaks and uplands) as providers of valuable plant and animal species, as homes for indigenous peoples, and as sources of fresh water.
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#1189782018-12-11
On World Mountain Day, looking at climate change adaptation in some of the world most majestic ranges
Nairobi, 11 December 2018 – Mountain regions occupy about one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and are home to 15% of the world’s population.
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#1189512018-12-10
How a Warming Himalaya Will Affect the Monsoons
On the sidelines of an intergovernmental conference on cooperation among HKH countries, The Wire spoke to Shrestha about the science of climate change, its impact in the mountains, the shifting monsoon and how governments should respond.
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#1189632018-12-10
International Mountain Day 2018: What's this year's theme and why we need to protect mountains
They serve as spectacular backdrops to some of the world’s most scenic areas, and once a year the United Nations marks our appreciation of them with International Mountain Day.