Mountain Research and Development Vol 42, No 4: Weaving Together Knowledges—Collaborations in Support of the Wellbeing of Mountain Peoples and Regions

  Mountain Research and Development Vol 42, No 4: Weaving Together Knowledges—Collaborations in Support of the Wellbeing of Mountain Peoples and Regions Born from a fruitful partnership with the Canadian Mountain Network, this issue showcases knowledge collaborations between mountain researchers and Indigenous Peoples from across the globe. Topics include Aymara soil knowledge in Bolivia, agricultural ritual practices [...]

By |2023-05-06T05:20:24-06:00March 30th, 2023|Categories: Mountain Sustainability|

Impact of Long-Distance Trails on Mountain Communities

Photo credit to Virtyt Morina. By Katie Mitchell | Thru-Hiking & Hiking Trails Katie is a people professional – inspiring, pushing, questioning, and building. And with over a decade of experience working with people in the adventure space, she’s ready to help you begin checking off that bucket list. Katie was previously the [...]

University of Turin ‘Science and Technology for Mountains (MONTES)’ Degree Program

Photo by Claudio Carrozzo on Unsplash The University of Turin is set to launch a new three-year degree course in Mountain Sciences and Technologies (MONTES) for the 2023-2024 academic year, subject to final approval by ministerial bodies by the end of spring. MONTES is being spearheaded by the Department of Agricultural, Forestry and [...]

By |2023-05-06T05:20:28-06:00March 28th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|

#SaveMasungi from Quarrying and Remove Land Grabbers

On February 26, 2020, a quarry company started to encroach on Masungi’s assigned reforestation site. They put up barbed wires that will cut off reforestation work in some 500 hectares of degraded land around the georeserve (the equivalent of 11,450 basketball courts). It is apparent that the quarry company’s intention is to drive the project team [...]

By |2023-05-06T05:20:30-06:00March 23rd, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|
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