By Tamara Layden “Our stories belong in the community. They do not belong to the university or the government. They are ours–our data–and they belong to the Aboriginal community where the research is being carried out.” Pamela Croft-Warcon (Yuwaalaraay) in Lori Lambert’s book, Research for Indigenous Survival Convergence science research aims to bring together diverse [...]
By Julia A. Klein The entrance to COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Inside COP30: A Mix of Progress and Deep Disappointment At the heart of the Amazon, the world gathered to decide the future of the climate, and fell short. Even in the chaos of 60,000 people and nearly 200 nations, one thing was [...]
On International Mountain Day and in the spirit of this UN International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, we are excited to share a short video from our latest Moving Mountains Summit.
Hoy, en el Día Internacional de las Montañas y en el espíritu del Año Internacional de las Naciones Unidas para la Preservación de los Glaciares, nos complace compartir un breve vídeo de nuestra última Cumbre Moving Mountains.
Por Vanessa Luna En la conferencia 2025 de la International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), realizada en Amherst, tuve la oportunidad de presentar mi cortometraje documental titulado “Campesinos y fuego: esfuerzos locales frente a los incendios forestales en Perú”. Este cortometraje está basado en mi investigación doctoral y narra cómo los agricultores [...]
By Vanessa Luna, Mountain Sentinels Fellow At the 2025 International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) conference in Amherst, I had the opportunity to present a short documentary titled “Farmers and Fire: Local efforts in dealing with wildfires in Peru.” The film is rooted in my doctoral research and tells the story of [...]
On May 28, the Higher Regional Court of Hamm released a verdict establishing a powerful legal precedent. It opens the door to holding companies that emit greenhouse gasses liable for their contribution to climate change impacts – even with thousands of miles between the release site and the affected area.Saúl Luciano Lliuya is a small-scale [...]
By: Abriti Moktan, Mountain Sentinels Fellow Traducir al español I embarked on a short, power-packed, impromptu trip to Peru to attend the Mountain Sentinels Summit at Huaraz amidst the chaos of finals week in December. The summit’s core value revolved around Hatun Tinkuy, meaning “large encounter, getting together for a common interest towards sustainable future [...]
Planting fruit trees to help diversify livelihoods in Ethopia's Bale Mountains. Photo credit: Rob Marchant In a collaboration extending over five years, the Afri-Mont network, led by Dr. Aida Cuni-Sanchez and colleagues, including members of the Mountain Sentinels Alliance, have worked with over 1,500 farmers to gather the knowledge needed to develop context-appropriate [...]
Climate change is causing catastrophic weather pattern changes to mountain ranges around the world. Recently, both Nepal and the Appalachian Mountains have been victim to exacerbated storms and hurricanes, leading to extraordinary flooding across the regions. Devastation in Ashville, North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Photo by Bill McMannis. In the last few weeks [...]