On December 11th, 2019, the world paid special attention to mountain peoples and places for International Mountain Day (IMD). Government officials, researchers, mountaineers, environmentalists, mountain communities and students gathered with the objective of making...
Mountains are called the “water towers of the world” because they supply water to almost two billion around the world, or a quarter of the human population. Much of this water is available in...
Mountains make up one-quarter of Canada’s land-mass and provide important resources and benefits to Canadians, such as freshwater, natural resources, energy, shelter, recreation, and a cultural and spiritual connection. As our population continues to...
Our special edition podcast for UN International Mountain Day 2019 (December 11th) brings you a panel of experts discussing the impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems and communities. Canadian Mountain Network trainee and...
By Erin Nicholls Thanks to the generous funding of the Canadian Mountain Network, I recently had the very rare opportunity to attend the High Mountain Summit in Geneva, Switzerland from October 29th-31st. The Summit...
By Stephanie Pawluk and Bronwyn Wydeman On the second week of October, we had the incredible opportunity of attending the Canadian Parks Conference in Quebec City. The theme of the conference was ‘Parks for...
Learn more about Canada’s mountain systems through this new infographic to get ready for International Mountain Day (IMD)! Visit the IMD section of our website to learn more, and to organize and participate in...
By Eleni Gibson Lake Tahoe, October 16-19 2019 From October 16 to 19, I had the chance to attend the Mountain and Resort Town Planners Summit in Lake Tahoe, USA. For me, a student...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released their Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) highlighting the urgency to act in a timely, ambitious and coordinated action...
At the 46th session of the IPCC in Montreal in September 2017, the outline for the IPCC Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) was approved, including a Cross-Chapter Paper on...
From the #Mountain Legacy Project: Generations of women photograph the #Athabasca #Glacier and study how the landscape has changed over the years. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MountainLegacyProject/~3/wQwW8qWi1fA/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email #ClimateChange #MountainResearch
Un important projet de recherche de @UAIberta identifie des zones de la #forêt #boréale canadienne qui pourraient donner à la #faune plus de temps et d'espace pour s'adapter au #ChangementClimatique (en anglais) : https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/new-framework-identifies-climate-change-refugia-boreal-forest @CanGeo
A major #research project from @UAIberta outlines pockets of #Canada's #boreal #forest that may give #wildlife more time and space to adjust to a changing climate: https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/new-framework-identifies-climate-change-refugia-boreal-forest #ClimateChange @CanGeo
#Appel à contributions : Centres urbains dynamiques et développement durable des #montagnes. Soumettez votre article à « Mountain Research and Development » avant le 7 déc. 2020 (en anglais) : https://bit.ly/33faTVd
Call for papers on urbanization and sustainable #mountain development: What changes are happening, and how can they be shaped to increase #sustainability? Submit your paper to Mountain Research and Development by 7 December 2020 https://bit.ly/33faTVd
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