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...
Mountains make up one-quarter of Canada’s land-mass and are home to unique ecosystems and iconic wildlife, such as grizzly bears, caribou, mountains goats and sheep. Mountain regions are also the traditional homelands of Indigenous...
Science Magazine recently released a special issue on mountains exploring the latest research related to climate change, biodiversity, mountain peoples and alpine rivers. The Canadian Mountain Network is a proud member of the United...
La fonte des glaces met en péril les ressources mondiales d'eau douce : http://ow.ly/kFbs50Au9Sw #ChangementClimatique #montagnes #glaciers
Les tensions entre l'Inde, la Chine et le Népal pourraient entraver la #recherche sur le #climat dans les #Himalayas (en anglais). http://ow.ly/MFik50Au9O1 #montagnes #ChangementClimatique
Tensions between India, China and Nepal could hinder #climate #research in the #Himalayas. http://ow.ly/AVhr50Au9KV #MountainResearch
Des scientifiques enquêtent sur la mystérieuse couleur rose d’un #glacier dans les #Alpes italiennes, une couleur probablement provoquée par des #algues qui accélèreraient les effets du #ChangementClimatique : http://ow.ly/Ryxv50Au98x
Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the #Alps, caused by #algae that accelerate the effects of #ClimateChange: http://ow.ly/ylVw50Au96M #glacier #mountain
