The International Mountain Day (IMD) was designated by The United Nations General to raise awareness on the importance of mountains to life and it is celebrated on 11 December, since 2003. Mountains are extremely important to life maintenance, as they supply half of the world’s population with freshwater and support...

Today is International Mountain Day (IMD), and the theme of this year's celebration is 'mountain biodiversity'. Since 2003, IMD has been observed every year on 11 December to raise awareness on the importance of mountains for life. Mountains supply half of the world’s population with freshwater and host about half...

Water-related disasters accounted for 74 percent of all-natural disasters between 2001 and 2018, and their frequency and intensity are generally rising. Changes in land cover/use, population growth, and climate change have resulted in an increase of floods frequency from an average of 127 events per year in 1995–2004 to 171...

La publicación del blog se centra en la importancia de la participación de los sectores forestal e hídrico en los procesos normativos, así como las contribuciones de Forest and Water Champions, que es una red de expertos que propugna una mejor comprensión de las interacciones y las consecuencias de las...

¿Cómo deseamos que sea nuestro futuro después de la pandemia de COVID-19? Esta fue una de las preguntas formuladas anteriormente “Enseñanzas adquiridas de la crisis del COVID-19 para el mejor manejo de nuestros bosques y agua”. El impacto de COVID-19 en la vida humana, los bosques y el agua ya...