Every year, a large number of events – from group hikes and outdoor activities, to exhibitions, cultural performances, contests and concerts – are organized across the world to celebrate International Mountain Day.
Whether you’re a business, NGO, journalist, government, city, civil society organization or individual, take advantage of this opportunity to call for action!
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IMD around the world
Mountain day was celebrated by presenting seminars and modals prepared by students relevant with the theme of the day. Speaking on the occasion Mohammad Jamal Khan highlighted the importance of mountain and the impact of...
On the occasion of this anniversary, the CAI Section of Pesaro "Lino Liuti" has decided to give members an opportunity to enjoy a collective vision with introductory speeches at the 101st CAI Congress dedicated to...
Conference by Dr Javier de Pedraza: “Past, present and future of mountains: a geomorphological and cultural vision”
Organised by the Research Group in Physical Geography of High Mountain and Polar Regions
Department of Geography. Complutense University of...
Lecture: Nevados del Aconquija and mountains in Tucumán
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
Concepción, Argentina
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
Concepción, Argentina
Lecture organized between the Aconquija National Park and the Argentine Mountain Association of Tucumán
A mountain of images by Anna Checola (category “Communication”), Bike-Ski-Cimb-Repeat di di Davide Elli e Giulio Pipoli with Ettore Maupoil (category “Environment”) and Last ice stage by Giacomo Ascari, Francesco Ioriatti and Leandro Limoncelli ("Product" category) are the winning short films of the second edition of the “Manlio Armellini” competition, organized...
Disasters bring untold suffering to the victims especially the poor, the vulnerable and the innocent. Lives lost cannot be returned, but these should not be forgotten. The October 2023 Teesta Disaster has to be remembered,...
Screening: Everest Invaders - Storming the world's highest rubbish dump
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
France, France
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
France, France
Film subject: Everest Invaders
Documentary - 53 min
Voice-over in Spanish
Subtitles English & French
This year we celebrate 70 years since the conquest of Everest, by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay
Reinhold Messner,...
Lecture: Avalanches - once fateful, now usually easy to predict
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
Sonthofen, Germany
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
Sonthofen, Germany
In the past, avalanches were often viewed as fateful and beyond human control. We now know a wide variety of influencing factors that affect the snow cover and determine the danger of avalanches. With a...
Lecture: On "Restoring Mountain Ecosystems"
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
Wappingers Falls, United States of America
11/12/2023 - 11/12/2023
Wappingers Falls, United States of America
Discussion of Alpine region that has been badly affected by climate change; 10% of its glacier volume has disappeared in the last five years.
This lecture is about protecting fragile mountain ecosystems.
Through the Geography and History class, we have written letters to our favorite mountains where we first investigate ecosystem data. We also talk about what the mountain needs and how its existence benefits us, which...