
Las montañas son una rica fuente de energía renovable. Algunos países como Bután están exportando energía hidroeléctrica como materia prima. Ruanda se ha propuesto generar 1000 megavatios de energía para uso domestico y exportación en 2017.
Esta gran energía potencial sin explotar significa que las montañas tienen el poder de ayudar a desplazar el consumo mundial lejos de los combustibles fósiles que son la mayor causa del calentamiento global.
La creciente urbanización y la expansión de las mega-ciudades incrementa la demanda de las regiones de llanura, que miran a las montañas en busca de mayor provisión de energía. Las montañas son una fuente clave de energía para toda la población del planeta.
We Are Alps Tour 2016: "Alpine Green Economy"eventThe 2016 edition of the We are Alps tour will look for answers to what the green economy is, how it is unfolding in the Alps - whether different from the lowlands, what its characteristics are and what good practice examples can be found across the Alps (with focus this... Leer más » |
Greening Costa Rica mountain schoolsnewsFor several years the Hotel Villa Blanca management office, which also owns the José Miguel Alfaro Biological Research Centre situated on the hotel property in the Los Angeles district of San Ramon, which is located in the mountains west of the Central Valley of Costa Rica, has been working with... Leer más » |
Call for abstracts: Caucasus Mountain ForumnewsDesigned to be a meeting place for scientists, policy makers and practitioners, the Caucasus Mountain Forum 2016 will provide an opportunity for different kinds of contributions. The Scientific Network will organize the Forum for the Caucasus Mountain Region in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 27 November-1 December and invite submissions for the... Leer más » |
Global Himalayan Expedition 2016eventThe Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) will go to Ladakh, India, in June 2016 for its fourth expedition. This year the carefully selected team will light up the 2550-year-old Phuktal Gonpa Monastery, built in a natural cave in Zanskar in the northern part of the country. Leer más » |
A fête for nature, land, oceans and mountainsnewsFor the third consecutive year, Earth Day Italia brought the “Village for the Earth” to Rome. An intense four days were dedicated to celebrating Earth Day, the most significant edition since the series saw its start. In fact, on 22 April 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and world leaders... Leer más » |
FAO launches funding mechanism for mountainspeak to peakIssue 92 – Month 5 – Year 2016 The May issue of Peak to Peak opens with a story about the launch of a Mountain Facility, or funding mechanism, to address the rising threat of hunger in the mountain areas of developing countries. The newsletter also reports... Descarga » |
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