40 years of UNESCO World Heritage Convention

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Issue 48 - Month 01 - Year 2012

This year marks the 40th anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage Convention. We have asked Marc Patry from the World Heritage Centre what the Convention envisages for mountains .

How is UNESCO ensuring protection of mountain sites? Could you highlight...

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Mountain Nimba, Cote d'Ivoire awarded emergency relief grant

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The Côte d’Ivoire component of the transboundary Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, inscribed onto the list of UNESCO World Heritage in Danger, has been awarded a Rapid Response Facility (RRF) small grant. This site has a unique geography, rising above the surrounding savannah and consisting of dense forest...

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Mountain Plants Disappear as Climate Warms

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A new study says that a warming climate is having a more profound effect on the world's mountain
vegetation than previously believed and that some alpine meadows could vanish altogether within a
few decades.

Photo (c) Giovanni / Flickr

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Climate Summit for a Living Himalaya

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Climate change poses severe threats to Himalayan nations. With 24 of its 2674 glacial lakes considered unstable, the Kingdom of Bhutan alone is preparing for an increase in "mountain tsunamis", as the phenomenon is often referred to. The one occurred in 1994 caused dozens of people dead. Further to the...

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Establishment of Altai Trans-boundary Reserve

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On 15 September 2011, Ministers of the Russian Federation and Republic of Kazakhstan officially signed an intergovernmental agreement regarding the establishment of the Trans-boundary Reserve “Altai” on the basis of Katunskiy Biosphere Reserve in Russia and Katon-Karagaiskiy National Park in Kazakhstan. The signed agreement is based on the six-years of...

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Juniper bush - disappearance in the Himalayas discovered by Mountain Institute expedition

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During a recent expedition to Imja Lake, Nepal, in the Himalayas, scientists of the Mountain Institute (TMI) discovered evidence that Jupiter bushes are disappearing. This phenomenon is a “disaster in making”, which will cause extreme problems to Himalayan ecosystems. The high terrain surrounding the lake, near the hill behind the...

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