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In a groundbreaking achievement for climate science, the first deep ice cores have been successfully extracted from the Kon Chukurbaschi ice cap in the Pamirs. The Ice Memory Foundation, with the Swiss Polar Institute, a major sponsor of the PAMIR Project, celebrated this success at a press conference in Dushanbe highlighting the expedition's scientific and environmental impact.
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The 12th edition of the Chronicle, features exclusive interviews, expert insights and updates on the India Water Foundation’s initiatives from January to July 2025. It highlights progress in water security, climate resilience and sustainable development, while capturing perspectives from global leaders and stories of impact from the ground.
This open-issue of Mountain Research and Development Vol. 45, No. 3 focuses on Innovation Pathways to Sustainability in Mountains. It features four Mountain Research articles that generate systems-knowledge. The articles include community-based land tenure supporting labour-migration in Andean pastoral systems, innovation in European mountain product value chains, longitudinal crop boom and bust dynamics in China and a Canadian mountain assessment.
This document presents the outcome of the Conference convened in Dushanbe, including the Chair’s Summary, the Dushanbe Glaciers Declaration and the Dushanbe Glaciers Appeal. It outlines commitments by States and stakeholders to reinforce international cooperation, strengthen glacier protection and address climate change impacts on mountain ecosystems.
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The present report of the Secretary-General has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/172 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, with input from Governments, United Nations agencies and other relevant organizations.
The publication features a wide array of initiatives and activities undertaken by Mountain Partnership members across the globe, showcasing the strength of local-to-global collaborations. From regional dialogues and thematic conferences to community-driven restoration projects and cutting-edge scientific research, the report celebrates the growing momentum behind the Mountain Agenda as the world moves further into the Five Years of Action.
Nainital town is unique for its biodiversity and ecological diversity. It is home to more than 350 species of resident and migratory birds, 20 species of mammals, and over 80 species of butterflies. The flora covers a wide and diverse range of plants, including Bryophytes, orchids, rare climbing plants, ferns, lichens, fungi, medicinal herbs, and shrubs...
From glaciers to construction sites, through heritage conservation and climate action, Zoï’s 2024 journey reflects the diversity of our team’s talents six people, six passions, all driving change...
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The Dushanbe Glaciers Declaration sets out actionable commitments and collaborative strategies for glacier preservation, climate resilience and sustainable development.
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"The voices of glaciers: Stories of grief and hope amidst shrinking glaciers in the tropics" is a book that gives voice to 35 individuals—from Indigenous peoples and scientists to artists and tourists—whose lives are intimately connected to tropical glaciers. The book documents their feelings, perceptions and experiences, as well as their adaptations to a rapidly changing reality as these glaciers disappear.
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Water scarcity is rising in high-altitude communities, with climate change increasing the vulnerability of mountain regions like the Andes and Himalayas. Retreating glaciers, erratic rainfall and mismatched water supply and farming needs threaten ecosystems and lives. This report examines the planning, implementation and local impact of Artificial Ice Reservoir (AIR) systems in seven high-altitude villages.
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This open issue contains 4 Mountain Research articles offering systems knowledge. In the first article, Tom Perreault (who also contributed the issue's cover photo) shows that community-based land tenure arrangements can support temporary labour migration among Andean pastoralists by incentivizing migrants to return to, and maintain land and animals in their home communities.
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2024 was a transformative year for GHE, having reached over 1 million lives and proving that purposeful, community-led innovation can drive systemic change in even the most remote corners of India. This report showcases the activities of GHE for 2024.
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Mountain regions face rising disaster risks, with increasing events, losses and impacts driven by growing exposure, vulnerability and climate change. Strengthening understanding of past disasters is critical to better assess future risks. Closing this knowledge gap will support more effective disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable infrastructure planning, contributing to resilient livelihoods and improved wellbeing in mountain areas.
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Andean glaciers are thinning by 0.7 metres annually, 35 percent faster than the global average, due to climate change. This accelerates water scarcity risks for 90 million people, impacting agriculture, hydropower, and livelihoods. Urgent action is required to mitigate these effects and support affected communities.
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This study in Nepal’s Jajarkot District analysed 16 factors to map landslide susceptibility using a genetic algorithm and Maxent modeling. Land use, slope, and hydrology emerged as key contributors. The findings support better-informed disaster risk management through optimized factor selection and mapping resolution, offering practical guidance for Himalayan landslide mitigation.
‘HiFlo-DAT’ (Himalayan Flood Database) contributes to the disaster risk reduction (DRR) agenda of developing methodologies for the assembly, analysis, and application of disaggregated/sub-national disaster loss data; here for mountain floods in the Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India.
With a focus on the technical and policy responses required to improve water management in mountains, the report covers critical issues such as water supply and sanitation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, food and energy security, industry, disaster risk reduction and ecosystem protection.
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This is the warmest year in the 175-year observational record. The State of the Global Climate 2024 report underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather and the long-term impacts of record ocean heat and sea-level rise.
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Sustainable food systems and natural farming are closely related concepts with common goals and principles, but with different approaches and practices. Natural farming has been proving as a viable option to address the current farmers' distress, other issues related to soil and water, and to sustain farmers' incomes.
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Recent research on alpine lakes highlights adaptive strategies of plankton to harsh conditions, explored in the 2024 Edgardo Baldi lecture. Key topics include: complex drivers of photoprotection, novel microbial solar energy use through dual phototrophy and virus-mediated host survival. These findings reveal how interactions among light, nutrients, temperature, predation, and viruses shape plankton resilience, with implications for aquatic ecosystems under global change.
