The International Conference on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development – Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20 will be held from 5-7 September in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a...

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vosges is organizing the 4th European Biennial of Mountain Regions, which will take place from 13 to 14 October 2011 in Gérardmer (Vosges),...

From next month, five hospitals in remote mountainous provinces of Kyrgyzstan will start using solar panels to transform the sun’s rays into clean energy and hot water. The pilot project...

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), together with the Earth Science Partnership, has launched a call for proposals for...

A study on tree rings in western North America gives evidence of global warming. The study has been carried out by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Washington...

A new book titled ‘Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity: A retrospective analysis in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries’ by Bharat H. Desai, Krishna Prasad Oli, Yang Yongping, Nakul Chettri...

On 25 June 2011, Asian Trekking and the Hotel Mount Monastery organized the 6th annual tree plantation event in Lakhuri Bhanjyang village (near Kathmandu), Nepal. Lakhuri Bhanjyang lies perched atop...

Recent studies by the Antioquia Engineering School in Colombia revealed the Páramo, a fragile ecosystem in the Andes, is extremely threatened by climate change. The Páramo is located above the...

From 14 to 16 November 2011, the International Conference on East Africa Mountains (ICEAM 201) will be held in Mbale, Uganda. The conference is being organized by the Uganda Wildlife...

A study conducted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) in association with the Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has revealed glacier...

The “RomaForest2011 Congress” will be held from 23 to 24 June 2011 at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy. This event aims to analyze and discuss the present and...

A special issue of Asia Pacific Mountain Courier on ‘Youth and Climate Change’ Vol. 12 No. 1 (2011) is now online. The review highlights the significance of use of ‘Art’...

The World Environment Day (WED) has been launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since 1972 and celebrated every year on 5 June. WED aims to stimulate public awareness...

The rate of ice loss at two of Greenland’s largest glaciers has increased so much over the last decade that, if melted, the amount would be enough to fill Lake...

A conference on Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas will take place from 16 to 18 April 2012 at the Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany. The themes...

A Sustainable Mountain Development Summit organized by the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) was held on 21 and 22 May in Nainital (Uttarakhand), India. The summit covered issues related to hydropower,...

The ICIMOD Annual Report 2010 has been released. The Report deals with ICIMOD’s evolution over the years, with a focus on the themes of biodiversity, youth engagement, and remote sensing....

Ensuring fresh and pure water to every individual is a significant tool of empowerment for the poor and vulnerable society of the globe. However, inadequate knowledge of policy and regulatory...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has finalised the second Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study. The new publications include "Asia-Pacific Forests and Forestry to 2020", covering major aspects of forestry...

A study recently published in the review “Emerging Infectious Diseases” has found that gorilla's living in the national parks in Africa are being infected by a RNA virus called human...