UNESCO
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International Day, Year and Decade: The UN Draws Attention to Glacier Preservation
With a World Day for Glaciers on March 21, the UN is initiating a campaign to promote action to preserve the world’s glaciers.
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Cultural Appropriation in the Peruvian Andes Sparks Discussion Around Indigenous Identity
New research details an emerging politics of indigeneity surrounding Quyllurit’i, a major annual pilgrimage through Peru’s high glaciated peaks.
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Leading Himalayan Organization Takes a Historical Step by Appointing a Leader From Bhutan
Pema Gyamtsho from Bhutan will be the first Asian to ever serve as director general for the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
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Population, Consumption and the Future
As the world population grows toward 10 billion, consumption of water, food and energy is expanding at a rate that cannot be maintained without depleting the planet’s resources. If we fail to address these two issues together, we face a grim future of economic, social and environmental ills, warns a new report prepared by a…
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