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Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) is pleased to announce the launch of their latest initiative—the MIREN rock face survey, a global exploration into the impact of rock climbing on cliff vegetation. Distinct from traditional monitoring efforts on mountain roads and trails, this survey aims to unveil the unique linear disturbance caused by rock climbing routes.
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The Journal of Political Ecology has published a series of peer-reviewed articles as the grassroots special section "Knowledge co-creation and water conservation in the Global South," edited by Emilie Dupuits (Universidad San Francisco de Quito), Cecilia Puertas (International University of Ecuador) and MRI Chair and Co-Principal Investigator Jörg Balsiger (University of Geneva).
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On 11 January 2024, over 50 high-level European experts on mountains convened in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the future of mountain regions and enabling post-2027 EU policies for these regions. The discussion was part of the European Foresight Workshop for resilient mountain areas, organised by the EU-funded MOVING project (MOuntain Valorisation through INterconnectedness and Green Growth).
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will deliver a set of reports assessing the latest climate change science during the seventh assessment cycle. More than 300 delegates from 120 governments decided on the IPCC’s scientific structure of work for the new cycle at the Panel’s 60th Plenary session, which concluded on 20 January 2024 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
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The 2023 Dubai Climate Change Conference began on a high note. During the opening plenary, parties adopted a decision operationalizing the new loss and damage fund that was established the previous year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and a number of parties announced pledges for its initial capitalization. This success was made possible by an agreement reached in the Transitional Committee that was tasked and met throughout 2023 to make a recommendation on the institutional arrangements for the fund.
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The 28th meeting of the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP28), held from 30 November to 13 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, signalled the start of a seven-year sprint to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030. Mountains were in the spotlight for this year's COP, with the MRI supporting several key sessions.
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