International Mountain Day Warns Glacier Loss Threatens Global Resources

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11 December, International Mountain Day, is a date proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly to recognize the vital importance these ecosystems have for life on the planet. Mountains occupy about one quarter of the earth’s surface and house about 15% of the world’s population. They are a source of essential resources — such as water, biodiversity, fertile soils and enormous cultural wealth — but they are also among the most vulnerable en…

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The world ended on December 11th on International Mountain Day, and on this occasion "Madame" highlights its importance and how to strengthen efforts to protect these unique ecosystems and preserve their future.

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Rome. The "unprecedented" advance of glacier melting and the need to strengthen the protection of mountain ecosystems marked the International Mountain Day, a date commemorated this Thursday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO alert on the accelerated melting of glaciers Under the slogan "Glarks matter for water, food and livelihoods", the agency warned at an event at its headquarters in Rome that glacier ic…

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The world is marking International Mountain Day today. This year's theme is Glaciers are important for water, food and survival in the mountains and elsewhere. The disappearance of glaciers is reducing drinking water supplies, and permafrost is drastically decreasing in higher altitudes, which consequently raises questions about the safety of high-altitude mountain infrastructure, warns the Slovenian Mountaineering Association.