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Mountains & tourism a very real challenge

The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December is – sustainable mountain tourism. According to FAO : “Sustainable tourism in mountains can contribute to creating additional and alternative livelihood options and promoting poverty alleviation, social inclusion, as well as landscape and biodiversity conservation. It is a way to preserve the natural, cultural and spiritual heritage, to promote local crafts and high value products, and celebrate many traditional practices such as local festivals. Mountain tourism attracts around...

Nature kids clubs

There’s some GREAT resources for younger audience, so even when you cannot ‘get outside’ any further than your house and garden , you can still ‘get outside’ in your garden…. Here’s a selection UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Audubon Society has this Kids club with amazing resources – downloads, videos https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/activities/audubon-for-kids The National Wildlife Foundation has Ranger Rick free online activities, plus a costed club with magazine. UNITED KINGDOM The Woodlands Trust has free online activities The RSPB – Royal...