Issue #51
At COP28 in Dubai, the “mountain issue” was officially recognised for the first time. However, it’s not just the climate crisis that threatens the delicate balance of mountain areas: mass tourism, extractivism, and depopulation are all altering the nature of high-altitude regions across the globe. Developed in collaboration with the University of Gastronomic Sciences, issue 51 of Renewable Matter maps out this transformation, highlighting both challenges and resilience strategies.
Summary
EDITORIALS
Pushing the Mountains Away
by Emanuele Bompan
Looking Upstream
by Franco Fassio
READING MATTER
Books from the Peaks
Reading tips from the editorial staff
THINK TANK
A Mountain Partnership
Interview with Rosalaura Romeo
by Emanuele Bompan
Himalaya, the Climate Crisis on the Roof of the World
Interview with Izabella Koziell
by Giorgia Marino
Living at High Altitudes
Interview with Erika Fatland
by Giorgio Kaldor
INSIGHT
High-altitude Farmers
by Sandy Fiabane
Alpine Pastures, Bastions of Resilience
by Emanuele Bompan
Innovating the Traditional: How Jobs Change Above 1,000 Metres
by Valeria Pagani
Overtourism Furore: the Bane of the Highlands
by Emanuele Bompan
Mountain Huts, a Fragile World
by Francesco Rasero
Digital Mountain: Working at a Different Pace
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Freeze-dried Nature
by Giorgio Kaldor
CASE STUDIES
Dams,“Water Batteries” in the Mountains
by Giorgio Kaldor
Sustainable Marketing in the Highlands
by Sara Perinetto
Early Warning Systems: Tackling New Glacial Dangers through Prevention
by Simone Fant
Water purification? Nature Takes Care of It Up on the Summits
by Giorgio Kaldor
Coffee from the Mountains to Revive Yemen's Economy
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
STARTUP
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Crion, the sports and experiences platform that enhances alpine regions
Hide&b's Eco-Cabins: Combining Nature Stays with Regeneration
Premium Products from the Himalayas Through the My Pahadi Dukan Platform
Pietre Trovanti: Design Pieces from Marble Quarry Production Waste
OUROBOROS
World’s Highest Peaks or World’s Highest Garbage Dumps?
by Ana Birliga Sutherland
CIRCULAR BY LAW
EU, Opportunities for Mountains Facing the Climate Crisis
by Francesco Petrucci