Numero #51

2024 Mountain

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.

 

Sommario

 

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