Last week, 12-14 May, the Cryosphere & Society WG met in Kathmandu, discussing cryosphere risks and critical infrastructure: resilience requires inclusive governance, indigenous knowledge, and a new generation working across epistemic boundaries. Co-organized with @cabot-institute.bsky.social

Borders are hardening. Conflicts are escalating. Mobility is shrinking. Collaborative Online International Learning keeps students across the world in conversation when everything else pulls them apart. Can COIL survive, and grow, in this moment? 📅 24 March · 🔗 bit.ly/4u4jR3a

🌍 Educator? Scientist? Activist? A free new resource on Climate Science & Colonialism was made for YOU. Join us 27 Feb, 12:30 UTC to explore it together. Register zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌏 TWO INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS. ONE VISION. 🇳🇿 Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea) — Māori scholar, Global Indigenous Data Alliance founder, bridging mātauranga Māori with science 🇮🇳 Sonajharia Minz (Oraon) — Denied school at 5 for being Adivasi. Now UNESCO Co-Chair & AI professor Transforming research governance.

🏔️ Two weeks. One transect. Infinite perspectives. From Chitwan's forests to Muktinath's sacred heights at 3,710m, trace Nepal's climate stories with 20 fellow undergrads. 📅 14-29 May 2026 💚 Field costs covered for AMAA members (only 2 spots!) 📧 [email protected] ⏰ Apply by 1 March

Join Prof. Maui Hudson and Prof Dr. Sonajharia Minz for a powerful dialogue on epistemic justice, data sovereignty, and decolonising research, from Aotearoa to the Himalayas. Many ways of knowing. One movement for justice🌿 🗓 22 Feb 2026 🔗 Link in comment

Four AMAA members, all women, shared what it would take to keep science & education cooperation alive & thriving despite major setbacks in knowledge ecosystems across the globe. May 2026 bring peace, joys, & meanings to cooperation for a just & regenerative Asia’s mountains & its communities.

Welcome to new institutional & invidual members, who are drawn to AMAA's collaborative vibrancy & member-led principle: every member's view is respected & contribution appreciated. Let us join hands to 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 for community wellbeing & resilient mountains of Asia!

𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒔 Contest winners 🎖 Bhawana Bista, LI-BIRD 🇳🇵 Nepal, "𝑩𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒐 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒚🥘." 🎖Team Thyokyon, Nagaland, 🇮🇳 India, "𝑻𝒉𝒚𝒐𝒌𝒚𝒐𝒏🦀" Mentionings 🏅Maliha Erfani, Kabul 🇦🇫 Afghanistan, "𝑸𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒘." 🏅Sunit Gotame, Butwal 🇳🇵 Nepal, "𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒔."