Restoring mountain ecosystems

Mountains are natural jewels we should treasure.They are home to 15% of the world´s population and host about half of the world's biodiversity hotspots. They provide freshwater for everyday life to half of humanity, helping to sustain argiculture and supply clean energy and medicines.

Unfortunately, mountains are under threat from climate change ,overexploitation and contamination, increasing the risk s for the people and the planet.

As the global climate continues to warm, mountain glaciers melt affecting freshwater supplies downstream, and mountain people — some of the world’s poorest — face even greater struggles to survive.

Steep slopes mean the clearing of forest for farming, settlements or infrastructure can cause soil erosion as well as the loss of habitat. Erosion and pollution harm the quality of water flowing downstream and the productivity of soil. In fact, over 311 million rural mountain people in developing countries live in areas exposed to progressive land degradation, 178 million of whom are considered vulnerable to food insecurity.

This problem affects us all. We must reduce our carbon footprint and take care of these natural treasures.

International Mountain Day 2023, under the title “Restoring mountain ecosystems” is a chance to increase awareness about the relevance of mountain ecosystems and call for nature-based solutions, best practices and investments that build resilience, reduce vulnerability and increase the ability of mountains to adapt to daily threats and extreme climatic events.

We therefore propose the following challenge 👇🏻

What could you design to restore mountain ecosystems to prevent extreme climatic events?

Procedure to follow to participate 👇🏻

1. Publish Renderings & 3D Model on the CATIA User Community 👇🏻

2. Upload on the CATIA User Community with the tag Design Contest

3. If you are a winner (results at the enf of the month on the community) send a message into the Conversation tab to @YS with your postal address 📍, email 📧, and phone number 📱 so we can send you your unique CATIA product among our range of goodies.

You can submit your renderings & 3D Model throughout the month of December (Until January 4 at 11:59 pm UTC).

Winners 🏆 will be selected according to criteria of innovation & sustainability of their achievement using CATIA app which can be a real innovation.

Three, Two, One 🏁 let your imagination run wild and Good Luck 🍀!!!

You missed the latest news about the contest? Find all the rules, the schedule and all the info you need to know right here 👇🏻

And if you want to see all participations, just click on this tag Design Contest

Should you have any questions ❓, please comment below 👇🏻