Mountain News - Special Issue COP29 is dedicated to the Cryosphere and was created on the occasion of EvK2CNR's participation at COP29 in Baku, where will be hosted the side event "Mountain Areas and Glaciers: Italian and International Research Activities for Monitoring the Atmosphere and the Cryosphere", organized by the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the WMO - World Meteorological Organization, the EvK2CNR, and the Italian Military and Meteorological Aviation.