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Mountain Partnership project highlighted at The World Farmers Markets Coalition Second General Assembly

19.07.2024

On 12 July 2024, industry leaders, agriculture experts and farmers gathered from around the world for an event focused on leveraging partnerships to enhance local food systems. The event featured a series of roundtable discussions aimed at identifying and forging new alliances.

The first roundtable discussion explored the challenges and opportunities...

Soluciones Prácticas creates online camelid farming portal

08.04.2013

Soluciones Prácticas has created the largest digital repository of information on camelid farming in Latin America - a sector that involves more than 150,000 families in Peru and Bolivia.

Currently...

Global mountain stewardship award open for applications

28.03.2013

The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) is accepting nominations for its global stewardship award, the UIAA Mountain Protection Award.

The award aims to highlight tourism activities that promote conservation of...

Active Remedy contributes to UN water security report

27.03.2013

Mountain Partnership member Active Remedy has contributed to a United Nations Analytical Brief on water security.

Released in March to coincide with World Water Day, the brief explains...

Kyrgyz Republic mountain forest project gets under way

26.03.2013

The first workshop in the preparation of a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/Global Environment Facility (GEF) project on “Sustainable management of mountain forests and land resources of the Kyrgyz...

Commitment from Asian mountain experts on climate change

25.03.2013

Experts from Asian mountains committed themselves to working together for social and ecological resilience to climate change at the Regional Workshop on...

Call for case studies for new publication on Mountain Family Farming

23.03.2013

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat, the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) are planning a publication on...