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

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...

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Update from Central Asia: On the way to Rio+20

Update from Central Asia: On the way to Rio+20

24.05.2012

22-23 May, 2012. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

 A two day national conference “Sustainable development of Kyrgyzstan: on the road to RIO+20”,  with active participation of 120 representatives from government agencies, leading NGOs, business...

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Mountain Pavilion to be presented by Peru during RIO+20

Mountain Pavilion to be presented by Peru during RIO+20

23.05.2012

With the collaboration of strategic international partners, the Government of Peru is leading the organization of the Mountain Pavilion at Rio+20. The initiative aims to showcase achievements and...

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Study Finds Permafrost Thaw: Glacier Melt Releasing Methane

Study Finds Permafrost Thaw: Glacier Melt Releasing Methane

23.05.2012

A study, led by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has found that methane from underground reservoirs is streaming from thawing permafrost and receding glaciers, contributing to the greenhouse...

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Dam Project Threatens a Way of Life in Peru

Dam Project Threatens a Way of Life in Peru

22.05.2012

The indigenous Ashaninkas are now facing a frightening peril: the proposed 2,200-megawatt Pakitzapango hydroelectric dam, which would flood much of the Ene River valley. The project is part of a...

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The Andean countries will implement a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever

The Andean countries will implement a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever

22.05.2012

Responding to the countries request, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will provide technical assistance to Andean countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) and Venezuela, to control...

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Peru's coffee growers turn carbon traders to save their farms from climate change

21.05.2012

In the foothills of the Andes, in the Sierra Piura region of Peru, up to 6,600 farmers grow 4,000 tonnes a year of the finest Peruvian Coffee on family plots...

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