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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...

India leader concerned about Himalayas and youth

18.09.2014

A Member of India’s Parliament told a group gathered by the Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA) on 13 September 2014 at Nainital, in the northwestern region of Uttarakhand,...

Costa Rica to showcase mountain farming

17.09.2014

The National Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica plans to observe International Mountain Day at Bajos de Zúñiga, in San Ramón, located in the mountains in the middle of the Central...

Kyrgyz women’s groups use phones to improve harvests

15.09.2014

Agency of Development Initiatives (ADI), a network of women self-help groups in Kyrgyzstan, is actively introducing an early warning weather system among its members. This initiative is implemented...

Georgia conference envisions stronger mountain laws

12.09.2014

The Mountain Regions Development Conference in Kazbegi, Georgia, is developing a conceptual vision that will be submitted to the Commission for Development of Mountainous Regions, who will deliberate whether to...

Andean countries prepare for a regional mechanism

11.09.2014

Spanning some 7 500 km across Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and part of Venezuela, the Andes foster a way of life for more than 82 million people. The...

Preserving the Dolomite mountains

10.09.2014

To commemorate the five-year anniversary of the Dolomites being named a World Heritage site, Mountain Wilderness Italy held a hike at Croda Rossa on 2 and 3 August...