IUCN: Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award

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For over a decade, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has teamed up with Thomson Reuters Foundation to honor environmental journalism. From 15 May to 15 June 2012, journalists and writers across the world are invited to submit an article on an environmental issue, for the IUCN –...

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The mountain needs to remain a wild place

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“Mountains should be left wild. Only in this way we can guarantee the future of alpinism and mountains.” This was basically the conclusion of the round table Quo CLIMBis, which took place on Sunday, 6 May 2012 at Castle Firmian. On invitation of the Messner Mountain Museum, world renowned mountaineers...

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Climate change adaptation in Africa's "living places"

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In order to set in motion the development of an enhanced mountain agenda for Africa, international experts, researchers and journalists from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe met in Mbale, Uganda, for three days (November 2011). Together, they...

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Training on Rapid Rural Appraisal

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The Mountain Partnership Central Asia Hub (MPCA) and MSRC/UCA held a one-day introductory training on Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques on April 27, 2012. The objective of the training was to provide participants with an introduction to RRA and its key methodological principles, as well as to familiarize participants with the...

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution: Sustainable Mountain Development (2012)

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on Sustainable mountain development at the 66th Session. A/RES/66/205

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One day in mountains: Central Asia public to Rio+20 processes

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The documentary 'One day in mountains' was produced under the regional project 'Sensitizing Central Asia public to Rio+20 processes' by national NGOs, Mountain Partnership members in Central Asia: CAMP Kuhiston, Tajikistan, ECOFORUM, Uzbekistan and Alliance of Mountain Communities in Central Asia.

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