Third GROW Summer School ends, Innovation Contest winner announced

Third GROW Summer School ends, Innovation Contest winner announced

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The October 2020 issue of Peak to Peak highlights the closing of the third annual GROW Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate Summer School and the winner of the first ever innovation contest. This month's Members' Voices is a Mountain Partnership Products producer story about goldenberry jam in Peru. Peak to...

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UN Summit on Biodiversity

UN Summit on Biodiversity

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The United Nations Summit on Biodiversity will be convened by the President of the General Assembly in September 2020, at the level of Heads of State and Government under the theme of “Urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development.” The Summit will take place as part of the UN's high-level...

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Kyrgyz women revolutionize beekeeping: Harvesting milky white honey in the Tien Shan mountains

Kyrgyz women revolutionize beekeeping: Harvesting milky white honey in the Tien Shan mountains

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“There emerges from (bees’) bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people” (The Qur’an, 16:69). 

Beekeeper Damira Kampabekova shares this passage from the Qur’an. It shows the spiritual importance she attributes to her work of producing honey. Kyrgyzstan, a Muslim-majority country, is world-renowned for its prized...

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IPROMO course to tackle climate change in mountains

IPROMO course to tackle climate change in mountains

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The effects of climate change in mountains is the main topic of the thirteenth IPROMO course, which opened in a completely virtual format on 28 September 2020 and runs until 9 October. Thirty-eight participants from 21 countries, including officers, development experts and technicians, are taking part in this year’s course,...

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Third GROW Summer School ends, Innovation Contest winner announced

Third GROW Summer School ends, Innovation Contest winner announced

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Another 30 young professionals and researchers join the ranks of the GROW alumni network as the third annual Summer School on Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate concludes. This year, participants tuned in to the virtual lessons from 18 countries across the globe. The course included lecturers from NaturaSi,...

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International team climbs respectfully in mountains of Pakistan

International team climbs respectfully in mountains of Pakistan

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The Mountain Wilderness organization strives not only to preserve the natural environment of the world's mountains and deserts, but also to maintain the quality of the experience for visitors to these extraordinary landscapes. The Swat Project of Mountain Wilderness International’s Asian Desk encourages respectful behaviour among the increasing number...

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