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MP members discuss working animals at Climate Week NYC

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The role of working animals in mountains and their role in the current climate change scenario was at the heart of an event held by Mountain Partnership (MP) members during Climate Week NYC. Organized by World Horse Welfare and The Donkey Sanctuary in cooperation with the Mountain Partnership Secretariat...

Working Animals: Key to Climate Change - Climate Week NYC event

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An estimated 200 million working animals play a critical role in supporting the livelihoods of hundreds of people in low and middle-income countries, through their contribution both in rural and urban settings for essential resource provision and growth. Every day, they provide access to markets, educational premises and health clinics;...

New joint initiative for mountain value chains springs into action

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On 21 September, the first meeting was organized in the framework of “Enhancing agri-food value chains to increase resilience of mountain communities,” a new joint initiative between the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global...

GROW Summer School 2020 begins online

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The third annual Summer School “GROW - Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate” opens online with 30 participants attending from 18 countries. The two-week course equips practitioners with the necessary tools, knowledge and understanding to enhance productivity and improve marketing strategies in sustainable and resilient agricultural systems.

The 2020 GROW course focuses...

GROW 2020 Summer School

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Raising environmental awareness through art in the Andean Chocó

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Can artistic expressions such as music help generate greater environmental awareness and add to ongoing scientific efforts? Can art motivate subjects to change their habits and thus provoke concrete actions towards adaptation to climate change? To explore these questions, in 2019, the Andean Forest Program, InConcerto and Radio COCOA undertook...