Members’ Voices: Mountain Homestays, Indianews"By bringing in employment opportunities to their doorstep through electrification and tourism opportunities, Mountain Homestays not only empower the local women population but also prevent migration ... [leading] to the preservation of age-old cultural heritage and enhanced livelihoods…" - Manjiri Gaikwad, Community Tourism Manager, Mountain Homestays |
IPROMO 2020 call for applications: Mountains in a changing climatenewsThe Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the thirteenth International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO) course. The annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), the University of Turin, Italy, and...
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COVID-19 Forestry WeekeventThe Twenty-fifth Session of the Committee on Forestry was planned to take place at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy from 22-26 June 2020. The Session has been postponed to a later date, until further notice, due to the ongoing health crisis.
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Second International High-Level Conference on International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028eventThe Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, in cooperation with the United Nations and other partners, will hold the Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” under the title “Catalyzing Water Action and Partnership at the Local, National, Regional and Global Levels” from...
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Involving farmers to save pollinators in Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya, IndianewsOn 5 June 2020, World Environment Day, the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology (ATREE) used modern technology to engage Eastern Himalayan farmers in collecting data on pollinators and raising awareness of their importance. ATREE led an online, community-based survey called “Know Your Pollinators” in the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya. The campaign...
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CHINAR helps Uttarakhand families through COVID19 Relief ProgrammenewsThe Central Himalayan Institute for Nature and Applied Research (CHINAR) is supporting Himalayan communities through their COVID19 Relief Programme in the Bageshwar and Pithoragarh Districts of Uttarakhand, India. Through the project support provided by the Wipro Foundation, CHINAR has so far provided assistance to 673 families and aims to reach...
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