Juniper forests and the survival of high mountain communities in Central Asia

Juniper forests and the survival of high mountain communities in Central Asia

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The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Institute is leading the way in groundbreaking work on tracking the growth of juniper forests in Central Asia. 

One third of forest lands in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are covered with juniper trees, and at moderate and high altitudes in mountain areas of...

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Video message delivered by Sustainable Summits leaders

Video message delivered by Sustainable Summits leaders

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Conference leaders of “Sustainable Summits 2020”, many of which are Mountain Partnership members, spoke out on World Environment Day about the future of mountain environments, giving a post COVID-19 view from the peaks of the world.

The Sustainable Summits global leaders gave powerful messages in the 50-minute virtual programme,...

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Launch of the Living Chapel

Launch of the Living Chapel

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On the occasion of UN World Environment Day, dedicated this year to biodiversity, the Living Chapel will be presented with a live Facebook event. The launch of the Living Chapel, hosted by the Rome Botanical Garden, will be attended by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Food and...

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FAO Forestry helps launch Living Chapel installation

FAO Forestry helps launch Living Chapel installation

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Nature is sending us a message that we must change our behaviour for a more sustainable future, FAO Forestry Assistant Director-General Hiroto Mitsugi said today at the launch of a new green artwork for World Environment Day. 

Mitsugi was speaking at the unveiling of the Living Chapel, a vertical garden...

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Living Chapel launch event agenda

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Living Chapel launch event agenda

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CIMO dedicates resources to COVID-19 testing for mountain communities

CIMO dedicates resources to COVID-19 testing for mountain communities

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Mountain Partnership member Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) has dedicated its time, efforts, resources and even its facilities to help local mountain communities during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CIMO has contributed its accommodations to COVID-19 testing of elderly community members in the mountainous Trás-os-Montes region of...

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