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Plateau Perspectives launches documentary on ecotourism in Kyrgyzstan

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The June 2020 edition of Peak to Peak starts off with Plateau Perspective's new documentary film on ecotourism, jointly released with the Mountain Partnership and the International Ecotourism Society on the International Day for Biological Diversity. This month's Members' Voices is about Mountain Partnership Products Initiative women producers of chamomile tea in...

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Mountain Partnership’s ARCOS contributes to SOFO 2020 launch

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Forests, biodiversity and people were at the heart of the official launch of the State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2020 joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) event on Friday 22 May - the International Day for Biological Diversity.

Women’s livelihoods blossom with the help of chamomile tea

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On Thursday, 21 May, the world commemorated International Tea Day to celebrate the world’s most consumed drink, after water. People have been drinking tea for at least 5 000 years, but for smallholder women farmers in Malla Satinaugaon, India, producing chamomile tea is an innovative new means of sustaining their...

Mountain Partnership’s CHINAR speaks at World Bee Day event

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The precious role of bees and beekeeping for livelihoods in mountains such as the Himalayas was outlined at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) high-level World Bee Day event on 20 May 2020.

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu opened the celebrations, highlighting the...

Plateau Perspectives launches documentary on ecotourism in Kyrgyzstan

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Today, on International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2020, Plateau Perspectives launches a conservation-oriented short film about ecotourism in Kyrgyzstan, in an alliance with the Mountain Partnership and the International Ecotourism Society (TIES). The short film aims to bring greater international attention to the country’s potential for ecotourism.

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Mountain Partnership to participate in State of the World’s Forest launch with FAO DG

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On Friday 22 May at 10.00 CET, Mountain Partnership member Sam Kanyamibwa, Executive Director of the Albertine Rift Conservation Society, will participate in the State of the World’s Forests (SOFO 2020) report launch event discussing the balance between conservation goals and demands for resources. The high-level panel also...