Climate Change threatens a fragile ecosystem in the AndesnewsRecent studies by the Antioquia Engineering School in Colombia revealed the Páramo, a fragile ecosystem in the Andes, is extremely threatened by climate change. The Páramo is located above the highest part of the tree belt and the perpetual snow in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It...
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International Conference on East Africa Mountains – 14 - 16 November 2011, Mbale, UgandanewsFrom 14 to 16 November 2011, the International Conference on East Africa Mountains (ICEAM 201) will be held in Mbale, Uganda. The conference is being organized by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and the French Institute for Research in Africa (INFRA) Nairobi in cooperation with several universities (Makerere University Kampala,...
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UNESCO Educational Resource Kit for Mountainous RegionsnewsAn educational resource kit for mountainous regions has been produced by the UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences and its Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB). The kit includes a manual for teachers and an activity book to teach pupils (from 10 to 15 years) about mountain environment and...
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Graziano da Silva elected next FAO Director-GeneralnewsFAO Members meeting in Rome elected the Brazilian José Graziano da Silva as Director-General on Sunday, 26 June 2011. Currently, FAO's Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean and Assistant Director-General, since 2006, he was involved in relevant programmes and initiatives for food security. After his election, da Silva...
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Glacier retreats in Teesta basin, India study saysnewsA study conducted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) in association with the Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has revealed glacier retreats in the Teesta basin (part of the Brahmaputra basin. According to the study in 1990, 34 glaciers once covered...
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Call for case studies for a report on mountain forests worldwide – by 30 June 2011newsMartin Price, UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development, launched a request for case studies for a report on mountain forests worldwide he is coordinating. The report has been commissioned to the Institute of Forest Ecology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) and FAO by the...
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