Launch of the International Year of Forests – Celebrating Forests for People 2011newsThe International Year of Forests was officially launched on 2 February 2011, at the General Assembly Hall in New York City during UNFF9 (24 January – 4 February 2011). Forests cover 31% of total land area and they are home to 300 million people around the world. The United Nations...
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AINSA fair of Pyrenees products - 4-5 February 2011, Oloron, FrancenewsA two-day fair to promote typical products and the natural and cultural heritage of Pyrenees Mountains is being organized by the Association of World Mountain Population (AINSA) to take place on 4 and 5 February 2011 in Oloron, FRANCE. During the day a European project addressing sustainable development of mountain...
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International Conference on East African Mountains - 21- 23 November 2011, UgandanewsThe first conference on East African Mountains will take place on 21- 23 November 2011 at Mbale Resort Hotel in UGANDA. Mountains of East Africa including highlands of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda suffer from increasing land pressure coupled with climate change which threatens sustainable use of these mountain ecosystems....
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Third issue of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme’s Global Change magazinenewsThe third issue of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme's (IGBP) Global Change magazine is out now. Articles in this issue focus on a range of topics, including the UN's Global Sustainability Panel, South American palaeoclimate, Geoengineering and Ocean Acidification. The regulars include news from the IGBP and global-change communities. The magazine is...
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Joto Afrika 5: Implications of climate change for health in AfricanewsIssue 5 of “Joto Afrika” features articles from different countries which highlight the impacts of climate change on health across Africa. Climate change affect human health both directly, by encouraging the production of disease vectors and parasites such as those causing malaria, than indirectly (impacts on water availability, air quality,...
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The Center for People and Forest (RECOFTC) - Executive Director and other vacanciesnewsThe Center for People and Forest (RECOFTC) is currently looking for a new Executive Director to be based at the headquarters in Bangkok. RECOFTC (www.recoftc.org) is an international not-for-profit organization that specializes in capacity building for community forestry and devolved forest management. The organization focuses since 20 years on capacity...
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