Towards Rio+20 - contributions about mountain issues for the compilation document - Deadline Reminder!newsJoin the Mountain Partnership community in the campaign to ensure that mountain issues receive their strongly deserved attention in the Rio+20 agenda. An important World Mountain Conference recently concluded in Lucerne, Switzerland. Its Call for Action could provide important elements to ensure mountains be included in the Rio+20 Summit. The...
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Green Economy for Sustainable Mountain Development: A Concept Paper for Rio+20 and BeyondnewsThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has released a new publication titled ‘Green Economy for Sustainable Mountain Development: A Concept Paper for Rio+20 and Beyond’. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20), to be held in June 2012, will have green economy as one of...
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Nepal launches Great Himalayan Trail: An arduous trek stretching 1,700 kilometres (1,050-miles)newsNepal has officially opened its section of the Great Himalaya Trail, one of the longest and highest walking trails in the world. The Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) spans the entire length of the country - from Kanchenjunga in the East to Humla in the West - and will provide a...
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Lucerne World Mountain Conference (11-12 October 2011)newsParticipants at this conference will discuss regional and global experiences in mountain development since Rio 1992. The results of the Conference will produce insights that will feed into initiatives and events such as the UN Secretary General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP), the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD...
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FAO-OECD Expert Meeting on Greening the Economy with AgriculturenewsThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is collaborating with partners to analyze existing information and develop possible scenarios for Greening the Economy with Agriculture (GEA), including an evaluation of sustainability progress and gaps in the food supply chain to project food supply and demand towards 2050....
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Call for submission of Multimedia Materials on Mountains and Green EconomynewsTo raise awareness of the importance of mountainous areas in a Green Economy context, and to provide concrete examples of how the world's mountain regions are contributing to the green economy, several members of the Mountain Partnership have agreed to join efforts to produce the annual issue of the Mountain...
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