Eighth meeting of rural Andean peoples closesnewsMore than 100 rural leaders, researchers and development partners from Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nigeria and Peru met in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on 12-15 October 2017 to exchange their experiences on the lifestyles of Andean communities, agriculture and water harvesting. The eighth International Meeting...
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On International Mountain Day, the Alps readnewsIn an initiative launched by the Alpine Convention, partners all across the European Alps will be “reading mountains” on International Mountain Day (11 December). The Reading Mountains Festival is an occasion for partners, schools, individuals and all other interested organizations to hold events to celebrate Alpine literature, languages...
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Plateau Perspectives documentary showing on TVnewsA documentary film about the Mountain Partnership member Plateau Perspectives’ work in the Sanjiangyuan Region of China is now showing on the television network Hong Kong Television. Developed over the last few years, the 24-minute video presents the rich experiences and the beautiful natural and cultural landscapes of...
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Joint advocacy for mountain women at the UNnewsA round table of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) was held at Utah Valley University (UVU) on 2 October 2017 in Utah, United States of America. The event discussed possible joint efforts between the NGOs and...
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Malawi forms national mountain committeenewsMalawi will form a national committee on mountains, decided the participants of an inception workshop on sustainable mountain development (SMD) held on 29 September 2017. The participants also agreed that there is a need to develop a national strategy on SMD to address the challenges facing the country’s mountain ecosystems...
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How to better valorize mountain food products?eventEuromontana is organizing a conference to present a new optional quality scheme legislation and the European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products. During this conference, producers will explain why they have chosen to use this new legislation, and policy-makers and practitioners will explain how they can help...
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