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September update on mountain protected areas

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Bursting with stories about newly inscribed World Heritage Sites, the construction of roads in wilderness areas, retreating glaciers and more, the 95th issue of the Mountain Protected Areas Update provides a glimpse into the world of mountains and mountain protected areas. This edition of the International Union for...

Short Course: Crop Genetic Diversity in the Field and on the Farm, Principles and Applications in Research Practices

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The University of Rome Sapienza, in collaboration with the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research (PAR) and Bioversity International, will hold a one-week credited short course on “Crop Genetic Diversity in the Field and on the Farm: Principles and Applications in Research Practice”, based on a text book by the...

Fog catchers in the mountains of Costa Rica

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Mountain ecosystems in Costa Rica are factories of water. In July 2016, the Environmental Unit of the Municipality of La Union, Costa Rica managed the project "Promoting and facilitating the integrated and sustainable management of the upper region of the Tiribí River watershed", to the Canadian Fund Program for Local...

Forum on mountain snow leopard opens

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Issue 108 – Month 9 – Year 2017

The September issue of Peak to Peak announces the opening of the International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum, held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The newsletter continues with stories about how Mountain Partnership (MP) members can register for the upcoming Global Meeting, an...

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Course on mountain ecosystems to open

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A new online course on mountain ecosystems and water management will begin on 13 September 2017. The course, titled “Ecosistemas de montaña y gestión del agua”, is organized by the Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional (UCI) together with the development agency ProalSUR, under the auspices of the Mountain Partnership. The objective of...

Registering for the MP Global Meeting

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Members of the Mountain Partnership are invited to attend the Mountain Partnership Global Meeting, which will be held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters on 11-13 December 2017, in conjunction with the International Mountain Day. The Meeting will be followed by a two-day training...