Mountain families in Tajikistan receive gift of clean energy for Idi Kurbon holiday

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NGO Little Earth continues to help the most vulnerable families in the mountain communities of the Pamirs in Tajikistan. At the end of July 2020, 46 families received sets of resource-saving equipment thanks to a joint initiative of Little Earth and German NGO SunHelp International.

The distribution of equipment fell on...

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MSRI’s cutting-edge research supports adaptive capacity of Kyrgyz livestock farmers

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The University of Central Asia (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) has been studying pasture resource management, impacts of climate change on local community livelihoods, and resilience assessment in Kyrgyzstan.

Pastoralism has been one of the MSRI’s major thematic research areas since its establishment in 2011. According to the Read more »

Glacier photography project wraps up in the Alps

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The “Alps 2020” expedition will conclude the archival photography project “On the Trail of the Glaciers” and will take place in the Italian, French, Swiss and Austrian Alps between mid-July and mid-September 2020. 

“On the Trail of the Glaciers”, conceived and coordinated by Mountain...

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The important role of livestock pasture for biodiverse and sustainable mountains in Andorra

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Around mid August, every year, stockbreeders of Ordino, one of the highest parishes of the Principality of Andorra, celebrate a blessing of their animals. The breeders, around that date, transfer the livestock from the high pastures (Rabassa d’Ordino), where the herb has dried, towards the upper valleys, where the grass...

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CHINAR panel focuses on sustainable mountain development and climate resilience

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Sustainable development and climate resilience in mountains was at the heart of a virtual dialogue organized by the Central Himalayan Institute for Nature and Applied Research (CHINAR) and the Global Foundation for Advancement of Environment and Human Wellness. Nearly 100 participants from academia, NGOs and more tuned in to the...

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EcorNaturaSí and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat join forces to boost the livelihoods of mountain and island communities

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Peak to Peak August 2020 announces a new agreement between EcorNaturaSi and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat that promotes fair-trade of unique, organic products and conserves biodiversity. This month's Members' Voices is a Mountain Partnership Products producer story, zooming in on women silk scarf producers in Kyrgyzstan. Peak to Peak August highlights four...

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