IPROMO 2020 call for applications: Mountains in a changing climate

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Peak to Peak 2020 launches the call for applications to IPROMO 2020, which will focus on the theme "Mountains in a changing climate". This month's Members' Voices is about new member "Mountain Homestays", which includes a survey for members interested in getting involved in community-based tourism. Peak to Peak July highlights four...

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Smart Altitude Webinar Series on sustainability in Alpine ski resorts - "Energy Management System"

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The "Smart Altitude Webinar Series" is a set of five webinars that share best practices, experience and tools for planning, implementing and optimizing low-carbon measures in Alpine ski resorts and territories.

The webinars aim at engaging potential replicators over the Alpine Space to make a step forward in...

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Colourful rice brings prosperity to women in Meghalaya

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Women farmers have found a common purpose in the Meghalaya State of the Indian Himalayas. Every day, they gather in the paddy fields and jhum (a piece of land that has been cleared and is used to grow crops until its fertility is depleted) to cultivate the valuable pink and...

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Members’ Voices: Mountain Homestays, India

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"By bringing in employment opportunities to their doorstep through electrification and tourism opportunities, Mountain Homestays not only empower the local women population but also prevent migration ... [leading] to the preservation of age-old cultural heritage and enhanced livelihoods…" - Manjiri Gaikwad, Community Tourism Manager, Mountain Homestays 

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IPROMO 2020 call for applications: Mountains in a changing climate

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the thirteenth International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO) course. The annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), the University of Turin, Italy, and...

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COVID-19 Forestry Week

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The Twenty-fifth Session of the Committee on Forestry was planned to take place at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy from 22-26 June 2020. The Session has been postponed to a later date, until further notice, due to the ongoing health crisis.

Therefore, the COFO week of 22-26 June 2020...

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