OWF makes strides toward PGS in NepalnewsOrganic World and Fair Future (OWF), an eco-social company that facilitates pro-poor inclusive value chain development for Nepali mountain products, has been stepping up its efforts to implement a successful Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in Nepal. As a first step, OWF facilitated the creation of five PGS groups located...
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Italy hosts engineering and geology Summer School 2020newsThis summer, the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) will hold their first official Summer School in the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The 2020 Summer School is hosted by the IAEG Italian National Group and the Mountain Partnership is an endorser of the course. From 13...
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Kyrgyz women farmers trained in PGS organic certificationnewsThe Agency for Development Initiatives (ADI) has conducted its first training on Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) for women farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic. ADI is a network of women’s self-help groups that helps local communities to run effective and innovative income-generating activities in remote rural and mountain areas. One of...
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Nepal targets sustainable summits in 2020newsThe Government of Nepal has declared 2020 the Visit Nepal Year. This large-scale campaign is a nationwide effort to dramatically boost tourism in the country. The goal is to host two million tourists this year: double the number of visitors in 2019. Sustainable tourism is a critical aspect of Visit Nepal...
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ICENECDEV commits to Cameroon’s mountainsnewsThe International Center for Environmental Education & Community Development (ICENECDEV) in Cameroon has released its “Action Plan 2020”, mapping the ways in which the organization will work toward achieving the environmental components of Agenda 2030 throughout this year. Mountains play a key role in ICENECDEV’s plans for 2020. The organization aims...
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FAO celebrates International Mountain Day in TurkeynewsThe United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated International Mountain Day with the “International Mountain Day Panel” held at Middle East Technology University (METU) Technocity Cozone on the evening of 11 December. The day, celebrated this year under the theme of "Mountains matter for Youth”, hosted discussions on the importance...
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