Mountains to be featured at UNFCCC COP 23newsTo ensure that mountains are recognized in the processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Mountain Partnership members are organizing two side events during the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UNFCCC on 6-17 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany. Mountain...
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Forum will celebrate mountain food systemsnewsThe fifth edition of the Forum “Origin, Diversity and Territories” (ODT) will celebrate mountains with the theme “Designing sustainable mountain food systems”, exploring mountainous territories’ richness and dynamism. Taking place on 1 December 2017 in Bulle, Switzerland, in parallel with the Salon des Goûts and Terroirs, the Forum will be...
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An article inspired by Mount Chirripó, Costa RicanewsMountains have, over the centuries, inspired humanity artistically, spiritually and culturally. Oscar Esquivel Garrote, a biologist and worker in the Amistad Pacífico Conservation Area of the Costa Rican National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), was inspired by Chirripó National Park to write the article “Turismo insólito en las...
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New programme and course on mountain EbAnewsThe Mountain Institute (TMI) launched its new Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Programme, which seeks to increase the use of ecosystem-based approaches to help mountain communities adapt to climate change. The three-year programme will expand the use of nature-based solutions in key mountain areas of Nepal, Peru and Uganda...
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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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