Call for abstracts: Caucasus Mountain Forum

Call for abstracts: Caucasus Mountain Forum

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Designed to be a meeting place for scientists, policy makers and practitioners, the Caucasus Mountain Forum 2016 will provide an opportunity for different kinds of contributions. The Scientific Network will organize the Forum for the Caucasus Mountain Region in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 27 November-1 December and invite submissions for the...

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Monsoon in the mountains of India

Monsoon in the mountains of India

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The onset of the southwest monsoon never fails to revive old memories and hopes for the quintessential Ooty dweller for whom the monsoon is something to endure as well as to enjoy.

After the hectic days of the summer when Ooty, the first Hill Station of the British...

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Mountain events in North Ossetia-Alania

Mountain events in North Ossetia-Alania

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The International Innovation Scientific and Technological Centre "Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories” (IISTC) is holding a series of events for the implementation of the main conclusions of "Synthesis report of the Secretary General on the post 2015 sustainable development agenda" of the UN, dated 4 December 2014, and in...

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Ancient mountain weaving on exhibit in Greece

Ancient mountain weaving on exhibit in Greece

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The University of the Mountains and the Penelope Gandhi mission are documenting, leveraging and highlighting the wealth of Cretan weaving. They are connecting the Greek and Cretan culture, with large fora of the world of art, culture and science. They are developing small-scale-high value economies and new cottage industry...

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Why is food insecurity rising in mountains?

Why is food insecurity rising in mountains?

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There are many interrelated factors behind this troubling trend, explains Andrew Taber of The Mountain Institute, referring to data revealed by “Mapping the Vulnerability of Mountain Peoples to Food Insecurity”, a study conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization in collaboration with the Mountain Partnership Secretariat. According to...

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Action in mountains vital to global goals

Action in mountains vital to global goals

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 Issue 93 – Month 6 – Year 2016

The June issue of Peak to Peak begins with the coverage of an MPS event where United Nations diplomats called for efforts to address the rising rate of food insecurity in mountainous areas...

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