MPS Coordinator urges action on mountainsnewsA paradigm shift is needed in recognition of the global importance of mountains and the ecosystem services they provide, Thomas Hofer, Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) Coordinator told United Nations Radio in May 2016 ahead of a meeting with diplomats about hunger in the mountains. “There is a mismatch. There is...
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Mountains for Europe’s futurenewsThe Mountain Research Initiative and the Swiss-Austrian Alliance for Mountain Research would like to draw your attention to the Strategic Research Agenda "Mountains for Europe’s Future", a publication was launched in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 April 2016. The authors of the strategic research agenda made it their ambitious aim to...
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Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity – sharing the results of an FAO study with UN colleagueseventThe Permanent Missions of Italy, Kyrgyz Republic, Malawi and Peru to the UN, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Mountain Partnership Secretariat will discuss the findings of a study called “Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity”. The 2030 Development Agenda pledges to...
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Dialogue between Science and Policy: Opportunities for Discussion and AnalysiseventSeveral Andean organizations are working on mountain ecosystems, allowing for closer collaboration and cooperation. OIKOS and CONDESAN are a clear example of partners working together. In a changing climate, informing and raising awareness about the role of mountains as sources of life, biodiversity and culture; their importance...
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Call for nominations for mountain legacy medalnewsThe Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal (SEHMLM) is awarded for remarkable service in the conservation of culture and nature in mountainous regions. It is intended both to honor the humanitarian work of Sir Edmund Hillary and also to encourage the emulation of that work.
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FAO launches funding mechanism for mountainsnewsThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat announced on 22 April 2016 that they would start a Mountain Facility, or funding mechanism, to address the rising threat of hunger in the mountain areas of developing countries. The announcement was made at a meeting at FAO in...
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