“Climate Protection Now” Conference on Climate Change in the Alps

“Climate Protection Now” Conference on Climate Change in the Alps

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The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) together with the association "Alpine Town of the Year" and the network "Alliance in the Alps" will host the “Climate Protection Now” conference on 29-30 October at the Centre for the Environment and Culture in Benediktbeuern, Germany.

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VII World Congress on South American Camelids

VII World Congress on South American Camelids

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The VII World Congress on South American Camelids is a scientific meeting that will be held by Regional Government of Puno, Provincial Municipality of Puno, Faculty of Veterinary and Medicine and Animal Science of the National University of the Puno Highlands in its Great Auditorium in Puno, Peru.

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Nepal group wins Mountain Protection Award

Nepal group wins Mountain Protection Award

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Nepal-based project KTK-BELT (in full ‘Koshi Tappu Kanchenjunga Biodiversity Education Livelihood Tera Studio') has been confirmed as the third winner of the UIAA Mountain Protection Award (MPA).

Created in 2013 as a response to forest loss, habitat decrease and a drop in biodiversity, KTK-BELT is a platform for farmers, teachers, designers and...

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MP Steering Committee discusses 2016

MP Steering Committee discusses 2016

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The Mountain Partnership Steering Committee met in Turin, at the Palazzo dal Pozzo della Cisterna, on 14-15 October 2015.  This was the second formal meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) after its election at the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership (MP). Items discussed included: the MPS activities from...

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Partnerships key to achieving global goals

Partnerships key to achieving global goals

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Partnerships play a key role in overcoming hunger and ensuring resilient livelihoods through promoting the sustainable management of mountains in the dryland areas. Speakers at a 20 October 2015 side event at the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the United Nations Convention...

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Climate change threatens snow leopards

Climate change threatens snow leopards

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Snow leopard enthusiasts around the world celebrate the second annual International Snow Leopard Day on 23 October to raise awareness about the endangered species. Threats to the elusive mountain feline range from poaching to the loss of habitat due to mining, and climate change may be emerging as yet another...

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