In memoriam: Dr Festus D. Kibiri BagooranewsDear friends and partners, it is with deep sorrow to share the news of the sad demise of our friend and colleague Dr Festus D. Kibiri Bagoora who passed on 19 August 2015 around 5:00pm after a short illness.
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Volunteering for the MP SecretariatnewsThe Mountain Partnership (MP) is thankful for the work carried out by Matteo Todisco, who left the MP at the end of July 2015. Matteo grew up in an international family, being part Japanese, part Italian and born in the United States in Ann Arbor, Michigan making him perfectly bilingual...
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Solar bread in Tajik mountainsnewsIn October last year, the family of 55-years-old Charog Yaftaliev who lives in remote mountain village Nisur of Rushan district of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan became the first to use a parabolic solar cooker - a simple device for cooking with the help of sunlight. It was made possible...
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The role of mountain conservation in Costa RicanewsNon-governmental organizations (NGOs) develop relevant work for the conservation of mountains and are of great significance to Costa Rica. This topic was discussed with Mr Carlos Hernández Hernández Executive Director of the Tropical Science Center (TSC), a non-profit NGO with 54 years of experience, and...
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Adapting to climate change in Taita HillsnewsStrategies to adapt to the effects of climate change are now necessary especially to the small-scale farmers practicing rain-fed agriculture, who are among those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Climate change has brought with it water scarcity, longer dry spells and late onset/early cessation of rainy seasons....
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A self-sustaining Peruvian communitynewsAndean rural areas in South America are home to native ancient ethnicities such as Quechuas and Aymaras and Huancas. These custodians of the Andean cultural heritage, through their biodiversity in crops and local knowledge, demonstrate that ancient technologies can contribute to the reduction of inequality and a more inclusive society....
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