ICIMOD receives Humanitarian GIS AwardnewsThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) was presented a ‘Humanitarian GIS Award’ at the 2015 International User Conference of the Environmental System Research Institute (Esri) in San Diego, California, on 20 July 2015. Handing out the Award for noteworthy use of geographic information systems, or GIS,...
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Green Economy and Institutions for Sustainable Mountain Development: From Rio 1992 to Rio 2012 and beyondpublicationThis report synthesizes expert findings on the importance of mountain regions for global green development and for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates the crucial environmental services that mountains provide, especially relating to water, food and energy. It also highlights fields less commonly associated with mountains, such... Download » |
A pure taste of mountainsnewsIn Central Italy, the project called ‘Menu of the Sibillini' was inaugurated on 15 July 2015. The Monti Sibillini National Park challenged local restaurants to create a dish (traditional or innovative) whereby every single ingredient is from the park.
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Mountain museums become interactivenewsThe National Mountain Museum of Turin and the Alpine Museum – Museum of France, Chamonix signed a cooperation agreement on 11 July 2015 to launch a digital platform for mountain museums. The iAlp –Interactive Alpine Museums project has been created with the aim to provide the tourism sector with a...
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Innovation in Rural Tourism, Networking EventeventThe Networking Event of project Innovation in Rural Tourism (InRuTou) follows the InRuTou Partners Meeting and the Third Meeting of the Trainers. The event will be dedicated to the evaluation of activities undertaken in the pilot areas in Italy, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. Partners and trainers will also have the...
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Food security/development courses open in UKnewsThe Royal Agricultural University (RAU), ranked third highest in the UK for the employability of its graduates, is still accepting applications for its two MSc degrees: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, and International Rural Development. Classes are open for October 2015 entry, and also, (new for this year) for a...
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