Mountain Forest Management in a Changing WorldeventMountain forests are characterized by steep ecological gradients and constraints on silviculture and logging techniques. At high altitudes harsh environmental conditions limit productivity and slow down regeneration processes, making mountain forests sensitive to management interventions. Interest in intensified biomass utilization for energy production and supply of wood-based industries may incease...
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Take part in international mountain photo contestnewsThe Mountain Research Institute (MRI) is organizing an international photography competition to coincide with the international conference “Perth III: Mountains of our Future Earth" to be held in Perth, Scotland, on 4 to 8 October 2015.
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MP member wins sustainability awardnewsOn June 2015, Fundación Cordillera Tropical (FCT) won the 2015 National Energy Globe Award for Ecuador in recognition of its commitment to creating sustainable livelihoods in the southern Ecuadorian Andes. Energy Globe, the world award for sustainability, recognized FCT's program to promote pasture restoration on private land bordering Sangay National Park...
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Italian Parliament hosts mountain seminarnewsHow can research and university studies be linked to sustainable development and job creation in the mountain areas of Italy? A seminar to discuss this issue was hosted in Rome on 2 July 2015 by Enrico Borghi, President of the Italian Parliamentary Intergroup for Mountain Development in collaboration with Università...
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Research article on migration in mountain areasnewsThe relationship between migration and environmental and climatic changes is a crucial yet understudied factor influencing mountain livelihoods in the global South, states a recently published research article entitled ‘Migration and global environmental change: methodological lessons from mountain areas of the global South’. This 14 page article by Andrea Milan,...
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Linking food security to mountainspeak to peakIssue 82 – Month 7 – Year 2015 The July issue of the Peak to Peak opens with a story about the eighth edition of the annual International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain areas (IPROMO) which is focusing on the food security in... Download » |
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