Two new books on African mountain developmentnewsOn 4 March 2015, Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Partners released two landmark publications to guide the sustainable mountain development (SMD) agenda in Africa during the 15th regular session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN), which took place in Cairo,...
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Feast of the Other SnoweventThe Regional Park of the Sirente Velino, covering about 56 000 hectares of mountains and highlands in central Italy, hosts a variety of rare fauna and flora. In fact, all large Abruzzo mountain fauna present, including bears, wolves, deer and Apennine chamois. A tourist destination, the park can be visited...
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The Role of Partnering Initiatives, Platforms and Networks in Horizon 2020eventThe seminar “The role of partnering initiatives, platforms and networks in Horizon 2020” will focus on this programme and will highlight the European Innovation Partnerships that are of major interest for mountains, such as Water-Efficient Europe and Sustainable Agriculture and Production. The aim is to aid participants with the acronyms used...
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Quality term for mountain products in EUnewsEntitled “Quality from the mountains – Prosperity for people and territories”, the IXth European Mountain Convention took place in Bilbao, Spain, on 22–24 October 2014, organized by Euromontana (European Association of Mountain areas) and the Basque Government. During the three days, 300 mountain stakeholders discussed the opportunities for the...
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Andean ‘dream maker’ on Japanese TVnewsDr Bibiana Vilá, the Mountain Partnership focal point of Argentinean environmental conservation group, VICAM: Vicuñas, Camélidos y Ambiente, was featured in a Japanese television program among the winners of the 2014 Midori Prize for Biodiversity. The show, Sense of Wonder, aired on 20 February 2015 on Jib TV,...
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Call for papers on the Himalayasnews
The Bhutan Ecological Society would like to invite all interested national and international scientists and practitioners to submit their manuscripts to [email protected], for consideration for publication in the 2015 issue of Proceedings of Bhutan Ecological Society. Submissions are due by 15 May 2015. Extensions are available upon request. Proceedings of Bhutan Ecological Society is an...
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