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International Day for Biological Diversity

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The International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated annually on 22 May, aims to raise awareness of the vital role of biodiversity for the well-being of humanity. The tremendous diversity of life in the form of animals, plants and microorganisms found in a diverse range of ecosystemssuch as deserts, forests, wetlands...

World Mountain Forum

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The Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN), along with several partner organizations in Latin America, will hold the World Mountain Forum. This international event will provide an opportunity for dialogue among stakeholders to promote sustainable mountain development, to share learning experiences and to reach an agreement on...

From mountain fields and forests to the plate

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Supported by the Municipality of Dénia, Spain, Culinart, a workshop combining scenic and plastic arts with haute cuisine, showed the link between nature and food on 5-7 May 2014. A world renowned local chef, Quique Dacosta and his team demonstrated how raw natural ingredients from fields, seas, mountains and forests...

UN diplomats zero in on mountain targets

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Issue 69 - Month 5 - Year 2014

Our new issue of Peak to Peak opens with news about a meeting held at the Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN, where diplomats discussed mountain-related targets and indicators to propose for the sustainable development goals. We also...

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Water is Life, in the Time of the Inkas

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This side event of the 13th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is organized by Yachay Wasi in collaboration with UN Environment Programme.Yachay Wasi is an Indigenous non-governmental organization accredited with the United Nations, dedicated to water, sanitation, reforestation projects mainly in...

International Day for Biological Diversity photo exhibition

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To mark the International Day for Biodiversity, the Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Reduction (CCDR) in cooperation with Youth for Mountainous Development (YMD) and the Pamir Biological Institute will hold a photo exhibition and show videos to increase understanding and raise public awareness on the importance of...