Mountains, the world’s water towerspeak to peakIssue 68 - Month 4 - Year 2014 Our new issue of Peak to Peak opens with news about the latest policy brief on mountains and water produced as part of the Mountain Partnership’s advocacy work to support UN Member States to push for the inclusion of goals,... Download » |
Young people can shape the future of the AlpsnewsA report on the status of how young people are participating in decision making in the seven Alpine states has been released by International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA). The report “Youth Participation in the Alps” is the first to provide an Alpine-wide view of...
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Win a watershed management awardnewsSwiss Re Foundation is accepting proposals for its International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management until 30 April 2014. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private, scientific and public institutions are encouraged to propose their watershed management projects that raise awareness about the ecological, social and economic significance of water sources and watersheds...
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US students hold mountain development eventsnewsUtah International Mountain Forum (UIMF), a coalition of student clubs at Utah Valley University (UVU) , hosts a number of events in the state of Utah to further the agenda of sustainable mountain development (SMD). Among these events was the fourth annual high school essay contest, which was held on...
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Learning from disasters in the Indian HimalayasnewsLessons learned from the Uttarakhand Disaster, one of the biggest flooding disasters in the history of India, were discussed at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, India, on 26 March 2014. Govind Singh Kunjwal, Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, told the participants, who come from the 12 mountain states...
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Change called for in mountain agriculturenewsThe 100 participants from 30 countries attending the International Conference on Organic and Ecological Agriculture in Mountain Ecosystems developed an action plan for the transition towards organic agriculture and food systems in mountain areas. The international gathering of mountain farmers, scientists, food system workers, government representatives and development experts outlined...
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