Sustainable mountain development stars in new web TV shownewsThe Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN) is producing and broadcasting InfoAndina TV, a weekly web TV program which airs on Thursdays at 7pm (GMT-5) through the Peruvian La Mula website. InfoAndina TV aims to highlight topics related to the sustainable management of resources in mountain...
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New edition of Mountain Research and Development now onlinenewsThe latest issue of Mountain Research and Development (volume 32, issue 4) is now online with open access to all articles. Three Mountain Development articles present an approach comparing forest carbon storage with poverty data to ensure environmental and social sustainability of REDD+ interventions in Lao PDR; an analysis of...
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Eco-Forum of Uzbekistan works for mountain womennewsThe Eco-Forum of Uzbekistan is implementing a targeted programme for public participation in the integrated development of mountain areas. This year it carried out projects to create a sustainable mechanism for educating women on adaptation to climate change, to develop environmental tourism in the Ugam Chatkal National Park, and to...
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CEE Himalaya medicinal plant projectnewsCEE Himalaya is working to strengthen livelihoods through the sustainable use of medicinal plants as part of a UNDP-GEF funded project in Uttarakhand, India. Working in three medicinal plant conservation sites, the organization is raising awareness about threatened endemic species in the Indian Himalayan region through a multi-stakeholder communication strategy...
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Climate and insect pests in Eastern AfricanewsA four-year research and development project on the impacts of climate change on insect pests in eastern African mountains is underway in Kenya, coordinated by the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology. The Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Food Security in Eastern Africa (CHIESA) Project 2011–2015 targets...
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New Regional Initiative for Mountains agreed for the MENA regionnewsOver 15 representatives from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region met in Marrakech this week to discuss the effects of climate change in mountains.
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