MRD: Call for papers on "Land Acquisition in Mountains: Implications for Sustainable Development"newsIn recent years, large-scale land acquisition by private and public investors has been a dynamic and much debated trend, often triggering extensive land use changes. From a mountain community perspective, it is timely to explore whether this trend and debate have any relevance to sustainable mountain development and if so,...
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Second Mountain Day held at UNFCCC in DohanewsMountain Day 2 “Mainstreaming Rio+20 outcomes in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes for prosperous, resilient, and sustainable mountain ecosystems and communities” was held in Doha, Qatar, on 3 December 2012, on the sidelines of the 2012 UN Climate Change Conference. The strong negative impact of...
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Loss of glaciers in Peru increased by up to 35 percentnewsThe loss of glaciers in Peru has increased from 22 to 27% percentand in some cases up to 35 percent, according to the Minister of Environment of Peru, Manuel Pulgar – Vidal. He explained that the Peruvian government is working to improve the ability to monitor how deglaciation progresses. This...
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Central Asia’s Water TowernewsAccording to an analysis published in October 2012, Tien Shan's glaciers have retreated in recent decades due to changing climate conditions, reducing significantly the availability of water for the people of the region. Tien Shan's glaciers play a crucial role in Central Asia's hydrological cycle. An estimated 15 percent of...
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Call for participation: 2013 MyCOE / SERVIR Initiative in the Himalayas for Undergraduate and Graduate StudentsnewsThe MyCOE / SERVIR Initiative in the Himalayas is a 10-month fellowship program for undergraduate and graduate students who are citizens of eligible countries, currently enrolled in any field at an institution of higher education in an eligible country with ideas and plans for research that address themes of Climate...
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University of Central Asia launches Sustainable Mountain Development Report and Mountain Research & Development Journal issue on Central Asian Mountain Societies in TransitionnewsBishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. – The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Centre (MSRC) and Mountain Partnership Central Asia Hub launched the Sustainable Mountain Development in Central Asia – From Rio 1992 to Rio2012 and beyond Report and a special issue of the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD)...
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