Agriculture and Rural Development Day at Rio+20

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The 4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day will take place on Monday 18 June 2012 at the Sul América Convention Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other international organizations are organizing this full-day side event during the UN...

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World Environment Day: EvK2CNR disseminates climate education in the schools of Nepal

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What does the word "climate" mean? What are climate change and global warming? How do these things affect our lives, animals, plants and mountains? These are simple, but important questions that school children from the Khumbu Valley in Nepal, will face in the occasion of World Environment Day established by...

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The Mountain Pavilion and Rio+20

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Take a look at the Mountain Pavilion and let the photos guide you on a colourful tour through the five thematic stands, the auditorium, the wealth of mountain events and of course, the Third Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership.

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Experience Sharing and Planning Workshop on Payment Mechanisms for Ecosystem Goods and Services Provided by Rangelands – Testing and Piloting: Call for Papers

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The Planning Workshop on Payment Mechanisms for Ecosystem Goods and Services Provided by Rangelands, will be held from 18 to 20 June 2012 at the Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in Sichuan, China. The workshop is organized by CIB, Read more »

The future we choose: the Global Island Partnership meets the Mountain Partnership

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Mountain Partnership @ Rio+20

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) A side event on "Sustainable Mountain Development Challenges in Islands: the Global Island Partnership meets the Mountain Partnership" will promote affiliation of mountainous islands stakeholders to the Mountain Partnership. The event, to be held on 22 June 2012 at the Mountain...

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Global governance of sustainable food and agriculture "key" to kick off the future we want

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Mountain Partnership @ Rio+20

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Recognizing the crucial role of the private sector in shaping a new sustainable paradigm, the United Nations Global Compact is the world's largest voluntary...

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