World Renewable Energy Forum & Exhibition (WREF 2012): Em-Powering the World with Renewable Energy

World Renewable Energy Forum & Exhibition (WREF 2012): Em-Powering the World with Renewable Energy

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For the first time, the American Solar Energy Society’s (ASES) National Solar Conference will be held under the same roof with the biennial World Renewable Energy Congress. The combined event is the World Renewable Energy Forum 2012. WREF 2012, organized by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and the World...

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Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2012

Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2012

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From 14 to 25 May 2012, governments will embark on the next essential steps required to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change, building on the historic results of the Durban Climate Change Conference last year. The Bonn UN Climate...

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International Mountain Day 2011: Mountains and forests, "living together"

International Mountain Day 2011: Mountains and forests, "living together"

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Mountain Partnership Coordinator, Olman Serrano, launches a message from the mountains of Central Asia on the occasion of International Mountain Day 2011, falling during the International Year of Forests.

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European Mountain Plant Population Shows Delayed Response to Climate Change

European Mountain Plant Population Shows Delayed Response to Climate Change

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Plant species are expected to respond to a warming climate by moving their ranges pole-wards or up-wards in mountains. A European team of ecologists led by Stefan Dullinger from the Department of Conservation Biology, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology of the University of Vienna presents a new modelling tool to predict...

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Nepal: mountain people “neglected”

Nepal: mountain people “neglected”

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Activists and experts stress how the needs of millions of indigenous mountain people across Nepal are overlooked, imperiling their food security and hindering their economic progress. In assessing the government-administered Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS) of 2003/2004, the authors of a recent study on mountain poverty, noted that 40 percent...

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International Conference on Agriculture and Environment (ICAE)

International Conference on Agriculture and Environment (ICAE)

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The ICAE, organized under the theme "Agricultural Production and Economic Growth in Harmony with the Environment: a Shared Vision in the Context of Climate Change", will be held from 9 to 12 May 2012. The Conference will be hosted by the Honduran Government and Zamorano University, with support from the...

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