UNEP: ”Why we care about mountains – from the Alps and the Carpathians to the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region”

UNEP: ”Why we care about mountains – from the Alps and the Carpathians to the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region”

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UNEP Vienna – Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention is pleased to invite you to the public event ”Why we care about mountains – from the Alps and the Carpathians to the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region” that will take place on Friday, 16th December, 12.00 – 3.00 pm in the Vienna...

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The importance of mountain forests

The importance of mountain forests

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The photo exhibition launched on December 11, 2011 for IMD observance at the University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, has been commissioned by the Mountain Partnership for raising awareness on the importance of mountain forests for sustainable development in mountains.

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`Mountain Day’ at COP17 Calls for Urgent Actions to Save the World’s Mountain Ecosystems

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A ‘Mountain Day’ event was held on 4 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa on the sideline of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is the first time that a Mountain Day was held in the framework of...

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SWOMM 2011 – 13 December 2011, Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport of Italy

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The seventh Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport (SWOMM) will be held on 13 December 2011 at the EUR headquarters of the Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport of Italy in Rome. SWOMM 2011 is organized by the Italian Ministry for Environment and Transport with the support of the Mountain...

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Mountain Forests in a Changing World

Mountain Forests in a Changing World

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The integrity and resilience of mountain forests is under threat from increasing temperatures and wildfires, population growth and food and fuel insecurity, lead to “Mountain Forests in a Changing World”, a new FAO publication. The report, jointly produced by the FAO-hosted Mountain Partnership Secretariat and the Swiss Agency for Development...

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Mountain Research and Development, Volume 31, Issue 4 available online and open access

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The “energy crisis” has been defined as one of the key issues of a “green economy” and is therefore on the agenda of the Earth Summit Rio +20. This issue of MRD is the third in 10 years that is devoted to sustainable production and use of energy in mountain...

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