Euromontana calls on mountain actors to uptake the cohesion policy funds

Euromontana calls on mountain actors to uptake the cohesion policy funds

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The European-funded Montana174 project has published a set of educational factsheets illustrating the resources that the 2021-2027 European Cohesion Policy will channel into mountain areas.

Mountain areas cover nearly 29 percent of the territory of the European Union (EU) and are home to 13 percent of its population....

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FAO and UNDP in Rwanda launch activities on enhancing agrifood value chains in mountains

FAO and UNDP in Rwanda launch activities on enhancing agrifood value chains in mountains

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Vestine Mukamurenzi is 36 years old, a beekeeper, honey producer and mother of two. She is one of eight women members of the Imbaraga Karambo Cooperative, located in the Gicumbi district of the northern province of Rwanda. She has been a beekeeper for the past eight years and counting.

“I always...

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Coffee boosts livelihoods and protects slopes in the Philippine Cordillera

Coffee boosts livelihoods and protects slopes in the Philippine Cordillera

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What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? For many, the answer would be: get up and make yourself a fresh cup of coffee. Have you ever asked yourself where that cup of coffee came from, or who grew and processed the beans that...

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Mountain adaptation solutions: turning challenges into opportunities

Mountain adaptation solutions: turning challenges into opportunities

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From Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to the highlands of Armenia, the climate crisis is being increasingly felt in vulnerable mountain environments. Amplified warming at higher elevations, changing precipitation patterns and intensified natural hazards are adding substantially to development challenges.

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on...

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Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa

Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa

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To mark the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has published two new booklets, titled Mountains ADAPT. They feature 27 concrete solutions in mountainous areas to adapt to the climate crisis – 18 in East Africa and nine...

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Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from the South Caucasus

Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from the South Caucasus

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To mark the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has published two new booklets, titled Mountains ADAPT. They feature 27 concrete solutions in mountainous areas to adapt to the climate crisis – 18 in East Africa and nine...

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