Mountain Gorillas at risks of extinction infected by human virusnewsA study recently published in the review “Emerging Infectious Diseases” has found that gorilla's living in the national parks in Africa are being infected by a RNA virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) that is common in humans. It provokes respiratory diseases and has proved to be fatal to some of...
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New publication on fodder problem in Indian Himalayan Region - energy dynamics and women labournewsThe new publication “Energy budget of fodder harvesting pattern along the altitudinal gradient in Garhwal Himalaya” by Shalini Dhyani of G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, R.K. Maikhuri and D. Dhyani has been released in "Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy". Dealing with the fodder problem in Indian Himalayan...
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New Partnership for Mediterranean forests launched at the Second Mediterranean Forest Week in Avignon, FrancenewsFAO is part of the new Partnership for Mediterranean forests launched at the Second Mediterranean Forest Week in Avignon, France (5-8 April 2011). Mediterranean forests play a key role for the socio-economic development of the region and they suffer from major threats such as severe wildfires, which are exacerbated by...
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SERVIR seeking for the East Africa Regional DirectornewsSERVIR seeks to recruit a highly motivated and skilled individual for the position of East Africa Regional Director, to be based at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 2005 by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the US...
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New book now released: “Framework for Valuing Ecosystem Services in the Himalayas”newsICIMOD has now released a new book, ‘Framework for Valuing Ecosystem Services in the Himalayas’ by Golam Rasul, Nakul Chettri and Eklabya Sharma. This paper outlines a general framework for economic valuation of ecosystem services focusing on mountain specific situations, which could be applied in the Hindu Kush- Himalayan region....
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Alpine Climate Change DayseventThe Italian Ministry for the Environment together with the Institute for Timber Plants and for the Environment (IPLA) and the Piedmont delegation of the National Union of Mountain Communities, Municipalities and Authorities (UNCEM Piemonte) organized the Conference “Alpine Climate Change Days” at the Regional Museum of Natural Science in Turin...
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