Action called for livestock in mountainsnewsIn order to facilitate an open and inclusive platform for dialogue and building consensus on global sustainability issues related to livestock, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with partner organizations, held the 6th Multiple-Stakeholder Partnership meeting on 20-23 June in Panama City, Panama. During the meeting, the future of...
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Mountains at IUCN World Conservation CongressnewsThe World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Mountains Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will highlight the value of mountain protected areas at the next IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, USA, in September 2016. Among the events being planned is a Knowledge Café, called...
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Joint International Summer School : Advanced methods and new integrated approaches to study soil processes in mountain ecosystemseventThe Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS) is organizing afour-day international summer school entitled “Advanced methods and new integrated approaches to study soil processes in mountain ecosystems” under the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action “Enhancing the Resilience Capacity of Sensitive Mountain Forest Ecosystems under Environmental Change” (SENSFOR)....
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World Environment Day in mountains of IndianewsStretching over 12 states - Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and the hilly districts of Assam and West Bengal, the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is home to incredible diversity of flora and fauna. But this diversity is under serious threat due...
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Forest survey – your participation invitednewsYou are invited to take part in a global survey that the FAO Forest and Water Programme has released to take stock of the many variables, indicators and methods being implemented to measure forest-water interactions. The survey was especially designed to receive feedback from researchers, technicians and practitioners who are...
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Mountain Societies Research Institute reportnewsThe Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) of the University of Central Asia (UCA) published a research report and policy brief on the subject: “Natural resource management dynamics in border communities of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan”. This Research Report and Policy Brief aims to provide insight into the institutions and local dynamics...
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