Mountain Wilderness International General AssemblyeventThe Mountain Wilderness International General Assembly is held every 2 years. This year the meeting will take place on 20-22 May in Bagà, Spain, 120 km north of Barcelona, close to the French border. The meeting is a unique opportunity for members to better understand the issues and actions that...
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Holding the water on Mount KenyanewsMount Kenya Trust (MKT) is an NGO working to protect and conserve the forest, water and wildlife around Africa’s second highest mountain – Mount Kenya. The Afromontane forests, vast bamboo stands and moorlands host incredible biodiversity including numerous species of IUCN concern such as African Elephant and Mountain...
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Grants for writing Himalaya atmosphere newsnewsAir quality in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is deteriorating by the day. The problem demands urgent attention from governments, policy makers, scientists, stakeholders and the public. The media could play an important role in this regard. With this realization, the Atmosphere Initiative at the International Centre...
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FAO launches funding mechanism for mountainspeak to peakIssue 92 – Month 5 – Year 2016 The May issue of Peak to Peak opens with a story about the launch of a Mountain Facility, or funding mechanism, to address the rising threat of hunger in the mountain areas of developing countries. The newsletter also reports... Download » |
'We are all mountain people', a roundtable saysnewsThe Food and Agriculture Organization Liaison Office for North America (FAO-LOW) organized a meeting with Thomas Hofer, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, to present key results from the FAO study on vulnerability to food insecurity in mountain areas on 3 May 2016. With the key message from |
Radical sustainability in the ApenninesnewsHave you ever eaten a Neolithic food? The Piano Grande, as the name suggests, is a huge plain and is encircled by dramatic mountains in Central Italy. The frequently photographed mountain village of Castelluccio, located at 1 400 metres, is the highest point of habitation in the Apennines. Here I went...
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