International Mountain Day 2012 - Global celebrationsmultimediaPictures from the 2012 celebrations around the world for International Mountain Day, 11 December.
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Teaching Resource Kit for Mountain Countries (UNESCO)publicationThis environmental education kit for mountain countries is intended for secondary (and late primary) school teachers and their pupils. Prepared by UNESCO’s Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences under its Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, the kit offers a creative approach to environmental education and is designed to... Download » |
UNESCO launches Spanish version of mountain education kitnewsUNESCO has launched a Spanish version of its environmental education kit for mountain countries.
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Dam building in the Indian Himalayas threatens biodiversitynewsUnprecedented dam building in the Indian Himalayas holds serious consequences for biodiversity and could pose a threat to human lives and livelihoods, a new study has found. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore, the University of Delhi and the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy...
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MOUNTFOR mountain forest centre to open in ItalynewsThe European Forest Institute and the Edmund Mach Foundation have announced a new mountain forest project centre in northern Italy. The MOUNTFOR Consortium will be located in San Michele all’Adige, Italy, and will aim to provide a scientific basis for the sustainable management of mountain forests. The centre will also help...
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New ‘GeoPortal’ for Fouta Djallon HighlandsnewsThe Fouta Djallon Highlands Integrated Natural Resources Management Project, implemented jointly by the African Union (AU), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), held a regional conference and training workshop in Dakar, Senegal from 10 to 16 December...
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