Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink Despite Steady ClimatenewsSome glaciers of the Himalayas will continue shrinking for many years to come, even if temperatures hold steady, a Brigham Young University geology professor, Summer Rupert, has predicted. Rupper’s most conservative findings indicate that even if climate remained steady, almost 10 percent of Bhutan’s glaciers will vanish within the next...
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Multimedia on policy recommendations for SMD in the AndesnewsDuring the Regional Workshop Post-Rio +20 "Sustainable Mountain Development: Building the future we need" held on November 12-14 in Lima, Peru, the Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN) launched a multimedia which containing key information and policy recommendations for sustainable mountain development in the Andes. The...
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CELA-BMI Conference: “Climate Change and Sustainable Development in the Mountain Regions of Bolivia”newsThe Conference "Climate change and sustainable development in the mountain regions of Bolivia" was held on 21 August 2012, in the city of La Paz, Bolivia. The event was organized by Institute of Socio-Economics, Catholic University (IISEC) and Bolivian Mountain Institute (BMI), as part of the international network CELA Project...
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Bio-Refineries: ideas for a Sustainable WorldeventThe III Latin American Congress on Biorefinery will be held at the Grand Hotel of the lake resort of Pucon, Chile, between 19 and 21 November 2012. The organization is run by the Technology Development Department, the Center of biotechnology, both from the Concepcion University, and the Science and Technology...
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Why invest in sustainable mountain development? (FAO)publicationMountains cover approximately on-quarter of the word's surface and are home to 12 percent of the human population. By providing freshwater and other key environmental services to more than half of humanity, mountain ecosystem play a crucial role in the development of the planet and contribute significantly to the well-being...
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Launch of Sustainable Mountain Development Report and Mountain Research & Development JournalnewsThe University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Centre (MSRC) and Mountain Partnership Central Asia Hub launched the Sustainable Mountain Development in Central Asia – From Rio 1992 to Rio2012 and beyond Report and a special issue of the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD) on Central Asian Mountain...
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