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Climate and Biodiversity Week at Expo 2020 Dubai to feature mountains

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Mobilizing the world for the health of our planet, Climate and Biodiversity Week will take place 3-9 October 2021 at Expo 2020 Dubai, just a month ahead of United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The Week will feature a day-long event dedicated to sustainable and climate resilient mountain development...

Winner of GROW Summer School agrobiodiversity innovation contest announced

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Jyoti Patil from India has won the GROW Summer School innovation contest focused on improving smallholders’ livelihoods through agrobiodiversity in fragile ecosystems.

The GROW Summer School is an annual training programme for young professionals focusing on agrobiodiversity in a changing climate and is organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and partners,...

International Mountain Conference, call for sessions opens 4 October

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The call for sessions for the International Mountain Conference 2022 (IMC2022) opens on 4 October 2021.

The University of Innsbruck will host the IMC2022 on 11–15 September 2022 in Innsbruck, Austria. The IMC2022 builds upon previous mountain conferences and aims to continue this scientific conference series on mountain research....

High Summit COP26: International conference on mountains, climate change and sustainable development

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This two-day scientific conference takes place in September during the UNFCCC Pre-COP in Italy. Organized in nine thematic sessions, each session will be opened by a moderator, followed by scientific and technical presentations by leading international experts. The event is organized by EvK2Minoprio in the framework of the Mountain Partnership.

UN Food Systems Summit 2021

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The UN Secretary-General will convene a Food Systems Summit with the aim of maximizing the co-benefits of a food systems approach across the entire 2030 Agenda and meeting the challenges of climate change. The Summit aims to provide a platform for ambitious new actions and innovative solutions, and plans to transform...

Summer Field School on Mountain Ecosystems and Resource Management

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The Grassroots Institute, alongside its partners and collaborators, is holding a Summer Field School on Mountain Ecosystems and Resource Management (FSc MER 2021). The training will examine mountain ecosystems in the contexts of human development and natural resources. The programme takes an intersectional approach to natural resource management, considering...