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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Action in mountains vital to global goalsnewsUnited Nations (UN) diplomats in New York, USA, called for efforts to address the rising rate of food insecurity in the mountainous areas of developing countries on 6 May 2016, and to meet the goals defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Gathered by the Permanent Missions to the...
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Video captures Alpine languages and culturesnewsThe Alpine Convention produced a video of its International Mountain Day 2015 celebration, "Reading Mountains", to document and promote mountain literature and culture, in recognition of the role mountain peoples play in the protection and sustainable development of the territory. As part of this initiative, the Italian Delegation of the...
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MPS Coordinator urges action on mountainsnewsA paradigm shift is needed in recognition of the global importance of mountains and the ecosystem services they provide, Thomas Hofer, Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) Coordinator told United Nations Radio in May 2016 ahead of a meeting with diplomats about hunger in the mountains. “There is a mismatch. There is...
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