![]() Call for abstracts, Mountain Futures conferencenewsThe Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, together with the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and World Agroforestry Centre would like to invite contributions for the second International Conference on Mountain Futures, with a focus on "Ecosystem Rhythms, Land Systems and Sustainable Livelihoods". The International Conference on Mountain Futures... Read more » |
![]() Mountain newspaper receives Energy Globe AwardnewsThe Kyrgyz National Energy Globe Award ceremony was held on 30 November 2017 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The team of the Aiyl Demi ("Rural Life") newspaper, the Kyrgyz national winner of the environmental award, was invited to the Austrian Embassy to receive its prize. During the ceremony, Michael Mueller, Commercial Councellor... Read more » |
![]() 15 years of Mountain PartnershippublicationThis publication celebrates the work of the Mountain Partnership - the only United Nations alliance dedicated to improving the lives of mountain communities and their ecosystems - over 15 years. It profiles key players, charts the achievements at global, regional and national level, and showcases success stories around the world.... Download » |
![]() New issue of MRD Journal is now onlinenewsThe new issue of the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD) focuses on the implications of out- and in-migration on the sustainable development of mountains around the world. Papers in this issue explore several topics, including how asylum seekers, amenity migrants and young people are being integrated in mountain villages... Read more » |
![]() A focus on sustainable mountain food systemsnewsThe fifth edition of the Forum "Origin, Diversity and Territories" (ODT) was held on 1 December 2017 in Bulle, Switzerland and celebrated mountains under the theme "Designing sustainable mountain food systems". The forum explored the richness and dynamism of mountain territories. In her opening remarks, Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, |
![]() Mountain Ecosystem Services and Climate Change: A Global Overview of Potential Threats and Strategies for AdaptationpublicationMountains provide vital resources to a significant proportion of the global population, particularly as the ‘water towers’ of the world, and as a result of their high biological diversity at genetic, species and ecosystem levels. As well as benefiting people and industries in lowland areas, these ecosystem services (ES) form... Download » |
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