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Documentary on line on Mawphlang Agrobiodiversity and Food Festival Film

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A documentary on the Mawphlang Agrobiodiversity and Food Festival, prepared by iTALK Production, a group of indigenous youth based in Shillong, India training in mass communication and funded by Slow Food International, is now online. The Mawphlang Agrobiodiversity and Food Festival, sponsored by the Indigenous Partnership, was organized by William...

“Nature & Faune” Magazine calls for submissions – by 31 March 2011

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The “Nature & Faune” Magazine invites to submit manuscript(s) on successes, problems and concerns related to the theme: “Economic and social significance of forests for Africa’s sustainable development”, by 31 December 2011. To receive a copy of the 'Guidelines for Authors', please send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]. “Nature...

International Mountain Day

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The United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003 onwards, as “International Mountain Day”. It is observed every year with a different theme relevant to sustainable mountain development.
This year’s International Mountain Day’s purpose "Mountain minorities and indigenous peoples". This day aims to highlight the threats faced by...

Mountain Research and Development, Volume 30, Issue 4 (November 2010) available online and open access

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The current issue of MRD is available online and free of charge from BioOne. It contains work on various topics relevant to sustainable development in mountains, ranging from tourism and impacts of tourism to biodiversity in relation to human activities, poverty and food security, livestock production, and interaction between indigenous...

Mountain Biodiversity and Global Change

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The present brochure, published by the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) of DIVERSITAS, Institute of Botany, University of Basel with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has been prepared as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 and the Conference of Parties of...