IMD 2021 to focus on sustainable mountain tourism
The theme of this year's International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December will be sustainable mountain tourism. Sustainable tourism in mountains can contribute to creating additional and alternative livelihood options and promoting poverty alleviation, social inclusion, as well as landscape and biodiversity conservation. It is a way to preserve the natural,...
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Milan Fashion Week: Rural mountain women collaborate with top Italian designer
A unique collection by Italian-Haitian fashion designer Stella Jean and craftswomen from the mountains of Kyrgyzstan will be highlighted at Milan Fashion Week today. The collaboration is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through its Women’s Committee and the Mountain Partnership Products initiative, a...
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Red, the colour of prosperity for indigenous Ulikan rice farmers in the Philippines
It is 6.00 in the Pasil River Valley of Kalinga Province in the Philippine Cordillera. Lucious green mountains dotted with rice fields extend as far as the eye can see. Lita Caniw, 72, is headed to work at her six parcels of land in the Fummag Rice Terraces. Throughout her...
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Webinar highlights opportunities of UN Decade of Family Farming
Empowering family famers and stimulating long-term commitments in their favour was the aim of a webinar organized by Slow Food and the World Rural Forum. The event highlighted the challenges and opportunities faced by family farmers as well as family farmers’ importance and contribution to achieving...
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