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IPROMO 2018 Summer School: Bioeconomy in mountain areas

From: 18.06.2018 to: 02.07.2018

The 11th International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO) will focus on bioeconomy as an opportunity for local development in mountain areas. A particular emphasis will be placed on the importance of a participatory approach whereby local communities and authorities closely cooperate. IPROMO 2018 is organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, the University of Turin and the University of Tuscia, in collaboration with CNR-IRPI, the Institut Agricole Régional, the City of Ormea, the City of Pieve Tesino, the Community of Valsugana and Tesino and the Autonomous Province of Trento,

The course will include lectures, seminars, group work and field trips. The lecturers will be experts from the UN system, universities, international organizations and NGOs. A field trip to Aosta Valley in cooperation with the Institut Agricole Régional will allow participants to discover different examples of mountain resources management.

About 30 professionals will attend the course and preference will be given to participants coming from countries and organizations which are members of the Mountain Partnership.

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