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Bridging tradition and innovation: GIAHS workshop explores new paths for sustainable agriculture

Bridging tradition and innovation: GIAHS workshop explores new paths for sustainable agriculture

19.09.2024

The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized a workshop on Traditional Knowledge and Innovation in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. Representatives from seven GIAHS sites, spanning Bangladesh, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Morocco, the Philippines and a virtual presence from Spain, convened to...

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Central Asia and Afghanistan mountain research fellowships offered

Central Asia and Afghanistan mountain research fellowships offered

09.08.2013

The University of Central Asia (UCA), through its Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI), is offering fellowships to strengthen the capacity of researchers from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic...

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ADI steps up Kyrgyzstan herb project

ADI steps up Kyrgyzstan herb project

07.08.2013

The Agency of Development Initiatives (ADI) is stepping up a private partnership project working with women’s self-help groups to supply organic valerian from Kyrgyzstan to Europe.

Two years...

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Alfred the Yeti explains mountain climate change

Alfred the Yeti explains mountain climate change

05.08.2013

The Ev-K2-CNR Committee has recruited a yeti to help explain climate change in mountains to a wide audience.

So far six video episodes have been released on YouTube showing Alfred...

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Alpine Convention welcomes new secretary general

Alpine Convention welcomes new secretary general

02.08.2013

The Alpine Convention has welcomed a new secretary general, Markus Reiterer, who took up his new role at the start of July.

The 45-year-old lawyer and diplomat is the first Austrian...

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Dean’s Beans receives second major award this year

Dean’s Beans receives second major award this year

29.07.2013

Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company has received a major international award for its innovative development work in mountain coffee communities throughout Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Founder and CEO Dean...

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Fundación Agreste joins forces with Kimberly-Clark for water project

Fundación Agreste joins forces with Kimberly-Clark for water project

25.07.2013

Fundación Agreste is working with Kimberly-Clark Argentina to revitalize the town of Paso Grande in Argentina’s Conlara Valley by providing access to safe drinking water and improving livelihoods.

In addition to...

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