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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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Adaptation strategies in montane regions are key to water security

Adaptation strategies in montane regions are key to water security

03.12.2013

“The important role played by mountains in freshwater supply and regulation justifies their reputation as ‘water towers’ of the world,” according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

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Animation spot shows why mountains matter

Animation spot shows why mountains matter

27.11.2013

This year’s spot for International Mountain Day shows why mountains matter by providing crucial facts and figures. Mountains cover over a quarter of the earth’s land area, are home to...

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Participatory resource management for the mountain forest areas of Kyrgyzstan

Participatory resource management for the mountain forest areas of Kyrgyzstan

26.11.2013

The Association of Forest and Land Users of Kyrgyzstan (AFLU) held a National Forum with its members in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 22 November 2013. Grown from ten in...

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Global Landscapes Forum addresses mountains

Global Landscapes Forum addresses mountains

20.11.2013

Local community empowerment is essential to building climate change resilience in mountains, concluded the panelists and participants at a two-hour session moderated by Thomas Hofer, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership...

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Kyrgyz women share experiences with rural Afghan women

Kyrgyz women share experiences with rural Afghan women

19.11.2013

The Agency for Development Initiatives (ADI), a network of women self-help groups in Kyrgyzstan, is hosting a group of Afghan women, who arrived on 19 November 2013 for...

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Helping bats enrich the soils in the Togo mountains

Helping bats enrich the soils in the Togo mountains

08.11.2013

Les Compagnons Ruraux, a Togolese non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes the conservation of mountain ecosystems and their biodiversity, is looking for partners and donors to set up field...

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