Planetary health and mountainseventThe event "We Are All Mountain People: connecting the lives and livelihoods and health of people to the earth’s natural systems" will take place at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 3 October from 8.30 to 17.00 CEST. The event is being... Read more » |
Members’ Voices: Santiago Fernández Peña, Andean Alliance for Sustainable DevelopmentnewsIn this latest Members' Voices feature, Santiago Fernández Peña, Grant and Development Manager of the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development (AASD), discusses AASD's commitment to community-led development in the Andean highlands of Peru. What is the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development's mission? The Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development – or as we... Read more » |
Sixth GROW training concludes, innovation contest winner announcednewsYsa Calderón from Peru has won the 2023 GROW Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate innovation contest. Her project aims to protect biodiversity and addresses threats to pollinators such as climate change, pesticides and deforestation. The project emphasizes supporting women. The annual GROW course “Agrobiodiversity in a changing climate” closed on... Read more » |
National trainings on sustainable mountain management held in Montenegro and PakistannewsTwo national trainings on mountain vulnerability assessment have been conducted within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) project "Sustainable management of natural resources in mountain areas". The trainings were executed by the FAO Mountain Partnership Secretariat together with the University of Rome "La... Read more » |
Restoring mountain ecosystems - Challenges, case studies and recommendations for implementing the UN Decade Principles for Mountain Ecosystem RestorationpublicationMountains are home to a variety of ecosystems that provide vital services directly to 1.1 billion people and billions of others living in connected lowland areas. Half of humanity depends on mountains for the provision of freshwater alone. Mountain ecosystems cool local temperatures, increase water retention, provide carbon storage, and... Download » |
Safeguarding Mountain Ecosystems: A Global ChallengepublicationSafeguarding Mountain Ecosystems: A Global Challenge provides an overview of the relevant research in mountain regions worldwide, identifying existing challenges and providing an understanding of the diversity of mountain ecosystems in different regions. Mountain ecosystems are increasingly vulnerable to modified climate conditions and other global changes (demographic, migration, urbanization). In... Download » |
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