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Strengthening mountain populations’ livelihoods with improved policies for sustainable agriculture and rural development
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 Project rationales
Physically isolated, socially and politically marginalized, mountain populations are among the most vulnerable in the world. However, specific policies, legislation and institutions can play a vital role in promoting food security, rural livelihoods and sustainable development in these regions.
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Latest News
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Workshop on Remuneration of Positive Externalities, FAO Rome, 15 – 16 April 2009
On 15-16 April 2009 a workshop was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome about the remuneration of positive externalities (RPE) in mountain regions to concretely plan further the third phase of the SARD-M project. [more...]
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Consultation workshop on policies, institutions and processes in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 22th May 2009
Regional Focal Point Sub Saharan Africa, who started in March 2008, is assessing the policies, institutions and processes applied in Ethiopia for the development of mountain regions. [more...]
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Workshop on “How to best remunerate mountain rural people for their provision of positive externalities”, Vienna International Center, 19th May 2009
Euromontana, SARD-M project, UNEP Vienna and Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development (Skopje) held in Vienna on 19-20th May 2009 a workshop to present lessons from different cases studies throughout Europe exemplifying the valorisation of positive externalities in the frame of Unesco Biospheres. [more...]
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Summary of the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountain Regions (SARD-M) member states meeting, 27th May 2009
The ‘Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountain regions’ project (SARD-M) organized a meeting on “Food Security through additional income generation: remuneration of positive externalities”, held on 27th May 2009 at FAO Headquarter in Rome. [more...]
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