Regional Seminar
"Energy and Climate change in cold regions", Ladakh, April 2009 (GERES). [more...]

“Food security through additional income generation - Which policies, institutions and processes for realisable actions and test in pilot countries?”
A programme is being considered on rewarding environmental services / positive externalities derived from the different roles of sustainable agriculture and rural areas in mountain regions: the objective would be to provide advice for decision makers, on how to implement payment of environmental services in mountain regions (and also other forms of rewards). [more...]

Fourth Meeting of the Regional Focal Points: A continuing commitment to work towards the improvement SARD-M policies, institutions and processes
The SARD-M Project Regional Focal Points met for the fourth time from 3-5 March 2008 at FAO headquarters in Rome to review activities conducted during the first phase (2005-2007) and to discuss on activities to be carried out during the second phase (2008-2009). [more...]

Interregional analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of policies, institutions and processes for SARD in mountain regions
A summary of the Interregional analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of policies, institutions and processes for SARD in mountain regions is now available (6 pages). [more...]

SARD-M policy assessments
Three Regional Summaries are available: Assessment of SARD-M policies in Latin America + Member States of the Carpathian Convention + mountain States of the Balkan Region

Three information sheets / synthesis of these summaries are available (3 languages)

One full report about assessment of Policies, Institutions and Processes in Bulgaria (in English) [more...]

The 62nd United Nations General Assembly has raised mountain-related issues
At the last United Nations General Assembly, the Secretary General submitted a report on sustainable mountain development (ref.: A/62/292). [more...]

Side Event at the 16th session of the Sustainable Development Committee (New York, 8 May 2008)
During the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) meeting, the Swiss government organised a side event on 8 May 2008 on « Key policy issues facing agriculture and rural development in mountain regions” [more...]