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Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: An outlook
The Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HI-WISE) report draws on recent scientific advances to map for the first time the links between the cryosphere, water, biodiversity, and society in the region, charting the impacts of rapid changes in glaciers and snow on people and nature.
Based on an...
2023 - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Estudio de caso
Understanding and Quantifying Mountain Tourism
This study, jointly developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), addresses the need for relevant data and provides information to improve our understanding of mountain tourism. The study also identifies trends and provides a set...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo
Slow Food Uganda Coffee Festival returns
The event takes place in Mukono Town on May 12
Unlocking community barriers for a profitable and open source agroforestry coffee value chain: this is the leading theme at the 4th Slow Food Uganda Coffee Festival. Slow Food Uganda believes that agroforestry in coffee production is the key to achieving sustainability...
Uganda
2023
Libro
Family Farming in Spain 2023 Yearbook
Agriculture and livestock facing the challenge of climate change. Innovation and entrepreneurship for sustainable progress
In 1994, UPA began the adventure of publishing a Yearbook of Family Farming. The objective was simple, although ambitious: to collect in an annual work the main data, ideas and proposals of this production model, which in the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers we have defended since our origin.
Now,...
Spain
2023 - Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers of Spain - Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (UPA)
Acto
Business Incubator and Accelerator for Mountains and Islands
Mountains and islands make up 30 percent of the earth's surface area and are home to approximately 1.3 billion people. Mountain and island communities are among the worst hit by climate change, suffering from high rates of poverty and hunger and struggling to cope with natural disasters.
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat...
2023 - The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS)
Documento/nota de orientación
Sustainable soil management in mountain regions
Mountain soils represent a finite, virtually non-renewable resource that provides essential ecosystem services for life on Earth, not only in the mountains but also downstream (FAO and ITPS, 2015). Although the average soil formation rate is not easy to assess, due to the variability of the soil forming factors (Jenny,...
2023
Artículo de boletín informativo
UNESCO nomination of Swedish and Norwegian summer-mountain farming and pastoralism
Summer farming at fäbod and seter – knowledge, traditions and practices related to grazing of outlying lands and artisan food production” to the UNESCO Representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity
The gouverments in Sweden and Norway have nominated the "Summer farming at fäbod andseter – knowledge, traditions and practices related to grazing of outlying lands and artisan food production” to the UNESCO Representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity
There are now only 750 active summer- mountain frams in...
Norway
2023 - Norsk seterkultur
Artículo
Socioeconomic Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivation in Providing Sustainable Livelihood to the Mountain Populations of Kashmir Himalayas
Phaseolus vulgaris L. is the major pulse cultivated and culturally inculcated in the food habits of the locals in the Himalayan mountainous region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan. The current study was designed to investigate the role of P. vulgaris cultivation in providing livelihood support and to evaluate...
2023 - ICIMOD
Artículo de revista especializada
Drying of Springs in the Himalayan Region of Nepal: Perspectives of Local Government Leaders on Causes, Consequences, and Conservation Efforts
Spring water plays a crucial role in sustaining life in the Himalayas. Yet these vital water sources are drying as a result of natural and anthropogenic factors. In July and August 2020, we conducted phone interviews with leaders from 300 local government units across Nepal to identify the status of...
Nepal
2023 - Nepal Water Conservation Foundation
Artículo de revista especializada
Revival of Future Smart Foods for Sustainable Food Systems in Nepal: A case of Millets
Millets are one of the Future Smart Foods (FSFs), indigenous to Nepal. Millets are rich in micronutrients, more resilient to water and heat stresses and can be cultivated in marginal lands and at different altitudes ranging from plain terai to high hills. They can contribute to the overall sustainability of...
Nepal
2023 - ICIMOD
Vídeo
Regulating problem weeds on the alp without herbicides
In this video, Käthi and Gerold Gwerder explain how they keep problem weeds under control on the "Wasserberg" alp without herbicides.
2022 - FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
Prácticas
Reducing the risk of wildfires in plantations and forests on hill slopes without human intervention
Saguna Vansavrdhan Technique (SVT) is a simple, low-cost and effective technique which reduces the risk of wildfires, by converting the flammable dry grass into organic manure, promoting natural production of earthworms and soil aggregation, completely stopping soil erosion, improving water infiltration, thus regenerating greenery and biodiversity on degraded lands.
Benefits of...
India
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vídeo
Experiencias de innovación de mujeres rurales
Los premios de excelencia a la innovación de mujeres rurales han constituido una de las líneas de reconocimiento de la Administración General del Estado al trabajo, proyectos y trayectoria de las mujeres rurales.
Desde 2010, la convocatoria anual de los premios tiene como finalidad distinguir proyectos nuevos, excelentes, originales e innovadores...
2022 - Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España
Documento/nota de orientación
Traditional mountain landscapes: crucial for meeting biodiversity and climate targets
Traditional mountain landscapes governed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) conserve unique wildlife and agrobiodiversity, and strongly support climate change adaptation and mitigation by protecting ecosystem services, including grasslands that store almost 50% more carbon than forests.
But mountain biodiversity and the Indigenous and traditional peoples that sustain it are...
Bhutan - China - India - Kenya - Kyrgyzstan - Peru - Tajikistan
2022 - International Institute for Environment and Development IIED
Boletín informativo
IIED - Forests newsletter August 2022 Edition
Welcome to the latest edition of IIED’s forests newsletter.We are excited to announce the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) International Conference, share a story from the FFF's work in Nepal and an Integrated Community Forest Management Monitoring and Evaluation Tool developed by IIED in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance.
2022 - International Institute for Environment and Development IIED
Documento técnico
Registro de actividades y otros datos relevantes Sistemas participativos de ganatia para la produccion organica – cuaderno de trabajo
Este cuaderno práctico, dirigido tanto a productores orgánicos/ecológicos (agricultores, procesadores) como aquellos que han entrado en transición orgánica/ecológica, vinculados acadenas devalor y que trabajan en agroecosistemas de montaña, tiene el objetivo de brindar una herramienta de apoyo para el registro de información importante para la verificación de la calidad orgánica...
2022 - Elaborado por IFOAM - Organics International y la la Secretaría de la Alianza para las Montañas de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).
Artículo de revista especializada
Collaborative Modeling and Simulation to Mitigate High-Elevation Rangeland Degradation in Eastern Bhutan
The contribution of overgrazing to high-elevation rangeland degradation is a problem across the Himalayan region, and it leads to tensions among users. In the alpine areas of eastern Bhutan, 2 communities of settled and seminomadic herders have been engaged in enduring open conflict over access to a large natural pasture....
Bhutan
2022 - Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan
Documento técnico
Low-carbon dairy farm: reducing the climate impact of milk production in the mountains
The Low Carbon Dairy Farm consists of conducting an environmental and technico-economic diagnosis on each farm and identifying potential actions to improve its carbon footprint. The objective is to build a progression strategy in collaboration with the farmer, so that the action plan fits the realities of the farm and...
2021 - Euromontana: the European Association for Mountain Areas
Manual
Recarbonizing global soils: A technical manual of recommended sustainable soil management
Hot spots and bright spots of soil organic carbon
During the last decades, soil organic carbon (SOC) attracted the attention of a much wider array of specialists beyond agriculture and soil science, as it was proven to be one of the most crucial components of the earth’s climate system, which has a great potential to be managed by humans....
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Manual
Recarbonizing global soils: A technical manual of recommended sustainable soil management
Cropland, grassland, integrated systems and farming approaches - Case studies
During the last decades, soil organic carbon (SOC) attracted the attention of a much wider array of specialists beyond agriculture and soil science, as it was proven to be one of the most crucial components of the earth’s climate system, which has a great potential to be managed by humans....
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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