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Article de revue spécialisée
Against the tide: The future of transhumant herders in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of Nepal
Transhumant pastoralism, with its cultural, ecological, and socioeconomic significance, is an important livelihood strategy for mountain communities. Despite its importance, transhumant pastoralism is declining in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. This study examines the drivers of change experienced by transhumant herders in Bajhang, western Nepal, to understand future implications for...
Nepal
2021 - The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Ouvrage
Mountain farming systems - seeds for the future: Sustainable agricultural practices for resilient mountain livelihoods
This publication presents a collection of case studies by Mountain Partnership (MP) members from around the world, highlighting experiences of agroecological mountain farming systems. It aims to increase attention toward agroecological principles and approaches and showcase their potential. The MP, the only United Nations global voluntary alliance dedicated to sustainable...
Armenia - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - China - India - Italy - Kyrgyzstan - Morocco - Nepal - Panama - Peru - Philippines - Portugal - Romania - Sierra Leone - Switzerland - Thailand - United Republic of Tanzania - Viet Nam
2021 - FAO
Article de blog
Promoting local cattle breed enhances sustainability in mountainous areas of Serbia
Known for their smaller size and brown colour, Busha cattle have withstood the harsh climate and living conditions in mountainous parts of the Balkan Peninsula for centuries. In Serbia, the Busha breed is not only an important element of animal genetic diversity, but also a source of food and income...
Serbia
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
EP Think Tank underlines Euromontana’s contribution to the Smart Villages concept
Euromontana has worked on the Smart Villages concept since 2017 as member of the European Network for Rural Development’s Thematic Group on the topic.
Through the Horizon 2020 project SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas), Euromontana also contributed to broaden the definition of the concept, by advocating that the Smart Villages approach...
2021 - EuroMontana
Étude de cas
Bringing cultures together on the farms and mountains of Viet Nam
Cooperatives are boosting farming, incomes and community spirit
Ma Thi Ninh thought farming would be relatively easy. The Yen Duong area of Viet Nam where she lives has excellent, arable land and offers many sought-after products, including organic sticky rice, seasonal vegetables and bamboo used for traditional handicraft products. But once she started to farm and trade in...
Viet Nam
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
Tras un año de usurpación en su campo, un pequeño productor cordobés logra que la Justicia se lo restituya con el acompañamiento gremial de FAA
Un caso acerca de la titulación precaria de tierras
El 14 de abril de 2020, el federado Daniel Ahumada fue víctima de la usurpación de su campo, ubicado en Cruz del Eje, provincia de Córdoba. El usurpador, valiéndose de un arma de fuego, amenazó a Daniel, su madre y su hijo, para quedarse con la propiedad, argumentando haberla comprado....
Argentina
2021 - Federación Agraria Argentina (FAA)
Rapport
Mountain farming systems – seeds for the future
Sustainable agricultural practices for resilient mountain livelihoods
This publication presents a collection of case studies by Mountain Partnership (MP) members from around the world, highlighting experiences of agroecological mountain farming systems. It aims to increase attention toward agroecological principles and approaches and showcase their potential. The MP, the only United Nations global voluntary alliance dedicated to sustainable...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Événement
Being young in a mountain area in 2021
On 12th October 2021, Euromontana organised its annual conference on “Being young in a mountain area in 2021”. The event was the opportunity to highlight the needs and desires of young people for the future of the mountains. The conference gave the floor to different mountain organisations that have recently...
2021 - EUROMONTANA
Rapport
Securing a Future for the World’s Threatened Trees - A Global Challenge
The State of the World’s Trees, published in September 2021, shares the results of the Global Tree Assessment (GTA) - the first conservation assessment of all of the world’s trees. The results tell us that 30% of all tree species - more than 17,500 species - are threatened with extinction....
2021 - Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
Étude de cas
Bringing cultures together on the farms and mountains of Viet Nam
Cooperatives are boosting farming, incomes and community spirit
Ma Thi Ninh thought farming would be relatively easy. The Yen Duong area of Viet Nam where she lives has excellent, arable land and offers many sought-after products, including organic sticky rice, seasonal vegetables and bamboo used for traditional handicraft products. But once she started to farm and trade in...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Article de blog
The European Rural Observatory must support the analysis of post-COVID-19 ruralisation trends argues Euromontana
How to encourage generation renewal, young people to stay, newcomers to settle? Which barriers do they face and how policies can help to overcome them? These were the questions raised during the conference of the Horizon 2020 project Ruralization on 8th and 9th November 2021, where Blandine Camus, Communication and Policy Officer,...
2021 - EUROMONTANA
Article de blog
Rural proofing from global to national in Spain
In Spain, the G100 Rural Proofing project aims to develop a Spanish model for rural proofing. The G100 initiative is led by the social economy NGO El Hueco and is supported by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and the region of Navarra.
The impact of legislation on rural areas has been analysed for...
2021 - Euromontana: the European Association for Mountain Areas
Rapport
Overview of sustainable practices for the management of mountain grasslands in Europe
This report, elaborated in the frame of EU-funded LIFE project OREKA MENDIAN (2016-2022), focuses on how human activities can support sustainable management of mountain grasslands in Europe.
Today, more than 75% of the grassland area in the EU-28 is considered to have an unfavourable conservation status. The widely negative picture of...
European Union
2021 - OREKA MENDIAN
Article de blog
How to support mountain agriculture during the COVID-19 crisis? Get inspired by some initiatives
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers face various issues to continue feeding people but also to find alternative distribution channels for their products. With the closure of markets in many countries and the shift of consumer demand to certain types of products, such as flour and eggs, different...
2020 - Euromontana
Article de blog
The European Green Deal – mountain communities can make a big difference claims the CoR
In February 2020, during the first plenary session of the recently renewed European Committee of the Regions (CoR) members adopted the opinion “Towards sustainable neighborhoods and small communities – Environment policy below municipal level” by rapporteur Gaetano Armao (IT/EPP). Euromontana is pleased to see that the rapporteur integrated its suggestions...
European Union
2020 - Euromontana
Article de revue spécialisée
Rice diversity and farmers’ preferences for varietal attributes in Myanmar
Myanmar falls within the center of the genetic diversity of many economically important crops, including wild and cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.). However, the majority of the genetic resources of Myanmar, particularly local varieties, and their distribution remain poorly understood. The present study was conducted to investigate the on-farm varietal diversity...
Myanmar
2020 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Apprentissage en ligne
Pastoralism and Uncertainty - online course
Introduces key debates and concepts about pastoralism, and explores the varying ways that pastoralists respond to uncertainty around the world.
Based on the work of the PASTRES programme, the course is aimed at students, practitioners and policy-makers. It is divided into 13 parts with a lecture, suggested readings and questions in...
2020 - Institute of Development Studies
Article de revue spécialisée
Ethnic and cultural diversity amongst yak herding communities in the Asian highlands
Ethnic and cultural diversity amongst yak herding communities in the Asian highlands
Yak (Bos grunniens L.) herding plays an important role in the domestic economy throughout much of the Asian highlands. Yak represents a major mammal species of the rangelands found across the Asian highlands from Russia and Kyrgyzstan in the west to the Hengduan Mountains of China in the east. Yak...
2020 - ICIMOD
Article de blog
How to demonstrate solidarity in mountain areas during the COVID-19 crisis? Get inspired by some initiatives
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mountain communities face unprecedented challenges due to the lockdown and isolation. The situation brings social difficulties for people, even more those living in remote areas, and financial ones for rural businesses affected by the closure.
This item of news aims at sharing experiences and inspiring...
2020 - Euromontana
Article de blog
Cafés especiais do Brasil terão proteção na UE contra imitação
A equipe do Mapa conversou com produtores de Mantiqueira de Minas e Alta Mogiana, que produzem cafés que serão protegidos no mercado europeu por causa do acordo Mercosul-UE.
Mantiqueira de Minas (MG) é conhecida pelo clima de montanha e as estâncias hidrominerais, cujas águas são terapêuticas. Na região, é produzido também um dos cafés mais conceituados do país.
Com as lavouras nas áreas montanhosas, sem mecanização, o café da Mantiqueira de Minas ganhou notoriedade nacional e internacional. Em maio...
Brazil
2020 - Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
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