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UN recognizes multi-country effort to protect mountain ecosystems

UN recognizes multi-country effort to protect mountain ecosystems

13.12.2022

The United Nations (UN) has recognized a collaborative initiative to protect mountain landscapes in Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Serbia and Uganda as one of 10 pioneering efforts to revive the natural world.

The UN designated the work, which is helping to safeguard a range of imperilled species, including mountain gorillas and snow leopards,...

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FAO and UNDP in Rwanda launch activities on enhancing agrifood value chains in mountains

FAO and UNDP in Rwanda launch activities on enhancing agrifood value chains in mountains

18.05.2022

Vestine Mukamurenzi is 36 years old, a beekeeper, honey producer and mother of two. She is one of eight women members of the Imbaraga Karambo Cooperative, located in the Gicumbi...

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Coffee boosts livelihoods and protects slopes in the Philippine Cordillera

Coffee boosts livelihoods and protects slopes in the Philippine Cordillera

13.05.2022

What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? For many, the answer would be: get up and make yourself a fresh cup of coffee....

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Mountain adaptation solutions: turning challenges into opportunities

Mountain adaptation solutions: turning challenges into opportunities

10.05.2022

From Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to the highlands of Armenia, the climate crisis is being increasingly felt in vulnerable mountain environments. Amplified warming at higher elevations, changing precipitation patterns and...

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CIPRA celebrates 70 years of Alpine protection

CIPRA celebrates 70 years of Alpine protection

09.05.2022

Connecting people, overcoming borders, protecting the Alps: For 70 years, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) has been working for a good life in the...

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Launching event of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

Launching event of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

29.04.2022

The launching event of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, 2022, aimed to raise awareness of the importance of mountains for sustainable development.

Mountains are home to 15 percent of...

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Sustainable Mountains: FAO calls for transformative response to climate threat

Sustainable Mountains: FAO calls for transformative response to climate threat

28.04.2022

The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a change of pace in the way we protect our mountains, as...

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