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Project aims to alleviate poverty in Moroccan mountains
27/05/2013
A project by the Moroccan government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to develop agricultural commodities in the mountain areas of Al Haouz, Morocco, is moving into its...
Applications open for Rolex Awards for Enterprise
20/05/2013
Applications are open for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, which are given for new or ongoing projects anywhere in the world that deserve support for their capacity to improve lives...
Preregistration open for Central Asian Mountain Program Forum 2013
16/05/2013
Preregistration is now open for the Central Asian Mountain Program (CAMP) Forum, which will take place 27-29 August this year in Kalmak Ashu village, Chuy Oblast, Kyrgyzstan. The topic of...
VIDEO: The Mountain Institute's Director-General discusses mountains and climate change
09/05/2013
The director-general of the Mountain Institute, Andrew Taber, has given a video interview about the work of the Institute and the mountain agenda. Taber discusses working to alleviate climate change and...
Scholarship available for online MSc in Sustainable Mountain Development
02/05/2013
A scholarship towards the costs of participating in a part-time online MSc Sustainable Mountain Development offered by the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, is available for one student...
Sustainable tourism strategy for the Carpathian Mountains in development
26/04/2013
The development of a strategy focusing on sustainable tourism development is under way in the countries of the Carpathian Mountains – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and...
Kyrgyz Republic mountain forest project pilot sites discussed
24/04/2013
Kyrgyz Republic-based Mountain Partnership members met with national consultants working on a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/Global Environment Facility (GEF) project on sustainable mountain forest management in Bishkek on 5...
Online MSc in sustainable mountain development
22/04/2013
Places are available for the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) MSc in Sustainable Mountain Development, an online, part-time interdisciplinary degree addressing social, environmental, economic, and professional development issues...
ICIMOD launches Water and Life photo competition
19/04/2013
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is organizing a digital photo contest on the theme of 'Water and Life' to celebrate its 30th anniversary, coinciding with the United...
Andean wetland research project launched in Bolivia
15/04/2013
The Bolivian Mountain Institute (BMI) is participating in BIO-THAW, an international project to model biodiversity and land use interactions under changing glacial water availability in the tropical high Andean wetlands of...
Kindergartens and greenhouses in Kyrgyzstan
12/04/2013
The Public Foundation Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP KG) is working on two projects in Kyrgyzstan. The first has opened 18 community-based kindergartens in villages of Osh province to support...
ICIMOD and SKODA team up for Nepal air quality
10/04/2013
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the ŠKODA Division of MAW Enterprises Private Limited have entered into a partnership to improve air quality in Nepal and raise...
Soluciones Prácticas creates online camelid farming portal
08/04/2013
Soluciones Prácticas has created the largest digital repository of information on camelid farming in Latin America - a sector that involves more than 150,000 families in Peru and Bolivia. Currently the...
Global mountain stewardship award open for applications
28/03/2013
The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) is accepting nominations for its global stewardship award, the UIAA Mountain Protection Award. The award aims to highlight tourism activities that promote conservation of...
Active Remedy contributes to UN water security report
27/03/2013
Mountain Partnership member Active Remedy has contributed to a United Nations Analytical Brief on water security.Released in March to coincide with World Water Day, the brief explains issues of concern...
Kyrgyz Republic mountain forest project gets under way
26/03/2013
The first workshop in the preparation of a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/Global Environment Facility (GEF) project on “Sustainable management of mountain forests and land resources of the Kyrgyz Republic...
Commitment from Asian mountain experts on climate change
25/03/2013
Experts from Asian mountains committed themselves to working together for social and ecological resilience to climate change at the Regional Workshop on Climate Change Impacts in Asian Mountains in...
Call for case studies for new publication on Mountain Family Farming
23/03/2013
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat, the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) are planning a publication on...
Mountain children draw for the International Day of Forests
21/03/2013
The Association of Forest and Land Users of Kyrgyzstan organized a competition of children’s drawings in the remote mountainous village of Kochkorka for the first International Forest Day, 21 March...
‘Vulture restaurants’ among Maloti Drakensberg conservation efforts
19/03/2013
Highly endangered Bearded Vultures are dining out at special ‘vulture restaurants’ as part of conservation efforts in the Maloti and Drakensberg mountains. The restaurants provide animal carcasses for the birds to...