Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink Despite Steady Climate

Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink Despite Steady Climate

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Some glaciers of the Himalayas will continue shrinking for many years to come, even if temperatures hold steady, a Brigham Young University geology professor, Summer Rupert, has predicted. Rupper’s most conservative findings indicate that even if climate remained steady, almost 10 percent of Bhutan’s glaciers will vanish within the next...

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Запуск Проекта «Тотемное Ожерелье»

Запуск Проекта «Тотемное Ожерелье»

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Российская НКО «Фонд устойчивого развития Алтая» (FSDA) совместно с американской НКО «Программа Содействия Алтаю» (AAP)  приступили к реализации проекта «Тотемное Ожерелье» в июне 2012 года в рамках  реализации Российско-американской программы по сотрудничеству институтов гражданского общества (РАПСИГО) при финансовой поддержке Агентства США по международному развитию (АМР США) через Фонд «Евразия». Более...

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  Totem Necklace Project Launched

Totem Necklace Project Launched

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Russian NGO “Foundation for Sustainable Development of Altai” (FSDA) jointly with American NGO “Altai Assistance Project Inc.” (AAP) launched the Totem Necklace Project in June 2012 in the frame of the US-Russia Civil Society Partnership Program (CSPP) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Eurasia Foundation....

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Equator Prize Award Ceremony

Equator Prize Award Ceremony

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The Equator Prize is awarded biannually to recognize and advance local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities. As local and indigenous groups across the world chart a path towards sustainable development, the Equator Prize spotlights 25 local initiatives by honouring them on an international stage. The event,...

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World Environment Day: EvK2CNR disseminates climate education in the schools of Nepal

World Environment Day: EvK2CNR disseminates climate education in the schools of Nepal

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What does the word "climate" mean? What are climate change and global warming? How do these things affect our lives, animals, plants and mountains? These are simple, but important questions that school children from the Khumbu Valley in Nepal, will face in the occasion of World Environment Day established by...

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Why the Alps matter

Why the Alps matter

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Policy brief presented at Rio+20

 

The Alps are a coherent mountain region covering 190,568 km2 across eight countries, with a population of 14 million. Their central location in western Europe gives them many important roles for the continent. The Alpine economy is based on a symbiosis of...

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