Today during the 37th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy the “2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development” key...

The 2011 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report was recently released. This report, prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) presents a multidimensional of global, regional and national hunger,...

Taming food prices. Millions of people around the world live in chronic hunger. When food prices fluctuate wildly as they have in recent years, it's the poor who are hit...

The Lucerne World Mountain Conference closes with a "Call for Action" to bring a conjunct strong message to Rio+20 in June 2012. Twenty years after the Rio 1992 meeting, over...

During the tenth session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP10) - scheduled to convene from 10 to 21 October in Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of...

Nepal has officially opened its section of the Great Himalaya Trail, one of the longest and highest walking trails in the world. The Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) spans the entire...

Participants at this conference will discuss regional and global experiences in mountain development since Rio 1992. The results of the Conference will produce insights that will feed into initiatives and...

Conversations with the Earth: Indigenous Voices on Climate Change is an exhibit being held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Indian (NMAI) in Washington DC (USA) from 22 July...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is collaborating with partners to analyze existing information and develop possible scenarios for Greening the Economy with Agriculture (GEA), including...

On 15 September 2011, Ministers of the Russian Federation and Republic of Kazakhstan officially signed an intergovernmental agreement regarding the establishment of the Trans-boundary Reserve “Altai” on the basis of...

To raise awareness of the importance of mountainous areas in a Green Economy context, and to provide concrete examples of how the world's mountain regions are contributing to the green...

In the newest issue of Mountain Research and Development (MRD) three papers focus on water resources and water management issues in the Indus Basin—one of the largest watersheds in the...

During a recent expedition to Imja Lake, Nepal, in the Himalayas, scientists of the Mountain Institute (TMI) discovered evidence that Jupiter bushes are disappearing. This phenomenon is a “disaster in...

The Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference will take place from 21 to 23 September 2011 in Astana, Kazakhstan, convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Committee...

The “International Conference on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20,” organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), with support from...

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) launched its second global research call. CDKN supports developing countries to deliver climate compatible development, offering advice and technical assistance, cutting-edge research, strategic...

The Mountain Research and Development (MRD) has launched a call for papers focused on how a Green Economy can enhance livelihoods in mountain regions. The papers will contribute to the...

The IV World Conference of the Association for Development World Rural Forum (WRF) on "Family Farming. Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth" will take place from 5 to 7...

On 28 June, some 280 high-level experts from 80 countries attending an international conference in Dresden, Germany approved a declaration claiming for better protection of biological diversity when mitigating climate...

Five short radio broadcasts on water issues in the Andes are now on the website of Consorcio para el Desarollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina (CONDESAN). The broadcasts have been...