Publications
The history of Le Marche in Central Italy is very well documented, yet there are few if any books which take the little settlements in the Sibillini mountains (located over 700 meters altitude) as their focal point. Instead, historical writing mentions these mountain hamlets marginally, without detail. Furthermore, there is a total lack of any history of these mountain communities in English....
A joint FAO/CDE publication examines one of the least-known environments in the world. Dryland mountains are of great strategic value to regional and global development – they provide 90% of the freshwater supply to surrounding dry lowlands – and yet they are often overlooked by decision- and policymakers.Dryland mountains are of great strategic value to regional and global development. They...
The World Health Organization (WHO) lists indoor air pollution (IAP) (1) from primitive household cooking fires as the leading environmental cause of death in the world, as it contributes to nearly 2.0 million deaths annually (2)—more deaths than are caused each year by malaria. Almost half of the planet lives in poverty, and those households generally use biomass (wood, crop residues, charcoal,...
Within the project “cc.alps – climate change: thinking one step further!” the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) investigates climate response measures in the Alps. CIPRA compiles information on climate protection activities and adjustments to climate change in the Alps (hereinafter referred to as climate response measures) and analyses the impacts of these climate...
The Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) was developed by the Papa Andina Regional Initiative of the International Potato Center (CIP) to improve the competitiveness of potato market chains and small potato producers in the Andean region of South America. Beginning in 2005, CIP and Papa Andina partnered with the Regional Potato and Sweetpotato Improvement Network in Eastern and Central...
This study aims to document the traditional medicinal plants used by Wancho tribe fo Aranachal Pradesh. The study reveals the use of 13 species of medicinal plants belonging to 12 genera and 12 Families. Wancho tribe in the study area used majority of plant to treat stomach related ailments 33.33%, followed by other common problems like cuts wounds, fracture etc. Due to changes in the religion...
An international mechanism to reduce emission for deforestation and forest degradation and increased carbon stocks through improved forest management (REDD+) is likely to become part of a post-2012 international convention on climate change. Meanwhile, the academic and public debate on the role od forest conservation in climate change mitigation has become increasingly polirized. Many of these...
The sustainability of regional development can be usefully explored through several different lenses. In situations in which uncertainties and change are key features of the ecological landscape and social organization, critical factors for sustainability are resilience, the capacity to cope and adapt, and the conservation of sources of innovation and renewal. However,...
An e-discussion on ‘The Young Can Do! Let’s Protect Forests with Our Hands’ ran in the APMN discussion list from 29 April to 27 May 2009, attracting 30 contributions. The e-discussion was initiated in response to a news post on a sustainability website in Japan listed on 22 April 2009.
Contributions came from a diverse spectrum of participants including academicians, development practitioners,...
The release of this issue of the Mountain Courier should be seen in the context of youth support. This issue on ‘Youth and Climate Change’ has been compiled to underscore the International Year of Youth (IYY) 2010-2011; the upcoming COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico; and the increasing interest of young people in taking part in activities related to climate change issues. These activities will continue...