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The sixth IPROMO training programme on sustainable mountain development will take place 12-22 July in Ormea, Italy, jointly organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization and...
How can mountains contribute to EU 2020 Goals? How will investment in mountain areas lead to successful achievement of the 11 common strategic framework priorities?
Today, when snowy Brussels is experiencing the daily winter life of many mountain people, Euromontana is happy to communicate the first output of the « Toward Mountains 2020 » process.
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This issue of MRD examines adaptive capacity in hill farming, institutional and ecological aspects of rangeland management, geospatial selection of reforestation areas, effects of air pollution and other abiotic conditions on mountain forests, improved vegetation classification, downscaling of climate projections, land surface temperature assessment, and effects of weather on glacial debris...
Mountain Research and Development (MRD) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) invite well-validated and sound analyses of approaches to and conditions for initiating gender-positive transformation in mountain environments. Abstracts are due by 15 April 2013, full papers by 1 September 2013.
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a not-for-profit association formed in 2004 in response to the urgent and pressing global call for sustainably produced palm oil. The objective of this association is to promote the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders. The RSPO brings together...
La preservación de los bosques con alta diversidad podría aumentar la captación de carbono de la atmósfera. Es una de las conclusiones a las que ha llegado un estudio liderado por el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) en el que se han analizado más de 55.000 parcelas en 11 tipos de bosques diferentes en España, Francia, Países Bajos, Suiza y Suecia. Los resultados han sido...
The Russian Federal Forestry Agency and the ECE-FAO Forestry and Timber Section are pleased to announce the organization of the seminar on ‘Forest Products and Technologies for the Future’ to be held at the Saint Petersburg State Technological University of Plant Polymers from 22 to 24 May 2013.
Russia has more than a fifth of the world's forests, which makes it the largest forest...
We are happy to announce that the next and 5th World Forum on Human Rights will be held from wednesday22 to saturday 25 of May 2013 at the Cité Nantes Events Center - France.
Under the heading « Sustainable development – Human Rights: a common struggle? », the Forum 2013 will address the issue of sustainable development in...
The Mountain Research Initiative invites you to participate in its Key Contact Workshop for mountain researchers of all disciplines.
MRI provide a setting that stimulates interdisciplinary thinking and that allows peers to take a fresh look at each other's research.
They invite scientists in all stages of their careers and with diverse...
On the occasion of its centenary (1913-2013), the Revue de Géographie Alpine /Journal of Alpine Research (RGA/JAR) is holding a competition for young researchers working in Alpine studies.
PhD, post-doc and master's students are invited to submit scientific papers based on their research. Papers will be evaluated according to standard scientific publishing criteria and a jury...
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