Global
Las Naciones Unidas oficializó el 2011 como Año Internacional de los Bosques, cuyo lema es “Los bosques, para las personas”.
El lanzamiento global se realizó el 2 de febrero durante la reunión de alto nivel de la Novena Sesión del Foro de Bosques de las Naciones Unidas, en Nueva York, Estados Unidos.
La ceremonia fue presidida por Joseph Deiss, Presidente de la 65° sesión de la...
Conoce qué está pasando en el mundo de las montañas, en el ámbito global, en la edición de enero del boletín Peak to Peak de la Alianza para las Montañas: eventos pasados y futuros, nuevas publicaciones y actividades.
La Alianza para las Montañas es una coalición de socios voluntarios que desde el 2002 buscan elevar el nivel de vida de los pobladores y proteger los ecosistemas de montaña...
This Focus Issue of MRD contributes to the International Year of Water Cooperation by presenting knowledge about water governance in mountains—a topic that has received little attention, even though the key role of mountains in providing water for the world’s population is widely acknowledged. MountainDevelopment papers investigate Peruvian communities’ struggles to...
Publicación que recopila prácticas ancestrales de crianza del agua (como los camellones, galerías filtrantes, reservorios, terrazas, etc.) de diferentes lugares de la región Andina y otras regiones mas. El libro se organiza por apítulos temáticos que se van abordando a través de las siguientes preguntas:
- CAPÍTULO 1:...
The UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by the Cooperation and Development Center (CODEV) is pleased to announce that the third International Conference on Technologies for Development: What is Essential? will take place at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland on 4-6 June 2014. The conference – held in English – will offer a high...
- August 19, 2013 - August 30, 2013
- Application Ends On : August 12, 2013
Monitoring is important in implementing afforestation and reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). This e-learning course presents the methods for carbon monitoring in these types of projects, and includes three modules:
- Module 1:...
The Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network (AAKNet) is pleased to present the second Issue of the Africa Adaptation Newsletter. This newsletter offers a comprehensive overview of the latest adaptation practices, policy issues, amongst many in Africa and beyond.
We will be happy to spotlight your Climate Change Adaptation activities, announcements, events, new...
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to the session "Andean communities in the face of global change" (see attachment) which Wageningen University and Research Centre propose together with Giuseppe Feola at the Resilience 2014 Conference taking place 4-8 May 2014, Montpellier, France (http...
Eucalyptus is becoming a dominant tree in the highlands of Ethiopia. The flowering trees that originated in Australia are surprisingly well suited to the region, says a Cornell graduate student. They grow quickly and do not require fertile soil. In Ethiopia, most eucalyptus species do not reseed on their own, so they do not become invasive. They provide shade and can be sold or used for...
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