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Harvestmen— a spider-like arachnid— are among the first creatures to inhabit land in the wake of glacier retreat, according to a recent study by Sigmund Hågvar and Daniel Flø in the ...
This guide describes the practical application of FAO’s ‘Save and Grow’ model of sustainable crop production intensification to the world’s key food security crops: maize, rice and wheat. With examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America, it shows how ecosystem-based farming systems...
“When we organized our first commercial Master Class, we did not expect all this to happen” said Andrey Zaytsev, FLEG Country Program Coordinator for IUCN Russia, “I am very pleased to see that...
- Desde el medio ambiente hasta la seguridad internacional y la inminente Cuarta Revolución Industrial, el Informe Riesgos Globales 2016 detecta riesgos en alza para 2016.
- Cada vez hay más evidencia de que las interrelaciones entre riesgos son cada vez más estrechas,...
The Andean Forests Program together with the ASEAN Social Forestry Network, African Forest Forum and the Global Program on Climate Change of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation organized a joint session...
Plans for skyscraper wind turbines on Denbigh Moors will leave the mountains of Snowdonia “fenced in” and “backclothed” by the towers, it is claimed.
Planners are backing moves to build the 16-turbine Brenig wind farm, near Llyn Brenig, in North Wales, despite concerns from the ...
Mount Elbrus isn’t technically a mountain — it is an inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, near the Georgian border in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia, Russia.
With an elevation of 18,510 feet (5,642 meters), it is part of the Caucasus...
The Alps are the birthplace of downhill skiing and a crucible for mountain climbing – but now the French government is trying to help their winter tourist towns adapt to a warming world. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visited the Mer de Glace (the Sea of Ice) Friday on Mont Blanc...
In preparation for the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that will take place in Paris during the period 30 November – 11 December, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat in collaboration...
The 7th edition of the Kiku. International Summit (IMS) will take place from October 12th till October 18th 2015 and offers an extensive program with different package options. Experiences in the mountains, meetings with people from the mountains and the confrontation with...
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