The “RomaForest2011 Congress” will be held from 23 to 24 June 2011 at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy. This event aims to analyze and discuss the present and...
A special issue of Asia Pacific Mountain Courier on ‘Youth and Climate Change’ Vol. 12 No. 1 (2011) is now online. The review highlights the significance of use of ‘Art’...
The World Environment Day (WED) has been launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since 1972 and celebrated every year on 5 June. WED aims to stimulate public awareness...
The rate of ice loss at two of Greenland’s largest glaciers has increased so much over the last decade that, if melted, the amount would be enough to fill Lake...
The ICIMOD Annual Report 2010 has been released. The Report deals with ICIMOD’s evolution over the years, with a focus on the themes of biodiversity, youth engagement, and remote sensing....
A conference on Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas will take place from 16 to 18 April 2012 at the Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany. The themes...
A Sustainable Mountain Development Summit organized by the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) was held on 21 and 22 May in Nainital (Uttarakhand), India. The summit covered issues related to hydropower,...
Ensuring fresh and pure water to every individual is a significant tool of empowerment for the poor and vulnerable society of the globe. However, inadequate knowledge of policy and regulatory...
A study recently published in the review “Emerging Infectious Diseases” has found that gorilla's living in the national parks in Africa are being infected by a RNA virus called human...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has finalised the second Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study. The new publications include "Asia-Pacific Forests and Forestry to 2020", covering major aspects of forestry...
FAO is part of the new Partnership for Mediterranean forests launched at the Second Mediterranean Forest Week in Avignon, France (5-8 April 2011). Mediterranean forests play a key role for...
The new publication “Energy budget of fodder harvesting pattern along the altitudinal gradient in Garhwal Himalaya” by Shalini Dhyani of G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, R.K. Maikhuri...
SERVIR seeks to recruit a highly motivated and skilled individual for the position of East Africa Regional Director, to be based at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for...
ICIMOD has now released a new book, ‘Framework for Valuing Ecosystem Services in the Himalayas’ by Golam Rasul, Nakul Chettri and Eklabya Sharma. This paper outlines a general framework for...
22 March is the International World Water Day (WWD). Following a decision of the General Assembly in 1993, WWD is held annually on this day as a means of focusing...
On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, decimating villages, agricultural land and infrastructure. Measuring 8.9 (later referred as 9.0) on the Richter scale, the earthquake was...
The Joint Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) – World Commission on protected Areas (WCPA) Theme on Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, Equity and Protected Areas (TILCEPA) is looking...
At the launch of the United Nations International Year of Forests, the Rwandan minister of land and the environment, Stanislas Kamanzi, announced a forest landscape restoration initiative, being the first...
The XIth Alpine Conference will take place on 8 and 9 March 2011 in Brdo pri Kranju (Slovenia). The Alpine Conference is the political decision-making organ of the Alpine Convention...
The “Commission Internationale pour la Protection des Alpes”(CIPRA) is looking for a Major Donor Fundraiser to be based in Schaan in the Principality of Liechtenstein. The incumbent will work with...
