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Africa: Looking at Development of Mountain Areas

The survival of people living in mountainous regions has for the first time made the agenda of the Rio+20 summit which called for "sustainable mountain development".

Africa: Mountain Development Climbs Up the Global Agenda

AlertNet, 2 July 2012

The future of mountains and mountain people got a much-needed boost at June's U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »

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Women collect water in the village of Ha Rantismane in Lesothos mountainous Thaba-Tseka District.

Uganda: Govt Asked to Relocate Landslide-Area Residents

New Vision, 1 July 2012

Government has been asked to use all necessary measures to relocate residents around Mountain Elgon areas to avoid losing more lives. Read more »
Uganda: Why Live in a Landslide Zone?

RNW Africa, 29 June 2012

The Gisu tribe, also known as the Bamasaaba, live in the landslide prone areas on the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda. Even after the recent landslide on 25 June, they… Read more »
Tanzania: Mount Kilimanjaro to Be Conserved

Daily News, 21 June 2012

THE government said on Wednesday it would continue with the efforts of conserving Mount Kilimanjaro and the environment in other parts of the country. Read more »
Kenya: Mount Kenya Project Points the Way to Rural Renewal

AlertNet, 18 June 2012

The long rains, from March through May, were plentiful in Kenya this year, following two years of calamitous drought across much of East Africa. The fields and forests are lush on… Read more »

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