As temperatures rise and ecosystems change, many plants are in danger of rapid decline. In the foothills around Boulder, the osha plant, wild sarsaparilla and many different species of sedges are threatened by reduced moisture, hotter weather and other effects of climate change. Artist Matthew Mazzotta used these Boulder County-specific
The New Mexico Tourism Department has created a new tourism development division aimed at expanding the state’s tourism base and helping communities develop new tourism products. The department announced this week that the new division will focus on increasing gross receipts taxes and promoting greater economic development opportunities. The new
Phrang Roy, better known as Bah Phrang, works to preserve the knowledge of indigenous communities to ensure the children of today do not lose their links to their identity. As chairman of the North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society, an organisation active in 41 villages in Meghalaya, he promotes
There is a way to eat meat — and stay environmentally friendly — thanks to initiatives like Slow Meat. Around 60 billion animals, without taking fish and other marine animals into account, are farmed and slaughtered every year to satisfy our need for meat. And this is a number set
To everyone their own food is one among the topics to be addressed during a cycle of conferences focusing on food- and tourism-related issues that will take place in Bergamo. In the framework of East Lombardy – European Region of Gastronomy 2017, local tourism and service professionals will be invited
Many years ago, the Saveur contributing editor Shane Mitchell found herself on assignment in Oslo, and reluctant to leave her hotel. “I was frozen—at the time, it felt like I was in such a strange place,” she says. But she was desperately hungry, and the need for a meal pulled
Editors, dancers, actors, musicians, designers and cultural producers from ten South American countries spent three days exchanging information and closing deals in Bogota, Colombia, during the second edition of the Cultural Industry Market of the South (MICSUR). Many of them have discussed future partnerships, like Chilean audiovisual producer Catalina Donoso,
VIDEO. Food tourism is something that is becoming very popular in Ghana, where cuisine is an important part of contemporary tourism. This country has a vibrant food culture, from the ever popular street food, waakye; to the controversy inducing but colourful jollof rice, there’s a lot to sample and enjoy
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), together with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia and the World Cities Scientific Development Alliance (WCSDA), organized the International Silk Road Conference on Nomadic Tourism and Sustainable Cities in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 13-15 October 2016. The conference gathered Ministers and high-level officials from
Up to 122 million more people worldwide could be living in extreme poverty by 2030 as a result of climate change and its impacts on small-scale farmers’ incomes, a major UN report warned on Monday. Climate change is “a major and growing threat to global food security”, said the report,
East Lombardy – European Region of Gastronomy 2017 is a project featuring the enhancement of quality local food and wine products and culinary traditions, with a view to integrating them in the tourism offer and to improving local sustainability. East Lombardy 2017 was presented at TTG, an international B2B exhibition on tourism that
As part of East Lombardy – European Region of Gastronomy 2017, a food truck with East Lombardy’s patronage gave the opportunity to many visitors at Mercatanti in Fiera to discover typical food from Bergamo, Brescia, Cremona and Mantua. East Lombardy – European Region of Gastronomy 2017 is a project featuring the enhancement of quality local food
October 16 is set to be observed as World Food Day, commemorating the founding day of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation in 1945. World Food Day is observed to reaffirm efforts towards ‘zero hunger’ as a global goal. A press note from the Director of Agriculture, Nagaland
On the weekend starting October 15, thousands of registered dietitians and nutrition experts will gather in Boston for one of the largest annual food and nutrition conferences in the U.S. The event, called the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) is hosted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics—the
Two of the busiest streets in two of the island’s key cities could become major tourism hubs, based on the vision outlined by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett. The two streets – Montego Bay’s St James Street and Kingston’s Knutsford Boulevard – have already taken on certain characteristics of their
Minho, European Region of Gastronomy 2016 came under the spotlight during Brussels Open Days on 12 October 2016. A special reception was held to celebrate the award, hosted by the Confraria Gastronómica do Sarrabulho and presided by Francisco de Calheiros,Ambassador for Minho 216 and coordinator of Consórcio MINHO IN Anja
