Mountain Partnership

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18/05/2021
The Feminist Hiking Collective has launched the “Edelweiss Resist” campaign to raise awareness about mountain ecosystem protection. For the campaign, the Collective has developed materials on “leave no trace” practices...
17/05/2021
Grasslands cover 15.9 percent of the area of the 28 countries of the European Union (EU-28) and represent the third most dominant ecosystem in Europe as well as one of...
11/05/2021
Slow Food in collaboration with the Lavazza Group has launched the Slow Food Coffee Coalition. The objective of the new open network is to improve the relationship between farmers and...
10/05/2021
In light of the 2021 International Mountain Day theme, “Sustainable Mountain Tourism,” the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are joining forces to produce...
06/05/2021
The Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations (UN) in New York, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Mountainous Countries and with the collaboration of...
29/04/2021
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the fourteenth IPROMO Summer School. The annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by...
23/04/2021
In the latest installment of Sister Cities International’s Global Conversation Series on City Resiliency, partners examined experiences and best practices of cities adapting to climate-related risks and the importance of...
20/04/2021
Twenty young activists between the ages of 18 and 25 participated in the first ever School of Climate Leadership (SCL), held on 25-27 March 2021 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The School...
15/04/2021
Empowering family famers and stimulating long-term commitments in their favour was the aim of a webinar organized by Slow Food and the World Rural Forum. The event highlighted the challenges...
09/04/2021
Two students from the Centro Regional Universitario de Tierras Altas (CRUTA), Edwin De Gracia and Yeferson Martínez, are the winners of the Stories from the Summit contest. Their proposals will...
02/04/2021
Members of the Utah International Mountain Forum (UIMF), a coalition of student clubs at Utah Valley University (UVU), showcased Utah as a promising model for sustainable mountain development during a...
01/04/2021
For the last ten years, Fundación ProYungas – a member of the Mountain Partnership since 2005 – has been monitoring biodiversity in northern Argentina with camera traps. Monitoring occurs in...
25/03/2021
The Mountain Homestays team recently travelled to nine villages in Madhya Pradesh, India to conduct three-day workshops on homestay operations. Their objective was community empowerment and engagement that would lead...
24/03/2021
Acceso PanAm has created a phone application with the support of the European Outdoor Conservation Association to work on cleaning up Latin America's mountains. “Montaña Limpia” (clean mountain) allows users...
22/03/2021
The call for applications for the third edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards is open until 15 April 2021. The Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards identify and mobilize...
18/03/2021
A presentation of the recent collaboration between fashion designer Stella Jean and Kyrgyz artisan group Topchu turned into an emotional celebration at the Women's Committee of the Food and Agriculture...
10/03/2021
A solar-powered irrigation system, hand-made alpaca wool clothing and a group of women protecting water at the foot of the Kunurana mountain. For the last three years, 50 communities in...
28/02/2021
A unique collection by Italian-Haitian fashion designer Stella Jean and craftswomen from the mountains of Kyrgyzstan will be highlighted at Milan Fashion Week today. The collaboration is supported by the Food...
25/02/2021
Los ecosistemas andinos son diversos, así como las actividades humanas que en ellos se desarrollan. Sus paisajes son producto de interacciones socioambientales, políticas y económicas construidas durante años, a través...
25/02/2021
Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is providing solar power to health centres along with critical medical care equipment for remote communities of Ladakh and Meghalaya, India. India has over 23 000 primary...