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01/06/2018
IFOAM - Organics International and FAO signed an agreement on June 1 2018 in Rome, Italy to improve the livelihoods of rural peoples, including mountain smallholders, by strengthening market access...
30/05/2018
Giorgio Grussu of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat presented the Coalition for Fragile Ecosystems at the 61st Congress of Rotary District 2080 on 25 May 2018 in Santa Teresa di Gallura,...
29/05/2018
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) together with Slow Food travelled to the Philippines on 7–17 May 2018 to explore the potential of a new pilot on food and tourism in...
28/05/2018
The conference La Green Economy Nella Regione Appenninica (Green Economy in the Apennine region) was held at the University of Camerino on 22–23 May 2018, organized by Eurac Research, in...
25/05/2018
Mountain products and their role in preserving agrobiodiversity was presented by Rosalaura Romeo of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) on the International Day for Biological Diversity during the conference “Forgotten...
24/05/2018
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Mountain Protection Award. Interested individuals or organizations should submit their nomination by 25 June 2018. The...
23/05/2018
Experts interested in participating in the expert review of the First Order Draft of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a...
21/05/2018
The conference AdaptAmericas, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank and partners, took place on 15–16 May 2018 in Panama City, Panama, where participants discussed private and public sector opportunities generated...
16/05/2018
The role of mountains as key providers of goods and services essential for global sustainable development was discussed during a dedicated session of the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Sustainable...
11/05/2018
The Mountain Institute, a Mountain Partnership member, is the 2018 winner of the St Andrews Prize for the Environment. Their winning project integrates 2 000 years of indigenous knowledge of...
10/05/2018
The Alliance of Central Asian Mountain Communities (AGOCA) recently published the brochure Traditional adaptation practices in Central Asian villages. The publication was the result of the multi-year project “Improving resilience...
04/05/2018
The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) is carrying out a global assessment of the state of, trends in and relations between biodiversity, ecosystem services, human well-being and direct drivers in...
01/05/2018
The Mountain Partnership Steering Committee met on 23-24 April 2018 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy. This was the second meeting...
30/04/2018
“#MountainsMatter” is the theme chosen for this year’s celebration of International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December 2018. Even though they are mentioned in the 2030 Agenda, mountains are still...
29/04/2018
The sixth edition of the Forum “Origin, Diversity and Territories” (Forum ODT), to be held on 19-21 September 2018 in Turin, Italy, will focus on “Perspectives on territories in transition”....
28/04/2018
Throughout April 2018, the Centre for Environment Education (CEE Himalaya) and RCE Srinagar, with financial support from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Give2Asia, organized four teacher...
27/04/2018
A Colorado Mountain College (CMC) faculty member’s trip to Bhutan two years ago has morphed into a new opportunity for the college to go global. CMC recently became a member...
26/04/2018
Kyrgyzstan is one of the most vulnerable countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to the impacts of climate change, primarily due to the sensitivity of its agricultural systems to...
25/04/2018
The papers in the latest issue of the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD) analyze gender-inclusive nettle value chain development in western Nepal, discuss the impact of Swiss government policy...
19/04/2018
This is a story about changing people’s lives. This is Sabzali Javlonov’s story. Sabzali Javlonov was born in the remote mountain village of Nisur in Tajikistan. Located at 2 500 metres...