For many, mountains evoke powerful emotions with their breathtaking landscapes that inspire wonder. Mountains cover nearly 22 percent of the world’s land surface and are home to 13 percent of...
A new four-year project founded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme and coordinated by the James Hutton Institute was launched in April 2016. “Social Innovation in...
Mountain Partnership (MP) members and other institutions are organizing side events and exhibitions to highlight mountains during the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the...
Human-induced climate change and water-related crises unite people around the world and increase the necessity for the global community to work together cooperatively with serious intent in addressing these urgent...
In observance of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (13 October), a regional consultative workshop on ‘Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction’ was organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the Mountain Cultures Photo Contest in celebration of International Mountain Day (IMD) 2016. From 18 November – 5...
The National Mountain Committee of Argentina has issued the 13th edition of its digital newsletter, which announces the formalization of the Regional Committee for Sustainable Mountain Development in Mendoza. Following...
As the implementation of the Paris Agreement was being discussed in Marrakech, Morocco, mountain governments, institutions and NGOs reviewed the needs and mechanisms for addressing the impacts of climate change...
Organized within the framework of the Mountain Partnership, the official side event “Mapping and understanding mountains to achieve the 2030 Agenda” was held on 11 November 2016 at the 22nd...
Energy-efficient stoves, solar cookers and solar lanterns will improve the lives of mountain inhabitants in the upper part of the Bartang Valley, Tajikistan. Twenty of the most vulnerable families, about...
In July 2017, the International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO) will celebrate its tenth anniversary. In order to assess the impact IPROMO has...
On 19 October 2016, Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Partners released a new report that looks at the impact of climate change on mountains...
The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) is calling for applications for the position of Executive Director. MRI is a multidisciplinary scientific organization that addresses global change issues in mountain regions around...
The event Mountains 2016 held in Bragança, Portugal aimed at promoting sustainable development in mountains. It included two conferences: the tenth European Mountain Convention (EMC) on 3-4 October and the...
The 2016 World Mountain Forum (WMF) provided a platform to discuss sustainable mountain development (SMD) in the context of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals...
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), Mountain Partnership members and other institutions are organizing side events, exhibitions and other fora to highlight mountain issues during the 22nd session of the Conference...
Mountain Wilderness, a France-based project dedicated principally to the removal of obsolete manmade facilities in the European Alps, was announced as winner of the 2016 International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation...
Women are among the most affected by energy poverty. In the high mountain village of Roshorv in Pamir, Tajikistan, women give birth to children in the dark, cook in smoky...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is currently requesting that Governments, Observer Organizations and IPCC Bureau members nominate experts, by Monday, 14 November 2016, for the scoping meeting of...
The tri-national youth tour of Mont Blanc concluded with a celebration of the Alpine Convention, Espace Mont-Blanc and ProMONT-BLANC’s respective 25 year anniversaries. The three organizations joined together for an...
