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Video captures Alpine languages and cultures
10/05/2016
The Alpine Convention produced a video of its International Mountain Day 2015 celebration, "Reading Mountains", to document and promote mountain literature and culture, in recognition of the role mountain peoples play...
MPS Coordinator urges action on mountains
09/05/2016
A paradigm shift is needed in recognition of the global importance of mountains and the ecosystem services they provide, Thomas Hofer, Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) Coordinator told United Nations Radio...
Mountains for Europe’s future
06/05/2016
The Mountain Research Initiative and the Swiss-Austrian Alliance for Mountain Research would like to draw your attention to the Strategic Research Agenda "Mountains for Europe’s Future", a publication was launched in...
Call for nominations for mountain legacy medal
28/04/2016
The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal (SEHMLM) is awarded for remarkable service in the conservation of culture and nature in mountainous regions. It is intended both to honor the...
FAO launches funding mechanism for mountains
27/04/2016
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat announced on 22 April 2016 that they would start a Mountain Facility, or funding mechanism, to address the rising...
Critical transitions a year after Nepal quake
25/04/2016
Standing in the midst of the eerie silence surrounded by debris in Thulo Haku, a village in the upper belt of Rasuwa district in central Nepal, one could have easily...
Submissions for UN report on mountains
23/04/2016
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) is currently compiling summaries of the most important results of mountain development activities since July 2013 for the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Report on...
Looking at pan-Alpine cooperation
22/04/2016
Twenty-five years have passed since the Alpine Convention was established. In its Annual Report, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA International) focuses on the role the international...
Members to meet on climate change in the Andes
21/04/2016
Several Andean organizations, among which Mountain Partnership members, are working on mountain ecosystems, allowing for closer collaboration and cooperation. Asociacion OIKOS and Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN)..
Elevating mountain environmental justice
19/04/2016
The University of Denver - Western Colorado Master Social Work Programme, Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW), demonstrates its commitment to the Mountain Partnership’s mission - to improve the lives...
MP members to form renewable energy group
18/04/2016
The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), an initiative focused on providing access to energy and education opportunities to remote mountainous communities, proposes forming a Mountain Partnership Energy Access Group. Mountain Partnership members...
Project to help mountain farmers in East Africa
13/04/2016
A new initiative will focus on implementing research-based interventions to support the food security and reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farming families in Jimma Highlands, Ethiopia, Taita Hills and Murang’a,...
Local government action in Panama mountains
08/04/2016
In order to implement the pilot test of local urban indicators of the global campaign ‘Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready’, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk...
‘Mountains 2016’ to focus on climate change
07/04/2016
Euromontana, the European Association of Mountain areas with the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO) of the Polytechnic institute of Bragança (IPB) and the Association for the Development of Viticulture in the...
Cleaning up water and forests in India
06/04/2016
Massive floods and landslides in June 2013 in the state of Uttarakhand were some of India’s worst natural disasters. The “Himalayan Tragedy” highlighted the extreme consequences of climate change, raising...
Artwork portrays climate change in mountains
04/04/2016
Mountain Wilderness, a member of the Mountain Partnership, is conscious of the significant impact climate change is having on the world's mountains. As part of a campaign to limit the...
Indigenous adaptation knowledge in mountains
30/03/2016
Mountain ecosystems and communities are extremely vulnerable to climate change. There is evidence that temperatures are rising faster at higher altitudes. High mountains are ‘highly temperature sensitive regions’, with several...
More power for women in water decisions needed
29/03/2016
The climate threat is real, but its impacts on water resources are further compounded by socioeconomic and demographic pressures, especially on women. This is the reality today in Koshi River...
Promoting SMD in 2015
25/03/2016
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) reflects on its key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development (SMD) last year in its 2015 annual report. Called “Our Journey in 2015: Mountain Partnership...
Tour of the Alps for journalists
24/03/2016
The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention is organizing a crossing of the Alps for journalists in early summer, with the aim of raising awareness on the challenges and opportunities of...