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19/11/2015
Mountain Partnership member Active Remedy Ltd has recently released a document looking into the new UN sustainable development plan, 'Transforming Our World; the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'. They have...
18/11/2015
A new global database for the collection of data relevant to mountains will be launched in 2016 by researchers at Utah Valley University in Utah, USA. The database, called ‘Summit’,...
17/11/2015
Call for symposia: the first International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (ICRSDMR) invites proposals for symposia sessions (parallel sessions during the conference) to be submitted by...
16/11/2015
His Holiness, the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, Ambassador of the Mountain Partnership, is one of many religious leaders from around the world standing behind a petition that urges the international community...
13/11/2015
The call for the 21st session of the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC (referred to as COP21) to include safeguarding mountains in their agenda was reinforced on 12 November...
11/11/2015
Hundreds of people gathered at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy on 8 November for the March for the Earth. Earth Day Italia Onlus, with support from the international Earth Day...
09/11/2015
Ama Dablam is not just a Himalayan peak - in the Khumbu valley it is part of one of the most beautiful mountain ranges on the planet. Strategically located halfway...
06/11/2015
Mountain products and services can greatly increase mountain livelihoods. Though mountain agriculture cannot compete with the prices and volumes of lowland production, it can concentrate on high value, high quality...
04/11/2015
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) and Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) jointly organized a panel discussion, “Promoting Innovation While Ensuring Environmental Sustainability in Islands and Mountain regions”, chaired by the Italian...
03/11/2015
The situation of wisent (European Bison – Bison bonasus), the largest terrestrial mammal on the continent, is far from secure. After centuries of habitat loss and degradation and severe poaching...
30/10/2015
The current draft of the international climate change agreement has a proposed mention of mountains, which the petition being circulated by the Mountain Partnership (MP) aims to retain in the...
29/10/2015
Since 2015 is the year of Sustainable Development and the United Nations Sustainable Development goals (UN SDG) have now been launched, the topic of sustainable development has been much explored...
28/10/2015
Nepal-based project KTK-BELT (in full ‘Koshi Tappu Kanchenjunga Biodiversity Education Livelihood Tera Studio') has been confirmed as the third winner of the UIAA Mountain Protection Award (MPA).Created in 2013 as a response to...
27/10/2015
The Mountain Partnership Steering Committee met in Turin, at the Palazzo dal Pozzo della Cisterna, on 14-15 October 2015.  This was the second formal meeting of the Steering Committee (SC)...
26/10/2015
Partnerships play a key role in overcoming hunger and ensuring resilient livelihoods through promoting the sustainable management of mountains in the dryland areas. Speakers at a 20 October 2015 side...
23/10/2015
Snow leopard enthusiasts around the world celebrate the second annual International Snow Leopard Day on 23 October to raise awareness about the endangered species. Threats to the elusive mountain feline...
13/10/2015
The  Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), Central American Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction ...
07/10/2015
On 25 April 2015, a devastating earthquake stuck Nepal resulting in 9 000 deaths and injuring thousands across the country. The earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks  affected around eight million...
06/10/2015
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), an inter-governmental knowledge organization, is currently looking for qualified candidates to fill the position of Governance Specialist in the livelihood thematic area....
30/09/2015
The Mountain Partnership Steering Committee (SC) meeting will take place in Turin, Italy on 14-15 October 2015. The second meeting of the Steering Committee in 2015 will focus on the...