To mark the UN International Mountain Day, a publication called ‘Mountain Farming is Family Farming’ has been launched today.
The publication is a contribution from mountain areas to the International...
“The important role played by mountains in freshwater supply and regulation justifies their reputation as ‘water towers’ of the world,” according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
This year’s spot for International Mountain Day shows why mountains matter by providing crucial facts and figures. Mountains cover over a quarter of the earth’s land area, are home to...
The Association of Forest and Land Users of Kyrgyzstan (AFLU) held a National Forum with its members in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 22 November 2013. Grown from ten in 2010 to...
Local community empowerment is essential to building climate change resilience in mountains, concluded the panelists and participants at a two-hour session moderated by Thomas Hofer, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership...
The Agency for Development Initiatives (ADI), a network of women self-help groups in Kyrgyzstan, is hosting a group of Afghan women, who arrived on 19 November 2013 for a seven-day...
Les Compagnons Ruraux, a Togolese non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes the conservation of mountain ecosystems and their biodiversity, is looking for partners and donors to set up field activities in...
As a result of the interaction between the Municipality of Dénia (Spain) and Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN) at the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain...
The international conference, “Knowledge and Practices of Rural Communities,” closed with a 15-point declaration appealing to policy makers of the Andean region to support family farming on 1-3 October 2013...
The Mountain Focus Group, a group of countries committed to sustainable mountain development, strategized on ways to include mountain-related issues in the Post-2015 development agenda on 17 October 2013. Gathered...
Members of the African Mountain Partnership will attend the fifth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Gaborone, Republic of Botswana, on 15-18 October 2013,...
The Mountain Partnership (MP) will hold a two-hour session called “Building Climate Change Resilience in Mountains” during the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. The two-day...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is joining forces with the Edmund Mach Foundation (FEM), a non-profit organization based in Italy specialized in agricultural, nutritional and...
‘Mountains: Our Life, Our Future – Progress and perspectives on sustainable mountain development,’ a publication launched at the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership, examines the environmental and social...
Immediately after the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership proceedings drew to a close on 19 September 2013, the new Mountain Partnership Steering Committee (SC) convened in Erzurum, Turkey....
The 4th Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership (MP) took place at the Xanadu Snow White Hotel in Erzurum, Turkey from 17-19 September 2013. On 20 September participants went on...
The UN Secretary-General report on sustainable mountain development (SMD) has been released: it focuses on relevant key activities implemented at both national, regional and international level between 2011 and 2013....
Members of the Mountain Partnership have approved a new four-year strategy at the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership (MP) in Erzurum, Turkey. The strategy, which will be implemented...
Over 100 members are expected for the Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership that will take place in Erzurum, Turkey, 17-20 September 2013. The global meeting will be key...
Move on Green (MOG), a project that promotes sustainable transport in European rural and mountain areas, has produced a good practice guide assembling 51 practices that have successfully improved mobility...
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