Mountain Partnership

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14/08/2023
The Little Earth, a member of the Mountain Partnership, provided 20 sets of solar-powered equipment to vulnerable mountain families in villages of the Yaghnob Valley, Tajikistan, on the eve of...
28/07/2023
International interest in the Global Framework for the Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions 2023-2027 proves high, with the side event "Promoting the Five Year Action...
27/07/2023
The sixteenth annual IPROMO training course successfully concluded on 25 July 2023 after two weeks of immersive on-site learning in the Italian Alps dedicated to sustainable mountain development. This year’s...
21/07/2023
The Mountain Partnership - the United Nations alliance dedicated to mountains - is all about working together for sustainable mountain development around the world. Our vast and diverse membership counts...
13/07/2023
"The Mountain Partnership (MP) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will collaborate in the Shar/Šara Mountains and Korab Massif Area, connecting cultural heritage and traditional design...
11/07/2023
Thirty-six young practitioners from 26 countries gathered today in Pieve Tesino, Italy to begin the Mountain Partnership's two-week IPROMO course. For the first time ever, IPROMO is targeting youth under...
10/07/2023
"Tourism can play a key role in valuing and protecting the natural and spiritual heritage of mountains, and the cultural diversity and traditional practices of mountain peoples," stated Rosalaura Romeo,...
29/06/2023
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), in collaboration with IFOAM – Organics International (IFOAM), successfully conducted participatory guarantee systems (PGS) trainings and delivered Mountain Partnership Product (MPP) labels in Peru and...
26/06/2023
The Mountain Partnership - the United Nations alliance dedicated to mountains - is all about working together for sustainable mountain development around the world. Our vast and diverse membership counts...
22/06/2023
The International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP), IIED and the Mountain Partnership secretariat organised a side event on "Protecting and restoring critical water related ecosystems in mountains: the role...
20/06/2023
The application for the 2023 edition of the online training programme GROW - Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate, to be held on 14–24 November, is now open. One of the world's...
19/06/2023
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) has published its 2022 Annual Report online today. The report outlines the MPS' key achievements throughout the year, including supporting the observance of the International...
15/06/2023
Biodiversity loss is one of humanity's greatest challenges. Amplified by climate change, it threatens not only ecosystems but also the people who depend on them. On 9 June 2023, member the...
13/06/2023
The Mountain Partnership is guided by an 18-member Steering Committee that represents the diversity of the entire membership and ensures geographic representation. A new Steering Committee is elected approximately every...
09/06/2023
Action is needed to protect the unique natural and cultural heritage and promote sustainable livelihoods in the Caucasus Mountains. This focus issue of Mountain Research and Development (MRD) intends to...
31/05/2023
The deadline to submit project proposals for grants through the Business Incubator and Accelerator (BIA) for Mountains and Islands has been extended to 7 June 2023. The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS)...
30/05/2023
The International Mountain Museums Alliance (IMMA) welcomed the Mountain Partnership Secretariat as an honorary member during its 2023 annual assembly and meeting held on 25-26 May at the Food and...
29/05/2023
Today, 70 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled Mount Everest, the Earth's tallest mountain is undergoing unprecedented and largely irreversible change caused by global warming. Global temperature...
25/05/2023
A new documentary film by The Porter Voice Collective, a member of the Mountain Partnership, looks at the global trekking industry's impact on porters and examines challenges as well as...
23/05/2023
Invest Appalachia, an impact investment organization serving the people of Central Appalachia in the United States of America and a member of the Mountain Partnership, released the new report Climate...