Mountain Partnership

Publications

01/11/2021

“Children are the future custodians of mountains, and empowering their role through education to be the main actors in addressing climate change is essential,” said Sara Manuelli of the Mountain...

27/10/2021

This article was written by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat for the Mountain Research and Development journal. The COVID-19 crisis has added urgency to an already difficult situation in mountains. Mountain...

02/08/2021

The cultural and spiritual significance of nature has been defined as the spiritual, cultural, inspirational, aesthetic, historic and social meanings, values, feelings, ideas and associations that natural features and nature...

14/07/2021

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report outlines key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development last year in its 2020 annual report. The publication documents the Secretariat’s work in the areas...

09/07/2021

This publication presents a collection of case studies by Mountain Partnership (MP) members from around the world, highlighting experiences of agroecological mountain farming systems. It aims to increase attention toward...

15/06/2021

This White/Wiphala paper on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems is the result of collective work by Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and experts, scientists, researchers, and UN staff. Over 47 different units, organizations and institutions, including the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, have contributed to the Paper from the seven socio-cultural regions...

07/05/2021

In November 2020, the CBD Subsidiary Body On Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD/SBSTTA/24/3Add.13) released a set of indicators to support the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. This brief highlights the...

07/05/2021

Mountains are vital for the conservation of biodiversity, and mountain people are critical to managing and protecting biodiversity. In this policy note, the Mountain Partnership calls on the Parties to...

26/04/2021

As a contribution to the discussion on sustainable food systems in mountains in the lead up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, an info sheet has been developed by...

22/04/2021

People and the planet are only as healthy as the ecosystems we all depend on. Bringing degraded ecosystems back to life – for example by planting trees, cleaning up riverbanks...

11/12/2020

This study, the third of its type published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), adds further evidence that in mountain regions of developing countries, food...

12/08/2020

Mountain Partnership Steering Committee 2020 Summary Report Download

29/07/2020

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report outlines key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development last year in its 2019 annual report. The publication documents the Secretariat’s work in the areas...

29/07/2020

In this recipe book, we feature the top 30 recipes from the International Mountain Day 2019 contest, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and...

13/07/2020

High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020 Side Event: "Mountains and the decade of action and delivery" Download

04/06/2020

Living Chapel launch event agenda Download

21/04/2020

This document presents the Mountain Partnership strategy and governance for the period 2018 to 2021.   Download here

02/04/2020

Euromontana has created a timely factsheet to better consider mountain areas’ specificities and needs to address the challenges faced by managing authorities of mountain communities. Available in English and French, the factsheet...

26/03/2020

This article was written by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat Coordinator Yuka Makino for the Mountain Research and Development journal. The article outlines the ways in which the Food and Agriculture...

13/03/2020

With the Aichi Biodiversity Targets coming to an end in 2020, the world is preparing for a new set of ambitious biodiversity targets and goals to follow. This brief, prepared...