#MountainsMatter
The United Nations General Assembly designated 11 December “International Mountain Day”. As of 2003, it has been observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.
International Mountain Day in the news
Safeguarding mountain vegetation: FAO receives 2021 GEO Sustainable Development Goals Award
24/05/2022 - 24/05/2022
Global, Italy
24/05/2022 - 24/05/2022
Global, Italy
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has won an award for developing new methods to monitor a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator on the amount of green vegetation covering the world’s...
Every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March.
The theme for International Women’s Day on 2022 (IWD 2022) is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognising the contribution of women and girls, who...
