2nd meeting of the World Network of Mountain Biosphere Reserves (WNMBR)

24/09/2024 - 27/09/2024

The second meeting of the World Network of Mountain Biosphere Reserves (WNMBR) will be held in Andorra's Ordino Biosphere Reserve from 24 to 27 September 2024. This meeting serves as an important opportunity to strengthen the Network, assess the work carried out over the past year, and collaboratively design new strategies for the future.

Key objectives include exploring the current st...

CBD COP 16 side event: Global Mountain Governance: Importance for Building Synergies between Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation

23/10/2024

The event "Global Mountain Governance: Importance for Building Synergies between Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation" will take place on 23 October 2024 from 18.00 to 19.30 at the Colombia Pavilion (TBC) during CBD COP 16. This session will address the critical need to enhance regional mountain governance and further interregional cooperation, aligning biodiversity conser...

UNFCCC COP 29 side event: Education for People, Planet, Peace, and Prosperity

18/11/2024

The Zero Water Day Partnership is organizing a virtual event, "Education for People, Planet, Peace, and Prosperity," on 18 November during UNFCCC COP 29 in Baku. The event will focus on how education supports climate action, sustainable development, and protecting Earth-system boundaries, with particular attention to SDG Targets 4.7 (education for sustainable development), 12.8 (sustainable ...

International conference "Mountains: Biodiversity, landscapes and culture"

Hybrid Event, 05/11/2024 - 06/11/2024

The Sustainable Caucasus has combined efforts with Qərbi Kaspi Universiteti/Western Caspian University to co-host The 2nd International Conference "Mountains: Biodiversity, Landscapes, and Cultures" to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 5 to 6 November, 2024.

The event is designed to foster connections between knowledge sources an...

Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences

19/05/2024 - 21/05/2024

The Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences will be held on 19-21 May 2024 in Florence, Italy. The event will empower the linkages with different disciplines, policy-makers, stakeholders, institutions and associations to effectively address civil society needs within agriculture, forestry, environment, urban planning, energy, education and other societ...

MOVING Final Conference

13/06/2024 - 14/06/2024

The Eureopean Union (EU)-funded MOuntain Valorisation through INterconnectedness and Green Growth (MOVING) project is culiminating after four years. The MOVING Final Conference will take place in the afternoon of 13 June and in the morning of 14 June in Brussels Belgium.

The conference will bring together policy-makers, research institutions, mountain organizations and other stakeholde...

HLPF side event: "Perspectives from land-locked mountainous countries on sustainable development and climate change"

16/07/2024

The Governments of Armenia and Nepal will host the side event "Perspectives from land-locked mountainous countries on sustainable development and climate change" on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at 13.15 to 14.30 in Conference Room D during the 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at United Nations Headquarters.

Mountainous countries, especially landlocked countries, face...

International Mountain Forum

11/11/2024 - 15/11/2024

The Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment at the Chinese Academy of Sciences is hosting an International Mountain Forum under the theme "Reducing environmental risks in mountainous areas, ensuring green development in mountainous regions" from 11 to 15 November in Chengdu, China.

Topics to be covered:

• mountain hazards and risk management
• observation modeling ...

World Food Forum side event: Elevating Agriculture: Youth Innovation in Mountain Agrifood Systems

Virtual Event, 15/10/2024

The Mountain Youth Hub is organizing the World Food Forum side event "Elevating Agriculture: Youth Innovation in Mountain Agrifood Systems". The event aims to highlight the creative solutions and projects initiated by mountain youth that contribute to sustainable agrifood practices in the unique environment of the mountains. The event will facilitate meaningful dialogue and collaboration bet...

ONA Short Film Festival

05/09/2024 - 07/09/2024

The ONA Short Film Festival aims to share life-changing stories of outdoor sports, nature and environmental awareness. The 2024 edition will be held on 5-7 September in Venice, Italy. Categories include outdoor sports, nature, environment, animation, experimental, and fresh water.

The ONA Film Festival is a member of the Mountain Partnership.

Mountain Photography Biennale in Jelenia Góra

07/09/2024

The Mountain Photography Biennale in Jelenia Góra is not only Poland's longest-running mountain photography competition, with a tradition spanning 44 years, but also one of the most significant and widely recognized events of its kind in the country. The competition is organized by the Jelenia Góra Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Karkonosze Museum in Jelenia Góra.

The Bienna...

Mountain Countries and the Road to Rio +20

09/05/2011

Mountain Partnership Event   In preparation for the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – also called the Rio+20 Summit - mountain countries met in New York to join forces and...

UN Climate Change Conference June 2011

06/06/2011 - 17/06/2011

Mountain Partnership Event   On 3 June 2011 FAO and the Mountain Partnership organized a meeting on mountains and climate change in the context of the UNFCCC. The countries who participated were...

International Symposium on Pastoralism in Central Asia

13/06/2011 - 14/06/2011

The University of Central Asia (UCA) and the National Centre for Competency in Research North-South (NCCR-NS) co-hosted an International Symposium on “Pastoralism in Central Asia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities in...

International Conference of Mountain Countries on Climate Change

05/04/2012 - 06/04/2012

International Conference of Mountain Countries (5-6 April 2012, Nepal)Climate science 'needs greater social science input'"The climate isn't the only thing changing," said Michael Glantz, director of the Consortium of Capacity...

The Role of Science Technology and Innovation in Emerging Economies

26/04/2012 - 27/04/2012

The conference will be held on 26-27 April 2012 at New Chelsea Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, by the Nigerian Association of Science Journalists (NASJ) in collaboration with Science Development Network (SciDev.Net)....

Sustainable Biomass for Electricity Conference (SB4E)

02/05/2012 - 04/05/2012

The Conference on Sustainable Biomass for Electricity (SB4E), organized by UN-Energy, Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and International Energy Agency (IEA Bioenergy) with the support of Dong Energy, Eskom, E.on and...

Small Island Developing States Consultation on Sustainable Energy for All

07/05/2012 - 09/05/2012

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference, co-hosted by the Government of Barbados and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados from 7 to 9 May...

International Conference on Agriculture and Environment (ICAE)

09/05/2012 - 12/05/2012

The ICAE, organized under the theme "Agricultural Production and Economic Growth in Harmony with the Environment: a Shared Vision in the Context of Climate Change", will be held from 9...

World Renewable Energy Forum & Exhibition (WREF 2012): Em-Powering the World with Renewable Energy

13/05/2012 - 17/05/2012

For the first time, the American Solar Energy Society’s (ASES) National Solar Conference will be held under the same roof with the biennial World Renewable Energy Congress. The combined event...