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Aqua Team course explores sustainable water management in mountains
08/05/2023
On 8 May, the “Aqua Team for Sustainable Development” course kicked off, offering a unique opportunity to explore the latest advancements in sustainable water management and investment. The two-week online...
Third Mountain Futures Conference forges sustainable solutions in Kunming, China
04/05/2023
Over 200 participants from 20 countries worldwide convened on 16–18 April 2023 for the Third Mountains Future Conference: Mountain Communities in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China....
International Year of Mountains closing ceremony starts a new era for action
02/05/2023
Celebrations of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022 officially concluded on Wednesday, 26 April 2023 with a ceremony at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Meet the Steering Committee: GRID-Arendal, Representative of Global Major Group Organizations
27/04/2023
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 four years. Most recently,...
Tourism holds potential to benefit mountain ecosystems and communities
26/04/2023
Mountain tourism, if managed sustainably, has the potential to boost the incomes of local communities and help preserve their natural resources and culture. However, a lack of data and knowledge...
Bloggers and photographers invited to apply for the Creative Mountains project “Travedding”
25/04/2023
The application for the Creative Mountains project "Travedding" contest is now open. Bloggers and photographers are invited to enter for a chance to join one or more art expeditions in...
Call for applications for the Mountain Innovation Fair
30/03/2023
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UNU-EHS Global Mountain Safeguard Research programme (GLOMOS) invite applications for the first Mountain Innovation Fair, to be held on 23–25 October 2023...
MP members call for attention to mountains and the cryosphere at the UN 2023 Water Conference
28/03/2023
Mountains are the world's water towers – providing water to both people living in the mountains and to around 2 billion people living in connected lowland areas. The Sustainable Development...
Utah students advocate for mountain women and girls at CSW67
24/03/2023
"Empowering rural women in mountains is crucial to eradicating hunger and poverty," said Rosalaura Romeo, Interim Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, during the 67th session of the Commission on...
University of Turin to launch new degree programme on mountain science and technology
22/03/2023
The University of Turin will launch a new degree programme focused on mountains in the 2023-2024 academic year. The open-access course, titled "Science and Technology for Mountains (MONTES)", provides students...
International group of mountain women summit Mount Aconcagua
17/03/2023
An international group of 14 women from the Mountain Women of the World network successfully summited Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest peak in the western hemisphere. In recognition of...
Meet the Steering Committee: Centro de Estudios de Alta Montaña (CEAM), Representative of Major Group Organizations of South America
13/03/2023
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...
CSW67 event highlights digitalization’s potential to bridge the gender gap in mountains
08/03/2023
"Technologies such as the internet are allowing mountain women to organize themselves into 'networks of solidarity'," said Sara Manuelli, Advocacy and Outreach Officer at the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, at the...
UIAA launches 2023 Mountain Protection Award
07/03/2023
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), a member of the Mountain Partnership, has launched the 2023 Mountain Protection Award (MPA). Created in 2013, the MPA celebrates its ten-year anniversary this year.  Across...
Utah students discuss sustainable mountain development with Kyrgyz ambassador
28/02/2023
On 15–17 February 2023, faculty and students of Utah Valley University (UVU) – a member of the Mountain Partnership – discussed their joint partnership to promote sustainable mountain development (SMD),...
Trieste hosts workshop on the challenges of feeding the planet sustainably
23/02/2023
Taking stock of how science and technology can help address current and future challenges for feeding the growing planet, including in fragile ecosystems such as mountains, was the focus of...
Italian MP member EV-K2 to monitor 7200 glaciers in Pakistan
22/02/2023
About 7 200 glaciers in Pakistan will be monitored thanks to a project being led by the EV-K2 Association, an Italian member of the Mountain Partnership. The Italian-Pakistani project "Glaciers and...
Advancing sustainable mountain development recognized as a commitment of action ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference
13/02/2023
Considering more than half of humanity relies on mountain freshwater for everyday life, the careful management of mountain water resources is a global priority. In the lead up to the...
Call for applications: IPROMO 2023, "Youth and the future of mountain forests"
10/02/2023
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the sixteenth IPROMO Summer School. This annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by...
Kyrgyz Express Post puts International Year of Mountains postage stamp into circulation
09/02/2023
On 30 January 2023, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic put a 2022 Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) postage stamp into circulation dedicated to the International Year of...