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International scientific forum forges new paths in mountain education
18/07/2025
From 30 June to 1 July 2025, an international scientific forum titled “Teaching Sustainable Mountain Development: Innovative Approaches to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Academic Space” brought together academics, practitioners, early-career researchers, specialists and policymakers for two days of knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary dialogue, and capacity building focused on advancing sustainability in mountain regions.
IPROMO 2025 wraps up with a call to protect the cryosphere
11/07/2025
The 18th edition of the IPROMO summer school wrapped up on 8 July 2025, marking two weeks of immersive learning, collaboration and exchange focused on glaciers and climate change. Held in the picturesque mountain regions of Ormea and Pieve Tesino, Italy, this year’s course united 27 participants from 19 countries under the theme: “Glaciers: understanding, preserving and adapting to climate change”...
Nainital's colourful biodiversity spotlighted in new Sunbird Institute guide
07/07/2025

Nainital, nestled in the foothills of the Kumaon Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India, is a town unique for its rich biodiversity and ecological diversity. Situated at an altitude of 1 940 metres above sea level, it is known for its eye-shaped lake and surrounding mountains like Naina peak and Tiff...

Regional Pacific Workshop strengthens link between agriculture and tourism
03/07/2025
UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), concluded a successful three-day Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy Tourism. The event brought together over 70 stakeholders from across the Pacific to co-create gastronomy tourism experiences and itineraries that deepen the connection between agrifood systems and the tourism sector...
Mountain communities at the heart of sustainable fashion
11/06/2025
Ethical fashion and global impact took centre focus in Rome’s historic Trajan’s Markets on 6 June 2025. As part of the Phygital Sustainability Expo®, the panel “Weaving Sustainability and Global Impact” spotlighted how fashion can support remote mountain communities, while advancing environmental justice, cultural preservation and more inclusive economies.  
Capture the cryosphere: Join the 2025 International Mountain Day photo contest
09/06/2025
Glaciers are melting faster than ever—and we need your help to capture what is at stake.  To mark International Mountain Day on 11 December 2025, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat has launched a global photo contest to highlight the vital role glaciers play in sustaining life in mountain regions and beyond.
Mountain communities from the Gandaki Province unite for climate justice and resilience
06/06/2025
In a powerful display of solidarity and urgent concern, local and provincial stakeholders gathered in Tuse village, Gandaki Province, for "Himalayas Talk: The Voice of Himalaya Parbat". Organized by Mountain Partnership member Save Our Himalaya First (SOHF) Nepal, in collaboration with over a dozen regional stakeholders...
Glacier Conference in Dushanbe outlines roadmap for urgent, coordinated action
05/06/2025
As the world faces the cascading impacts of glacier retreat, over 2 000 delegates from 90 countries gathered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for the High-Level Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation. A flagship event of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025, the conference emphasized that coordinated global action can still prevent the loss of half the world’s glaciers... 
Nepal champions the Mountain Agenda at Sagarmatha Sambaad
28/05/2025
The Government of Nepal hosted the Sagarmatha Sambaad, the country’s flagship multi-stakeholder dialogue forum, from 16–18 May in Kathmandu, reaffirming its leadership in elevating mountain issues on the global climate agenda...
UN Tourism and FAO Mountain Partnership launch sustainable gastronomy tourism project in Pacific SIDS
23/05/2025
A new initiative by UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) seeks to strengthen the connection between agrifood systems and tourism in seven Pacific Islands...
A sweet taste for nature: Bolivia opens its first honey library
20/05/2025
Every year, World Bee Day reminds us of how bees and other pollinators keep our planet healthy and our food systems thriving. The Plurinational State of Bolivia has taken an important step with the grand opening of its first honey library in Monteagudo, a sweet first taste for science, nature and communities alike. 
International Mountain Museums Alliance 2025 assembly held in the Catalan Pyrenees
09/05/2025
The annual assembly of the International Mountain Museums Alliance (IMMA) took place in Alp, in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees on 6 May 2025. The gathering was hosted by the Servei General d'Informació de Muntanya in Sabadell, in collaboration with the Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya. 
FAO Director-General: Mountain regions have great potential despite climate, biodiversity and land degradation threats
24/04/2025

Mountain regions especially in the world’s developing countries face growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation, yet mountain communities have great potential for climate-resilient development and work to upgrade mountain products sectors such as organic food,...

From knowledge to action: Mountain youths’ role in advancing the global mountain agenda
21/04/2025
Recognizing the vital role of mountain youth in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030, the Mountain Youth Hub (MYH) of the Mountain Partnership of the United Nations, with support from EvK2-CNR organized its second side event "From knowledge to action: Mountain youths’ role in advancing the global mountain agenda", during the 2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum...
Italy begins its Presidency of the Alpine Convention, taking over from Slovenia
08/04/2025
Italy officially assumed the Presidency of the Alpine Convention on 22 January 2025 during the Alpine Conference held in Brdo, Slovenia. The handover follows the Convention’s biennial rotation of leadership among its Contracting Parties...
Students stand together to empower women at CSW69
03/04/2025
Seventeen students from Utah Valley University (UVU), Osh Technological University, Fordham University and Indiana University advocated for mountain women and girls at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) from 10 - 14 March 2025.
FAO and BOA kick-start Palau agritourism project
02/04/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Bureau of Agriculture (BOA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment held a series of workshops to support women groups and livestock farmers. On March 17 to 18 the inception workshop for the project...
Glaciers and mountains: melting water towers will aggravate global crises (report)
21/03/2025
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, reveals the extent to which climate disruption, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable activities are transforming mountain environments...

Glacier melt will unleash avalanche of cascading impacts
21/03/2025
The first ever World Day for Glaciers on 21 March 2025 will sound the alarm that accelerating glacier melt risks unleashing an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities, not just in mountain regions but at global level... 

The European Manifesto for Glaciers at the University of Milan
20/03/2025
Today CAI, CGI, CIPRA ITALIA, EUMA and Legambiente, together with a network of 60 signatories between NGOs, research institutions and other Organizations, present the European Manifesto for Glaciers at the University of Milan...