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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...
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Second Southern African Mountain Conference kicks off with a resounding start in Drakensberg
18/03/2025
The Second Southern African Mountain Conference (SAMC 2025) commenced on Monday, 17 March amid a tangible sense of anticipation and a collaborative spirit at the Champagne Sports Resort, nestled in the heart of the Maloti-Drakensberg...
Call for inputs, UNSG report on sustainable mountain development
06/03/2025
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) is currently compiling inputs for the 2025 United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) report on sustainable mountain development...
UNIMONT at the Conference for Young Botanists in Genoa
03/03/2025
Alex Alberto, research fellow at the UNIMONT hub of the University of Milan, spoke at the Conference for Young Botanists (CYBO) in Genoa with a presentation on the case study of the “Articiok di Malegno”, exploring the potential impact of work on landraces in valorizing mountain areas...

University of the Mountains connecting knowledge, tradition and sustainability
28/02/2025
On Friday, 21 February 2025, Mountain Partnership member, the University of the Mountains (UOM) visited the village of Gra Lygia in the Lassithi region of Crete, to carry out a series of community-focused activities. The visit is part of a project led by the UOM for residents of mountain and island communities...
Scaling up investments and policies for mountain farming
26/02/2025
Mountains are home to diverse, small scale agrifood systems that are inherently organic and high-value. Despite this, local communities often struggle to sustain themselves financially, primarily due to...
Call for applications: IPROMO 2025 – Glaciers' preservation and climate change in mountain ecosystems
06/02/2025
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce that applications have opened for the 18th edition of the IPROMO 2025 Summer School. This annual training programme on sustainable mountain development...
Voices of glaciers: Youth stories and solutions for glacier preservation
23/01/2025
The Mountain Youth Hub, in partnership with the Mountain Partnership, organized the side event "Voices of Glaciers: Youth Stories and Solutions for Glacier Preservation" on 21 January 2025, to kick off the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025 (IYGP 2025). The event highlighted the importance of amplifying youth voices and...
UNESCO and WMO launch the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation 2025
21/01/2025
A global call for action to save Earth's vital ice...

Share your 2024 achievements for the Mountain Partnership Annual Report
15/01/2025
Every year, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat publishes its Annual Report, a key document highlighting the collective efforts of our diverse membership in advancing sustainable mountain development...
Declaration of COP-29 on climate change, mountains, and glaciers
09/01/2025
A landmark declaration was presented by Kyrgyzstan at the 29th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP29), which took place in Baku, Azerbaijan 11 – 22 November 2024...
International Mountain Day 2024 around the world
06/01/2025

Every year, mountain lovers around the world come together to celebrate International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December, with a multitude of events taking place far and wide. This year, at least 23 different countries across the world marked the day. From film screenings and conferences to com...

La Terra sta urlando: deve cambiare anche la moda
30/12/2024

Non è raro imbattersi nel gruppo folkloristico di un paese lontano, a Roma: città cosmopolita, capitale, centro del cattolicesimo, sede di ambasciate e residenza per numerose comunità che tengono alle proprie tradizioni. Ma la danza guatemalteca messa in scena al Palazzo della FAO l’11 dicembr...

Kyrgyz Nomad Trail expands to Kyrgyzstan’s southwest mountains
24/12/2024
The Kyrgyz Nomad Trail (KNT), already the longest hiking trail in Central Asia, is embarking on an ambitious expansion, adding 1 000 kilometres through the rugged Osh and Batken districts of southwest Kyrgyzstan. Trail creator Yuval Yellin announced that this exciting new section will be ready to welcome hikers by summer 2025...
Mountains in dryland ecosystems in focus at the UNCCD COP16
23/12/2024
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP16 convened from 2–13 December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme Our Land. Our Future. Jointly with the Ministry of Environment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) hosted a side event on 4 December on Land Day, highlighting the role of mountains in dryland areas. in supporting human life and biodiversity...
Mountain champions: celebrating International Mountain Day 2024
19/12/2024
"Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth" was the focus of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) celebration on 11 December 2024 at the FAO headquarters in Rome. Organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), the event showcased how mountain communities lead the way in sustainable development, with activities highlighting key pathways for sustainable progress in these regions.