International Mountain Day preparations begin

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Issue 84 – Month 9 – Year 2015

The September issue of the Peak to Peak opens with a story about the preparation for the International Mountain Day which will focus on the theme of mountain products. The newsletter also features news about activities of MP members  in...

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MP workshop for global mountain label

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Issue 81 – Month 6 – Year 2015

The June issue of Peak to Peak opens with a story about a workshop, convened by the MPS in Rome, Italy, in which a group of experts called for the creation of a task force to devise a roadmap to...

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MP workshop for global mountain label

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‘Mountain products hold immense economic potential to boost sustainable development in mountain regions,’ concluded a group of experts convened by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Rome, Italy on 20-21 May 2015. The participants, most of whom are...

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A Year-long Ascent: Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report 2014

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The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) reflects its key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development (SMD) in its 2014 annual report. Using mountain climbing as an analogy to facing SMD challenges, the annual report outlines its work in advocacy, communication and knowledge management, promoting International Mountain Day, brokering joint action and...

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Passion behind a mountain food label

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In Montefortino, a breathtakingly beautiful mountain village in Central Italy, Alice Alessandrini started a mountain food label in 2012.  Her pasta making business ‘Regina dei Sibillini’ produces wheat in the foothills and also at 1 000 metres altitude in the Monti Sibillini National Park. The mountain location creates some distinct...

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A week dedicated to mountains at EXPO 2015

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Issue 80 – Month 5 – Year 2015

The May Issue of Peak to Peak opens with a story about Mountain Week, a week-long celebration (4-11 June 2015) at EXPO 2015 in Milan, Italy, to promote sustainable mountain development. We also look at new MP members and activities,...

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