Sustainable tourism
International Mountain Museums Alliance welcomes the Mountain Partnership Secretariat as honorary member and joins the Mountain PartnershipnewsThe International Mountain Museums Alliance (IMMA) welcomed the Mountain Partnership Secretariat as an honorary member during its 2023 annual assembly and meeting held on 25-26 May at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s headquarters in Rome. The IMMA also decided to become a member of the...
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MP member “The Porter Voice Collective” releases documentary on Inca Trail porters’ rightsnewsA new documentary film by The Porter Voice Collective, a member of the Mountain Partnership, looks at the global trekking industry's impact on porters and examines challenges as well as opportunities to improve porters' working conditions. The famous Inca Trail route in Peru reaches altitudes of up to 4 215 metres...
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UNWTO opens call for Best Tourism Villages 2023newsThe World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened applications for the third edition of its Best Tourism Villages initiative. UNWTO's Members States can present up to eight villages through their National Tourism Administrations. Applications will close on 23 June 2023 and the winners will be announced towards the end of the...
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International Year of Mountains closing ceremony starts a new era for actionpeak to peakThe May 2023 issue of Peak to Peak opens with a summary of the closing ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022. Top news stories cover the launch of a new joint publication on mountain tourism by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World... Download » |
Meet the Steering Committee: GRID-Arendal, Representative of Global Major Group OrganizationsnewsThe 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, elections were held in September 2022 during the sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership. In this new series, we...
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Tourism holds potential to benefit mountain ecosystems and communitiesnewsMountain 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 on the subject is preventing them from fully seizing such opportunities. A report published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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