UNFCCC SBSTA 60 - Expert dialogue on mountains and climate change

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The first-ever global stocktake concluded at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) and included five mentions of mountains, including an official request for an expert dialogue on mountains and climate change at the 60th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice in June 2024.

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60th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 60)

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The 60th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) is scheduled to take place in June 2024. 

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Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences

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The Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences will be held on 19-21 May 2024 in Florence, Italy. The event will empower the linkages with different disciplines, policy-makers, stakeholders, institutions and associations to effectively address civil society needs within agriculture, forestry, environment, urban planning, energy, education and...

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UNFF19 side event: "Five Years of Action for the sustainable development of mountain regions: promoting mountain forests"

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Mountain forests make up to 28 percent of all natural forest cover worldwide. Mountain forests provide a wide range of ecosystem services, such as stabilizing slopes, regulating the hydrological cycles, maintaining rich biodiversity and supporting livelihoods. They also play a significant role in disaster risk reduction in mountain regions by...

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Webinar: Towards a Policy Roadmap for Vibrant Mountain Economies

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Join for the fourth and final European Union (EU) MAP webinar to hear how MOVING's Strategic Options and Policy Roadmap can be supported within the post-2027 EU policies. This event will feature interventions from key EU policy actors, researchers and mountain experts involved in territorial development.

This event will amplify...

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19th session of the UN Forum on Forests

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The eighteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests decided that the nineteenth session of the Forum will be held at UN Headquarters from 6 to 10 May 2024. The thematic priorities for UNFF18 and UNFF19 are: enhancing forest-based economic, social and environmental benefits; increasing the area of protected forests worldwide...

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