Mountain Partnership
05/09/2023
The Working Community of the Pyrenees (CTP) through the Pyrenean Climate Change Observatory (OPCC) is leading the new PYRENEES4CLIMA project in which 46 other Andorran, French and Spanish entities are...
31/08/2023
From 17 to 26 August 2023, 20 young people from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gathered in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan to learn about climate-related...
25/08/2023
Resource mobilization and capacity development are two of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS)'s key pillars of work. To support Mountain Partnership members in their resource mobilization efforts as well as...
22/08/2023
Ahan is a village with a population of 519 people located in the high mountains of the Greater Caucasus region of Azerbaijan. The majority of the population engages in livestock...
16/08/2023
Tergar Charity Nepal (TCN), a member of the Mountain Partnership, is among the winners of the 14th Equator Prize announced by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners. The 2023...
14/08/2023
The Little Earth, a member of the Mountain Partnership, provided 20 sets of solar-powered equipment to vulnerable mountain families in villages of the Yaghnob Valley, Tajikistan, on the eve of...
28/07/2023
International interest in the Global Framework for the Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions 2023-2027 proves high, with the side event "Promoting the Five Year Action...
27/07/2023
The sixteenth annual IPROMO training course successfully concluded on 25 July 2023 after two weeks of immersive on-site learning in the Italian Alps dedicated to sustainable mountain development. This year’s...
21/07/2023
The Mountain Partnership - the United Nations alliance dedicated to mountains - is all about working together for sustainable mountain development around the world. Our vast and diverse membership counts...
13/07/2023
"The Mountain Partnership (MP) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will collaborate in the Shar/Šara Mountains and Korab Massif Area, connecting cultural heritage and traditional design...
11/07/2023
Thirty-six young practitioners from 26 countries gathered today in Pieve Tesino, Italy to begin the Mountain Partnership's two-week IPROMO course. For the first time ever, IPROMO is targeting youth under...
10/07/2023
"Tourism can play a key role in valuing and protecting the natural and spiritual heritage of mountains, and the cultural diversity and traditional practices of mountain peoples," stated Rosalaura Romeo,...
29/06/2023
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), in collaboration with IFOAM – Organics International (IFOAM), successfully conducted participatory guarantee systems (PGS) trainings and delivered Mountain Partnership Product (MPP) labels in Peru and...
26/06/2023
The Mountain Partnership - the United Nations alliance dedicated to mountains - is all about working together for sustainable mountain development around the world. Our vast and diverse membership counts...
22/06/2023
The International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP), IIED and the Mountain Partnership secretariat organised a side event on "Protecting and restoring critical water related ecosystems in mountains: the role...
20/06/2023
The application for the 2023 edition of the online training programme GROW - Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate, to be held on 14–24 November, is now open. One of the world's...
19/06/2023
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) has published its 2022 Annual Report online today. The report outlines the MPS' key achievements throughout the year, including supporting the observance of the International...
15/06/2023
Biodiversity loss is one of humanity's greatest challenges. Amplified by climate change, it threatens not only ecosystems but also the people who depend on them. On 9 June 2023, member the...
13/06/2023
The 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...
09/06/2023
Action is needed to protect the unique natural and cultural heritage and promote sustainable livelihoods in the Caucasus Mountains. This focus issue of Mountain Research and Development (MRD) intends to...
03/12/2013

Mountain farming takes many forms – forms as diverse as the world’s mountain landscapes – yet largely remains family farming. These mountain farming activities have traditionally fed and supported individual...

01/10/2013

Based on ten regional reports prepared for the Rio+20 conference, this 89-page global report  examines the environmental and social issues at stake in the world’s mountains over the last twenty...

30/09/2013

This document, which is based on the experiences and lessons learned from the last ten years, presents the Mountain Partnership strategy and governance for the period 2014 to 2017. It...

28/09/2013

En el presente documento, estructurado a partir de las experiencias y enseñanzas extraídas durante estos 10 años, se expone la estrategia y  la gestión operativa para el período 2014–2017. Este...

05/08/2013

Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable Mountain Development Download here

21/03/2013

Forests play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle. A key challenge faced by land, forest and water managers is to maximize the wide range of forest benefits without detriment...

25/02/2013

Mountains: Key Players for Global Sustainable Development Download

28/01/2013

This environmental education kit for mountain countries is intended for secondary (and late primary) school teachers and their pupils. Prepared by UNESCO’s Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences under its Man...

01/10/2012

Este manual es el producto de la sistematización de los saberes ancestrales que aún se practican en el área de la Unión de Organizaciones Campesinas del Norte de Cotopaxi (Ecuador)...

01/10/2012

Mountain ecosystems and watersheds are essential for long-term sustainable global development and poverty alleviation and can make an important contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Freshwater, rich biodiversity, and...

01/09/2012

United Nations General Assembly Resolution: Sustainable Mountain ... The Future We Want: Outcome document adopted at Rio+20 - Mountains (2012).   Download here

14/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20     Mountains of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are important for sustainable development in national, regional and global contexts. The goods and key ecosystem...

14/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20   The Alps are a coherent mountain region covering 190,568 km2 across eight countries, with a population of 14 million. Their central location in western Europe gives...

13/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20   The Central Asian mountains provide an astonishing array of essential ecosystem goods and services not only to mountain inhabitants but also to people in the lowlands...

13/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20   North America’s mountains are a primary source of fresh water. Other natural resources, such as coal and natural gas, are pillars of North American energy economies....

13/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20   The Andes, covering 33% of the area of the Andean countries, are vital for the livelihoods of the majority of the region’s population and the countries’...

13/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20   Mountains provide vital goods and services for the benefit of all humankind, for supporting sustainable development at a global level, and for moving the world towards...

12/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20   African mountains are highly vulnerable water towers and breadbaskets for the lowlands. Mountain ecosystem services (ES) ensure water-food-energy security and biodiversity conservation and enable sustainable development...

12/06/2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20   The mountains of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe have played a key social, economic and environmental role in the development of the nations and peoples...

30/05/2012

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) new publication, gives a brief overview of the regional consultation facilitated by ICIMOD and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar,...