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Mountain regions across the globe are important tourist destinations. Today, there is practically no region in the world where the special qualities of mountains are not acknowledged by tourists. For many mountain...
Why Mountains Matter for Energy – a call to action on the sustainable development goals
Why Mountains Matter for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – a call to action on the sustainable development goals Download in English, French, Spanish
Mountains and the Sustainable Development Goals – a call to action Download in English, French, Spanish, Russian
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on Sustainable mountain development at 68th Session.A/RES/68/217 Download here
The Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership was held in Erzurum, Turkey on 17-20 September 2013, and attended by 110 participants, representing 95 MP members, including 35 governments and a further 35 participants from the host country, Turkey. The meeting comprised an opening session, a general assembly of the Mountain Partnership, a plenary sessions, working groups, geographic sessions, side events and partnership fairs
This publication, issued on the 30th anniversary of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), contains a collection of papers and scholarly articles by ecologists, natural resource managers, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable Mountain Development Download here
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...
Mountains: Key Players for Global Sustainable Development Download
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...
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)...
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...
United Nations General Assembly Resolution: Sustainable Mountain ... The Future We Want: Outcome document adopted at Rio+20 - Mountains (2012). Download here
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...
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...
