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MP members call for attention to mountains and the cryosphere at the UN 2023 Water Conference

28/03/2023

Mountains are the world's water towers – providing water to both people living in the mountains and to around 2 billion people living in connected lowland areas. The Sustainable Development...

Utah students advocate for mountain women and girls at CSW67

24/03/2023

"Empowering rural women in mountains is crucial to eradicating hunger and poverty," said Rosalaura Romeo, Interim Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, during the 67th session of the Commission on...

University of Turin to launch new degree programme on mountain science and technology

22/03/2023

The University of Turin will launch a new degree programme focused on mountains in the 2023-2024 academic year. The open-access course, titled "Science and Technology for Mountains (MONTES)", provides students...

International group of mountain women summit Mount Aconcagua

17/03/2023

An international group of 14 women from the Mountain Women of the World network successfully summited Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest peak in the western hemisphere. In recognition of...

Meet the Steering Committee: Centro de Estudios de Alta Montaña (CEAM), Representative of Major Group Organizations of South America

13/03/2023

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...

CSW67 event highlights digitalization’s potential to bridge the gender gap in mountains

08/03/2023

"Technologies such as the internet are allowing mountain women to organize themselves into 'networks of solidarity'," said Sara Manuelli, Advocacy and Outreach Officer at the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, at the...

UIAA launches 2023 Mountain Protection Award

07/03/2023

The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), a member of the Mountain Partnership, has launched the 2023 Mountain Protection Award (MPA). Created in 2013, the MPA celebrates its ten-year anniversary this year. Across...

Utah students discuss sustainable mountain development with Kyrgyz ambassador

28/02/2023

On 15–17 February 2023, faculty and students of Utah Valley University (UVU) – a member of the Mountain Partnership – discussed their joint partnership to promote sustainable mountain development (SMD),...

Trieste hosts workshop on the challenges of feeding the planet sustainably

23/02/2023

Taking stock of how science and technology can help address current and future challenges for feeding the growing planet, including in fragile ecosystems such as mountains, was the focus of...

Italian MP member EV-K2 to monitor 7200 glaciers in Pakistan

22/02/2023

About 7 200 glaciers in Pakistan will be monitored thanks to a project being led by the EV-K2 Association, an Italian member of the Mountain Partnership. The Italian-Pakistani project "Glaciers and...

Advancing sustainable mountain development recognized as a commitment of action ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference

13/02/2023

Considering more than half of humanity relies on mountain freshwater for everyday life, the careful management of mountain water resources is a global priority. In the lead up to the...

Call for applications: IPROMO 2023, "Youth and the future of mountain forests"

10/02/2023

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the sixteenth IPROMO Summer School. This annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by...

Kyrgyz Express Post puts International Year of Mountains postage stamp into circulation

09/02/2023

On 30 January 2023, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic put a 2022 Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) postage stamp into circulation dedicated to the International Year of...

Canadian Mountain Network releases reports to support sustainable development and Indigenous Peoples’ rights

06/02/2023

Advancing sustainability is the foundation for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the leading framework for international cooperation, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Another document, the United Nations Declaration...

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Invest Appalachia fund launches with USD 19 million for community-first impact investment

03/02/2023

Invest Appalachia (IA), a regional social investment platform and member of the Mountain Partnership since 2022, has secured USD 19 million of new investment in the Invest Appalachia Fund (IA...

Mountain producers explore synergies between organic certification systems

30/01/2023

Thirteen producers involved in the Mountain Partnership Products (MPP) initiative explored opportunities to increase synergies between Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) and Internal Control Systems (ICS) in organic agriculture during a...

International conference in Kyrgyzstan focuses on sustainable mountain development

27/01/2023

The Academic Consortium "International University of Kyrgyzstan", jointly with the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic and International Institute of Mountains, hosted an international conference on 19–21 January...

In memory of Antonio Aramayo

27/01/2023

We are deeply saddened to report the loss of Antonio "Tuco" Aramayo, who passed away on 18 January 2023. Throughout his professional career, Antonio was devoted to the rural development...

"Restoring mountain ecosystems" theme of International Mountain Day 2023

25/01/2023

Restoring mountain ecosystems is the theme of this year's International Mountain Day on 11 December. This theme was selected to fully include mountains in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030,...

Call for inputs, 2022 Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report

24/01/2023

Calling all members of the Mountain Partnership, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat is compiling inputs for its 2022 Annual Report. Each year, the Secretariat dedicates part of its annual report to spotlighting...

Conclusions of the First Global Meeting of Members of the International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (2003)

21/10/2003

Letter dated 17 October 2003 from the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: Conclusions of the First Global Meeting of Members of the International...

Towards a GIS-based analysis of mountain environments and populations

01/09/2003

This report presents the results of work in progress. It applies GIS techniques and newly available geo-referenced data to understand conditions underlying poverty and hunger in the world, with special...

United Nations General Assembly Report: International Year of Mountains (2003)

11/07/2003

International Year of Mountains, 2002Note by the Secretary-GeneralA/58/134 Download here

United Nations General Assembly Resolution: International Year of Mountains (2002)

30/01/2003

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly in the 57th Session on International Year of Mountains, 2002. A/RES/57/245 Download here

Bishkek Mountain Platform (2002)

01/11/2002

The Bishkek Global Mountain Summit in Kyrgyzstan marked the final global event of the International Year of Mountains. The "Bishkek Mountain Platform", a framework for action which contains recommendations for...

Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) - Mountains

01/09/2002

Mountain paragraphs (pp. 33-4, chapter 42) in the Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) Download here

United Nations General Assembly Report: International Year of Mountains (2002)

09/07/2002

Interim report on the International Year of Mountains, 2002Note by the Secretary-GeneralA/57/188 Download here

Bali Concept Document on International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (2002)

03/06/2002

The Bali Concept Document on an International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions was adopted during the 4th Session of the Preparatory Committee Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Bali, Indonesia, on 3 June 2002...

United Nations General Assembly Report: Sustainable mountain development (2001)

02/03/2001

Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable Mountain DevelopmentE/CN.17/2001/PC/14 Download here

United Nations General Assembly Resolution: Status of preparation for the International Year of Mountains, 2002 (2001)

25/01/2001

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly at 55th Session.A/RES/55/189 Download here

Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes: Asia

01/09/1999

The thirteen papers presented in this publication review fish stocks and fisheries of mountainous areas of Asia: Himalayas (Bhutan, Nepal, northern states of India within the Himalayas), Western Ghats (India),...

United Nations General Assembly Resolution: International Year of Mountains (1998)

10/11/1998

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on Sustainable mountain development at 53rd Session.A/RES/53/2419 November 1998 Download here

Unasylva - No. 195 - Moving Mountains

01/09/1998

Mountains and highlands have always played an important role in the history of humankind. They have been sources of valuable resources - freshwater arguably the most important, refuges, natural barriers,...