Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba inaugurated the Regional Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Mountain Solutions on 23 March 2022. The two-day event was organized by the Ministry of Forests...
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) is currently compiling inputs for the 2022 United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) report on sustainable mountain development.
Every three years, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as...
The 11th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism concluded on 24 March 2022 with a shared commitment to centre innovation and promote investment in green infrastructure and low-impact travel...
The Southern African Mountain Conference (SAMC2022) – a collective voice for the sustainable management of Southern African mountains – brought together a network of more than 200 delegates from across...
“Sustainable tourism in fragile mountain and island ecosystems can strengthen traditional food systems, build communities’ resilience, empower women and youth, and raise visitors’ awareness of local biodiversity,” said Rosalaura Romeo,...
On 15 March 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York unanimously declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP). This final approval is the culmination...
In early 2022, the Università degli Studi di Torino (UNITO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) renewed their efforts to strengthen capacities, raise awareness and...
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the fifteenth IPROMO summer school. The annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by...
“Agritourism in mountains connects local food movements with local farmers and producers,” said Rosalaura Romeo, Mountain Partnership Secretariat, while moderating a virtual coffee event on sustainable agritourism on 3 March...
Fundación CoMunidad in Panama, a member of the Mountain Partnership (MP) and Steering Committee representative alternate for Major Groups in North and Central America and the Caribbean, is one of...
Breathtaking landscapes, magnificent panoramas, unexpected encounters on the way up to the summit: the Via Alpina is a unique long-distance hiking trail across all eight of Europe’s Alpine countries that...
A new project financed by the European Union aims to reduce pollution in the Black Sea by monitoring pollutants and litter in mountainous streams and watersheds.
The "Protect Streams 4 Sea"...
"For tourism in mountains to be sustainable, we need training and responsible investments and to strengthen public-private partnerships," said Rosalaura Romeo, Mountain Partnership Secretariat, at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Hosted by the...
Mountain Partnership member Illa Biodiversidad y Desarrollo SAC is one of the winners of the 2022 Common Objective (CO) Leadership Award in sustainable fashion.
The CO Leadership Awards celebrate ambition for,...
All Mountain Partnership (MP) members are invited to review the revised advocacy, communication and governance documents by 15 April 2022, in view of the upcoming Global Meeting of the MP.
The...
Calling all members of the Mountain Partnership, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat is compiling inputs for its 2021 Annual Report.
Each year, the Secretariat dedicates part of its annual report to spotlighting...
Under the theme “Sustainable tourism in mountains”, global celebrations of International Mountain Day (IMD) 2021 transported participants to far and distant locations – physically and virtually. Governments, organizations and individuals...
On 16 December 2021, the State of Colorado became the first state of the United States of America to join the Mountain Partnership through its Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office...
The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, at the proposal of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The corresponding resolution...
In 2021, a group of 11 Italian climbers together with Pakistani mountaineers travelled to the upper valleys of Swat in Pakistan to complete a further step of the “Swat Project”. Mountain Wilderness...
