Scroll down to read the Spanish version The goldenberry - also known as aguaymanto, Cape gooseberry, uvilla, topotope, coztomate, Peruvian ground cherry, pogapoga, wild tomato or tomatillo – has been part of the cultural fabric of the Peruvian Andes fo

New agreement promotes fair-trade of unique, organic products and conserves biodiversity EcorNaturaSí and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, hosted by FAO, today joined forces to better the lives of people living in...

Born in the village of Gatlang in the Rasuwa district, Nepal, Sanjaya Tamang is one of his hometown’s youngest farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs. Situated at an altitude of more than 2 200 metres in the north of Kathmandu, bordering China, Gatlang 

Lalita Rokaya is a 25 year old farmer living in the Sinja valley of the Jumla district, one of the most remote mountain areas in Nepal. She lives there with her parents and three siblings in their small village. She studies part time, but spends most of

Mountain Partnership member Euromontana has released an up-to-date study on the implementation within the European Union of the “mountain product” term. The “mountain product” optional quality term helps communicate the many values of...

"By bringing in employment opportunities to their doorstep through electrification and tourism opportunities, Mountain Homestays not only empower the local women population but also prevent migration ... [leading] to the...

Women farmers have found a common purpose in the Meghalaya State of the Indian Himalayas. Every day, they gather in the paddy fields and jhum (a piece of land that...

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the thirteenth International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO) course. The annual training programme on sustain

On 5 June 2020, World Environment Day, the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology (ATREE) used modern technology to engage Eastern Himalayan farmers in collecting data on pollinators and raising...

The Central Himalayan Institute for Nature and Applied Research (CHINAR) is supporting Himalayan communities through their COVID19 Relief Programme in the Bageshwar and Pithoragarh Districts of Uttarakhand, India. Through the...

The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Institute is leading the way in groundbreaking work on tracking the growth of juniper forests in Central Asia.  One third of forest lands...

Conference leaders of “Sustainable Summits 2020”, many of which are Mountain Partnership members, spoke out on World Environment Day about the future of mountain environments, giving a post COVID-19 view...

Nature is sending us a message that we must change our behaviour for a more sustainable future, FAO Forestry Assistant Director-General Hiroto Mitsugi said today at the launch of a new...

Mountain Partnership member Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) has dedicated its time, efforts, resources and even its facilities to help local mountain communities during the challenging times of the...

Forests, biodiversity and people were at the heart of the official launch of the State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2020 joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

On Thursday, 21 May, the world commemorated International Tea Day to celebrate the world’s most consumed drink, after water. People have been drinking tea for at least 5 000 years,...

The precious role of bees and beekeeping for livelihoods in mountains such as the Himalayas was outlined at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) high-level World...

Today, on International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2020, Plateau Perspectives launches a conservation-oriented short film about ecotourism in Kyrgyzstan, in an alliance with the Mountain Partnership and the...

This 20 May 2020 marks the third annual World Bee Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and...

On Friday 22 May at 10.00 CET, Mountain Partnership member Sam Kanyamibwa, Executive Director of the Albertine Rift Conservation Society, will participate in the State of the World’s Forests (SOFO 2020)...