Mountains have a strong presence at the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 25), held 2 to 13 December in Madrid,...

The first regional training of trainers for a certification scheme for small-scale mountain producers took place from 18 to 22 November 2019 in Lima, Peru. The Mountain Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS)...

I am a Utah Valley University (UVU) student and president of the Utah International Mountain Forum (UIMF), the club I have been a part of for the past two years....

A sewing mini-workshop powered by renewable energy opened this month in the remote, high mountain village of Nisur in Bartang Valley, Tajikistan. The workshop allows local women to earn money...

This year’s International Mountain Day hub of celebrations is in Milan, Italy, with events that will increase attention to mountain environments and communities, and the significant effects of climate change...

Students in Colorado are leading a movement on International Mountain Day, 11 December, to bring together youth around the world on the topic of mountains. The students have organized events...

An annual cross-country race will be held in February 2020 at the Chirripó National Park in the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica. The park is home to Mount Chirripó, the...

A certification scheme for small-scale mountain producers has successfully launched in Mongolia. A Participatory Guarantee System specifically designed for mountain agriculture (Mountain PGS) allows small-scale farmers to certify organic products through

The Grassroots Institute, alongside its partners and collaborators, is holding a Summer Field School and Workshop on Mountain Ecosystems and Resource Management (FSc MER 2020) next July in Ukraine’s Carpathian...

Rising global temperatures are causing unprecedented changes in the environments of high mountain regions. The mountain cryosphere - glaciers, snow, and permafrost - and high-altitude mountain ecosystems, provide and regulate...

I can remember being a child playing in the mountains: picking wild orchids for my hair, swimming in a stream, climbing trees to pick berries. What I know now, but...

The fifth annual Life in Kyrgyzstan (LiK) conference brought together over 100 participants from 10 countries, and served as a stimulating platform of intellectual exchange on social and economic changes...

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) has launched this year’s International Mountain Day photo and recipe contest. This year’s contest focuses on mountain products and on healthy, nutritious recipes that reflect the...

The 2019 Milano Montagna Week, held from 14 to 20 October, brought together mountain lovers and outdoor enthusiasts to celebrate and commemorate the value of these majestic landscapes. From the...

The second phase of the Swat Project – an eco-compatible mountaineering course for local young people in the Swat region of Pakistan – has just been completed. The project, organized by...

To the broader European public, the Principality of Andorra is mostly known as a far-away place in the Pyrenean valley, most notable for being a skiing destination and a shopping...

The Mountain Partnership Products (MPP) Initiative has been selected as one of 25 Best Practices out of 1 175 from around the world to be spotlighted at Expo 2020 Dubai’s...

The EMbleMatiC Mediterranean Mountains project closing conference took place in Anogia, Crete, Greece from 1 - 2 October. This InterregMed-financed project has explored how to promote sustainable tourism and manage...

The Mountain Institute (TMI), in collaboration with the Lima Geographical Society and scholars at the Pontíficia Universidad Católica del Peru, sponsored and organized an expedition in northern Peru to retrace...

The 32nd session of the European Forestry Commission (EFC) Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds (WPMMW) was held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 25 to 27 September 2019. Jointly...