Members of FAO’s Mountain Partnership, together with key Italian organizations working on social issues, equitable financing and conservation, met at Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture in Rome on Monday to address...

In a running exploratory study, Ecuadorian archaeologist Alden Yépez, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in Quito, is developing a conceptual study for conserving natural and cultural heritage on...

Mountain expert, humanist and advocate for sustainable mountain development. By Thomas Hofer, Senior Forestry Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and former Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat Bruno Messerli (17 Septem

Mountain Partnership member, the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) invites the mountain research community to provide valuable insights into governance in mountain environments by participating in a short online survey. The MRI...

Ahead of an intergovernmental forum on biodiversity and food security, the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples has published a report highlighting the importance of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge for...

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have released the findings of the new study called ‘The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment’, suggesting that the region’s glaciers could shrink by...

An interview with Jessica Vega  1. Please introduce yourself and the work you are doing for the Latin American Indigenous Youth Network and the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus.  The Latin American Indigenous Youth Network (Red...

The newest issue of Mountain Research and Development: Food Security and Sustainable Development in Mountains, Vol 38, No 4 is now available online. Papers in this issue cover various topics including transitioning...

For International Mountain Day (IMD), over 100 events were organized around the world on 11 December 2018, when mountaineers, mountain lovers, governments and civil society groups joined together to raise...

Several years ago, Kyrgyzstan's smallest and least populated northern region made a surprising breakthrough into the global agriculture market by becoming one of top twenty - top ten, according to...

The International Mountain Conference (IMC) will be held from 8-12 September 2019 at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. The conference is organized in collaboration with several Mountain Partnership members including the Mountain...

A tourism project that connects organic and regenerative farming producers with tourist centres in the steppe highlands of Alvelal located on the southeast coast of Spain was launched this past...

An event dedicated to promoting mutual exchange and dialogue between the Kyrgyz Sardinian community and Sardinia took place in December. Music, fashion and culture from the two countries mingled during...

The Mountain Partnership/FAO and UNDP’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme launched a joint program to promote mountain products with the aim of improving the lives of mountain peoples...

On 12 December 2018, during the week of International Mountain Day and of the Mountains 2018 event that took place in Nova Friburgo, the Legislative Assembly of the State of...

For International Mountain Day (IMD) 2018 and on the occasion of their 75th anniversary, the Swiss Center for Mountain Regions (SAB) organized the event titled: “75 years of development in...

Almost one billion people live in mountainous areas, and over half the human population depends on mountains for water, food, and clean energy. Still, mountain ecosystems are under siege by...

An image from a spring equinox festival on a mountain in Iran has won the annual International Mountain Day photography competition organized by FAO to heighten awareness of the importance...

Slow Food and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, hosted by FAO, have signed an agreement to improve the livelihoods of mountain people, with special focus on Cordillera's mountain community in the...

To mark International Mountain Day, the Mountain Partnership (MP) will celebrate by attending several events all over the world on 11 December 2018. This year’s International Mountain Day theme, #MountainsMatter, is...