The Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) has issued the fourth edition of AREALA News, a newsletter of the Albertine Rift Environmental Assessment Alliance to promote sustainable development responsibility. This special...
To address the growing challenges of climate change and disaster risk reduction, 70 district officials in the Chitwan District, Nepal gathered on 14 February to start a four-month certification programme...
The Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, Ambassador Macharia Kamau, gave a lecture on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for Utah Valley University (UVU) faculty...
Throughout the month of January, a festival took place on the highest mountain of Portugal: Pico Island, Azores. With a programme packed full of art exhibitions, book launches, film screenings,...
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Professor Ermanno Zanini on 9 February 2017 in Turin, Italy at the age of 71. A professor of Soil...
The Himalayan Initiative of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE Himalaya), with support from Give2Asia, the JSW Foundation, RCE Srinagar, the Mountain Partnership and the Indian Himalaya Climate Adaptation Programme,...
Mountain Partnership (MP) members The Mountain Institute (TMI) and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS) presented an oral statement on behalf of the MP on 7 February 2017 during...
As the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is one of the most vulnerable regions on Earth to climate change, implementing adaptation measures that target these mountains and downstream areas is crucial....
Immediately following the third edition of the World Mountain Forum in Mbale, Uganda, the Mountain Partnership (MP) Steering Committee held its annual meeting at the Mount Elgon Hotel on 21-22...
A new report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in January 2017 describes the effects of climate change that Europe’s different regions are facing, including its mountain regions. "Climate...
The Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) held a Steering Committee meeting on 20 January 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A two-day stocktaking workshop preceded the meeting to discuss...
Both North and South America marked International Mountain Day (IMD) through various events in Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and the United States. The National Mountain Committee of...
Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heraldo Muñoz, has announced that Chile will be the first country in South America to have a national public policy on sustainable mountain development. To...
Governments and organizations throughout the African continent held events to honour International Mountain Day (IMD) 2016. The fifth edition of Algeria’s National Mountain Festival was held in Bejaia, Algeria, featuring...
The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) has appointed a new director. Dr Carolina Adler will take office in May 2017. With Carolina Adler, the MRI has chosen a director with outstanding...
From the Alps to the Apennines to the Carpathians and beyond, International Mountain Day (IMD) was widely observed in Europe throughout the month of December. Celebrating the cultural diversity of...
The 50th issue of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development’s (ICIMOD) thematic digest on mountain climate change is now available online. Prepared for members of the Mountain Forum, Mountain...
Throughout Asia, many organizations enthusiastically observed International Mountain Day (IMD) in December 2016. The theme “Mountain Cultures: celebrating diversity and strengthening identity” was the focus of many Mountain Partnership members’...
The Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the new resolution on sustainable mountain development on 18 November 2016. The resolution, which was submitted...
More than 200 events marked International Mountain Day (IMD) around the world on 11 December 2016, when mountaineers, mountain lovers, governments and civil society groups gathered to celebrate mountain environments...
