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...

AfroMont, the African chapter of the international Mountain Research Initiative, invites researchers working on African mountains to submit abstracts for the upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro Mountain Research Conference. The conference theme...

The European Commission has launched a public stakeholder consultation on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, a European Union Research and Innovation programme with nearly €80 billion of funding available...

A new report looks at the growing issue of waste in the world’s mountain regions. Launched by GRID-Arendal, the International Solid Waste Management Association and the United Nations Environment Programme...

A recently published special issue of Regional Environmental Change focuses on “Resilience in the rural Andes”. The Andes present an ideal learning space to draw lessons on existing and emerging...

Transhumance is the practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer. In the lead up...

The workshop and training "Zero Waste, Zero Warming" was jointly organized by the District Development Committee of Dhunche, Rasuwa, Nepal and Pragya Seeds Nepal (PGSN) on 1-3 December 2016. Through...

The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) Program of Future Earth launched a new version of the GMBA Mountain Portal on 11 December, International Mountain Day, along with the GMBA mountain...

Maryam Farzami of Afghanistan has won the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) International Mountain Day #MountainsMatter photo competition. Her photo of an Afghan mother holding her...

The 11 of December marks the day for celebrating mountains.  The day is a chance to reflect on how we all depend on mountains, for water, food, biodiversity, timber and energy, but...

For many, mountains evoke powerful emotions with their breathtaking landscapes that inspire wonder. Mountains cover nearly 22 percent of the world’s land surface and are home to 13 percent of...

A new four-year project founded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme and coordinated by the James Hutton Institute was launched in April 2016. “Social Innovation in...

Mountain Partnership (MP) members and other institutions are organizing side events and exhibitions to highlight mountains during the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the...

Human-induced climate change and water-related crises unite people around the world and increase the necessity for the global community to work together cooperatively with serious intent in addressing these urgent...

In observance of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (13 October), a regional consultative workshop on ‘Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction’ was organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the Mountain Cultures Photo Contest in celebration of International Mountain Day (IMD) 2016. From 18 November – 5...