Air quality in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is deteriorating by the day. The problem demands urgent attention from governments, policy makers, scientists, stakeholders and the public. The media...

The Food and Agriculture Organization Liaison Office for North America (FAO-LOW) organized a meeting with Thomas Hofer, Coordinator of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, to present key results from the FAO...

Have you ever eaten a Neolithic food? The Piano Grande, as the name suggests, is a huge plain and is encircled by dramatic mountains in Central Italy. The frequently photographed mountain...

United Nations (UN) diplomats in New York, USA, called for efforts to address the rising rate of food insecurity in the mountainous areas of developing countries on 6 May 2016,...

The Alpine Convention produced a video of its International Mountain Day 2015 celebration, "Reading Mountains", to document and promote mountain literature and culture, in recognition of the role mountain peoples play...

A paradigm shift is needed in recognition of the global importance of mountains and the ecosystem services they provide, Thomas Hofer, Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) Coordinator told United Nations Radio...

The Mountain Research Initiative and the Swiss-Austrian Alliance for Mountain Research would like to draw your attention to the Strategic Research Agenda "Mountains for Europe’s Future", a publication was launched in...

The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal (SEHMLM) is awarded for remarkable service in the conservation of culture and nature in mountainous regions. It is intended both to honor the...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat announced on 22 April 2016 that they would start a Mountain Facility, or funding mechanism, to address the rising...

Standing in the midst of the eerie silence surrounded by debris in Thulo Haku, a village in the upper belt of Rasuwa district in central Nepal, one could have easily...

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) is currently compiling summaries of the most important results of mountain development activities since July 2013 for the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Report on...

Twenty-five years have passed since the Alpine Convention was established. In its Annual Report, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA International) focuses on the role the international...

Several Andean organizations, among which Mountain Partnership members, are working on mountain ecosystems, allowing for closer collaboration and cooperation. Asociacion OIKOS and Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN)..

The University of Denver - Western Colorado Master Social Work Programme, Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW), demonstrates its commitment to the Mountain Partnership’s mission - to improve the lives...

The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), an initiative focused on providing access to energy and education opportunities to remote mountainous communities, proposes forming a Mountain Partnership Energy Access Group. Mountain Partnership members...

A new initiative will focus on implementing research-based interventions to support the food security and reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farming families in Jimma Highlands, Ethiopia, Taita Hills and Murang’a,...

In order to implement the pilot test of local urban indicators of the global campaign ‘Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready’, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk...

Euromontana, the European Association of Mountain areas with the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO) of the Polytechnic institute of Bragança (IPB) and the Association for the Development of Viticulture in the...

Massive floods and landslides in June 2013 in the state of Uttarakhand were some of India’s worst natural disasters. The “Himalayan Tragedy” highlighted the extreme consequences of climate change, raising...

Mountain Wilderness, a member of the Mountain Partnership, is conscious of the significant impact climate change is having on the world's mountains. As part of a campaign to limit the...