Spanning some 7 500 km across Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and part of Venezuela, the Andes foster a way of life for more than 82 million people. The...

To commemorate the five-year anniversary of the Dolomites being named a World Heritage site, Mountain Wilderness Italy held a hike at Croda Rossa on 2 and 3 August 2014.At the...

It is with great sadness that we report the loss of one the Mountain Partnership’s focal points. Louis Pascal Camara, who worked at the Ministry of Energy and Environment of...

Destinations for skiing, climbing, hiking, taking in beautiful landscapes, discovering new cultures and exploring the past, mountains attract tourists for a multitude of reasons. Roughly 15 to 20 percent of...

To orient and build the media’s capacity to report on climate change and development issues, Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Himalaya and The Third Pole conducted a workshop on 30...

Aiming to ‘inspire sustainable mountain development in Arica,’ the second issue of ‘African Mountains’ Echo’ was released in August 2014. The newsletter, published by the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS)...

Carbon market and climate finance schemes, such as the Clean Development Mechanism, REDD+ and the Green Climate Fund, are being examined for their ability to achieve enhanced sustainability outcomes in...

Utah Valley University (UVU)  facilitated dialogue with its partners from Kyrgyzstan to deepen their promotion of the sustainable mountain development agenda with joint efforts. Meetings in Kyrgyzstan during July-August 2014...

Partners of a joint project tackling issues related to climate change adaptation, food security and gender issues in the Hindu Kush Himalayas shared insights with Norwegian government officials, community leaders...

A conference and documentary screening on eco-tourism training sessions held in the mountains in Afghanistan took place in Popoli, Italy, on 18 July 2014. The event was co-organized by Mountain...

This year on 11 December, the annual celebration of International Mountain Day (IMD) will highlight the valuable contributions of mountain family farming to livelihoods. IMD will be one of the...

On 21 March 2014, to coincide with the celebrations of the International Day of Forests, the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) of Costa Rica together with the National Forest...

A new initiative, the Climate Change Dialogue Platform of Kyrgyzstan (CCDP-Kg), was kicked off with a meeting hosted by the Central Asia Mountain Partnership Hub at the University of Central...

One of the central outcomes of the “International conference on balancing renewable energy and nature in the Alps” is that local residents need to be involved at all stages of...

The highest climate monitoring station in the Baltoro area of Pakistan was installed near K2 Base Camp in July 2014, as part of the international monitoring project, Stations at High...

Utah Valley University attended the 12th session of the UN Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which was held on16-20 June 2014, in New York, USA. During...

Dr Sara Ulloa, Associate Professor of Utah Valley University (UVU)  Languages Department and Advisor to the Sustainable Mountain Development Club at UVU, led a group of 19 students to immerse...

Twenty-four mountain development practitioners and researchers from 21 countries learned about promoting sustainable farming in mountain regions from 8 to 18 July 2014 in Ormea, Italy.  The ten-day course, called...

Two Kyrgyz mountain communities, involved in Mountain Partnership (MP) members'projects, met on 23 June 2014 to exchange experiences and build their respective capacities to harvest mushrooms and grow medicinal plants....

The mountains of the world draw millions of climbers and trekkers each year and every one of them leaves a footprint – some more permanent than others. With that in mind,...