Member Publications

A Scientific Assessment of the Third Pole Environment

A Scientific Assessment of the Third Pole Environment
25.10.2024

The Third Pole encompasses the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas, including the Pamir–Hindu Kush mountain ranges in the west, the Hengduan mountains in the east, the Tienshan and Qilian mountains in the north, and the Himalayas in the south. It contains the largest ice mass outside the polar regions, provides freshwater resources to more than two billion people, regulates the climate, protects biodiversity, and holds...

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Regional co-operation strategy on climate change and security in Central Asia’s high mountain areas

Regional co-operation strategy on climate change and security in Central Asia’s high mountain areas
12.09.2024

This strategy presents a set of ideas for regional co-operation to jointly address climate-related security risks in Central Asia’s high mountain areas. It is an output of the extra-budgetary project “Strengthening responses to security risks from climate change in South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia”, implemented...

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Enhancing community resilience to climate change in mountain watersheds

Enhancing community resilience to climate change in mountain watersheds
01.07.2024

The project Enhancing community resilience to climate change in mountain watersheds (GCP/GLO/042/JPN) is implemented by the Forestry Division (NFO) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Forestry Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF). It aims to...

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Restauración de ecosistemas y medios de vida resilientes para reducir el riesgo climático en montañas del Perú

Restauración de ecosistemas y medios de vida resilientes para reducir el riesgo climático en montañas del Perú
01.07.2024

La presente nota de orientación explora el Enfoque de Reducción de Riesgo de Catástrofes basado en Ecosistemas. Se presta especial atención a las cadenas de valor sostenibles y a la gestión forestal participativa como un método eficaz para fortalecer la adaptación y la resiliencia al cambio climático. Se describe la...

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Local efforts for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and resilient forest livelihoods in the mountain watersheds of the Philippines

Local efforts for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and resilient forest livelihoods in the mountain watersheds of the Philippines
01.07.2024

This policy brief explores the willingness of local authorities to strengthen adaptation and resilience to climate change while improving social well-being and economic development. It presents forest restoration and sustainable agricultural practices, institutionalized yet led by communities, as effective methods for reducing risks, improving the resilience of farmer communities and...

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How coffee value chains foster climate-resilient livelihoods: The FAO-Slow Food Coffee Coalition experience

How coffee value chains foster climate-resilient livelihoods: The FAO-Slow Food Coffee Coalition experience
01.07.2024

This document introduces how agroforestry coffee improves resilience and ensures livelihoods in the context of climate risk and access to markets. Our intention is to reflect on the benefits and constraints of agroforestry coffee production, good practices for facilitating a fair and sustainable value chain, and what is needed for...

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Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Water, ice, society, and ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
14.07.2023

A major assessment report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) reveals unprecedented and largely irreversible changes to the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region's glaciers, snow and permafrost due to global warming. The report, titled "Water, Ice, Society, and Ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HI-WISE)," maps the...

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Resilient Mountain Solutions: Ten local solutions for global impact

Resilient Mountain Solutions: Ten local solutions for global impact
09.05.2023

This publication presents 10 efficient, cost-effective and custom-made solutions that have been tested in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region and are suitable for up-scaling and out-scaling to other regions. Each solution can contribute to several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and thus help ensure a better future...

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White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Peoples' food systems

White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Peoples
15.06.2021

This White/Wiphala paper on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems is the result of collective work by Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and experts, scientists, researchers, and UN staff. Over 47 different units, organizations and institutions, including the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, have contributed to the Paper from the seven socio-cultural regions. This final version...

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Watershed management in action

Watershed management in action
18.12.2017

This study reviewed the achievements, and also the shortcomings, of 12 watershed management projects technically supported by FAO over the past decade, with a view to learning from experience. Unlike sectoral development approaches, watershed management involves examining the interactions among various natural processes and land uses and managing land, water...

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Keeping an Eye on SDG 15

Keeping an Eye on SDG 15
05.06.2017

This publication presents the three forest-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators for which the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the custodian agency, including SDG indicator 15.4.2, the Mountain Green Cover Index. It contains 3-4 pages for each indicator, covering the following: a) context of goal...

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Sustainable value chains for sustainable food systems

Sustainable value chains for sustainable food systems
09.02.2017

The joint FAO/UNEP workshop on Sustainable Value Chains for Sustainable Food Systems was organized by the Sustainable Food Systems Programme and held on 8–9 June 2016 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. This report details the workshop and contains a paper about the Mountain Partnership Products Initiative, contributed by the Mountain Partnership...

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African Mountains Status Report

African Mountains Status Report
20.02.2015

African Mountains Status Report provides an overview of the status, trends and threats facing mountain environments and communities. The 36-page report, produced by Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), comprises five chapters, infographics, case studies...

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Peru: Mountain Country - Facing the Challenges of Climate Change

Peru: Mountain Country - Facing the Challenges of Climate Change
19.02.2015

Climate change, especially visible in mountain ecosystems, is causing glaciers to disappear at an alarming rate, threatening millions of lives dependent on freshwater resources originating from the mountains in Peru.

A bilingual publication titled Peru: Mountain Country / Facing the Challenges of Climate Change, written in English and Spanish, provides testimonies and...

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Forests and Water: International Momentum and Action

Forests and Water: International Momentum and Action
21.03.2013

Forests play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle. A key challenge faced by land, forest and water managers is to maximize the wide range of forest benefits without detriment to water resources and ecosystem function. With partners, FAO is working to develop a comprehensive and practical international forests and...

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Memoria del taller de Crianza del agua

Memoria del taller de Crianza del agua
01.03.2013

The National Secretariat for Risk Management, the Ministry of Environment Ecuador, and the United Nations Program for Development supported this initiative to recover ancestral knowledge about adaptation strategies used in Download »

Teaching Resource Kit for Mountain Countries (UNESCO)

Teaching Resource Kit for Mountain Countries (UNESCO)
28.01.2013

This environmental education kit for mountain countries is intended for secondary (and late primary) school teachers and their pupils.

Prepared by UNESCO’s Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences under its Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, the kit offers a creative approach to environmental education and is designed to...

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Why invest in sustainable mountain development? (FAO)

Why invest in sustainable mountain development? (FAO)
16.11.2012

Mountains cover approximately on-quarter of the word's surface and are home to 12 percent of the human population. By providing freshwater and other key environmental services to more than half of humanity, mountain ecosystem play a crucial role in the development of the planet and contribute significantly to the well-being...

 

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FAO's Current Engagement in Sustainable Mountain Development (FAO)

01.10.2012

Mountain ecosystems and watersheds are essential for long-term sustainable global development and poverty alleviation and can make an important contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Freshwater, rich biodiversity, and other natural resources provided by mountains are vital for the livelihood of billions of people. However, recent environmental, economic, and...

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Producción orgánica de cultivos andinos (FAO)

01.10.2012
Este manual es el producto de la sistematización de los saberes ancestrales que aún se practican en el área de la Unión de Organizaciones Campesinas del Norte de Cotopaxi (Ecuador) y de la revisión de otros valiosos trabajos realizados en los Andes ecuatorianos, donde la FAO, contando con...
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