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MPS releases 2023 Annual Report highlighting major achievements in sustainable mountain development

09.08.2024

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) has released its 2023 Annual Report, now accessible online. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the MPS's accomplishments in promoting sustainable mountain development throughout the year, together with spotlights on Mountain Partnership members' work.

Key highlights include the Secretariat's efforts in advocacy, communication...

New leader for US mountain learning programme

05.05.2014

Vicki Fenwick-Judy is The Mountain Institute’s (TMI) new Appalachia Program Director. In this role, she will be taking up the leadership of the US-based organization’s environmental, watershed and...

Sharing knowledge on Alps projects

25.04.2014

WikiAlps, an encyclopaedia-like platform, will go online in May 2014 and provide ready-to-use information about selected territorial development European Union (EU) projects to support policy making. The online platform will...

Mountains, the world’s water towers

17.04.2014

A new issues brief calling for mountains to be recognized in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) was issued by the Mountain Partnership in April 2014. The United Nations (UN) is...

Young people can shape the future of the Alps

15.04.2014

A report on the status of how young people are participating in decision making in the seven Alpine states has been released by International Commission for the Protection...

Win a watershed management award

14.04.2014

Swiss Re Foundation is accepting proposals for its International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management until 30 April 2014. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private, scientific and public institutions are encouraged to...

US students hold mountain development events

09.04.2014

Utah International Mountain Forum (UIMF), a coalition of student clubs at Utah Valley University (UVU) , hosts a number of events in the state of Utah to further the...