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

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...

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$9.8 million  investment in Eastern Afromontane Hotspot

$9.8 million investment in Eastern Afromontane Hotspot

08.03.2013

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has launched a $9.8 million five-year conservation strategy for the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot, which comprises mountainous areas stretching from Saudi Arabia to...

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UN award for fair trade coffee company

UN award for fair trade coffee company

08.03.2013

Mountain Partnership member Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee has received a United Nations award for empowering coffee-growers, primarily women, to improve their lives and their children’s futures.

The American fair trade...

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 Medicinal plant industry can boost green jobs growth in Nepal

Medicinal plant industry can boost green jobs growth in Nepal

06.03.2013

The growing global demand for medicinal and aromatic plants could help drive Nepal’s green economy, according to a new study from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboraion...

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Apples ‘souring’ due to climate change

Apples ‘souring’ due to climate change

04.03.2013

Sweet apples grown in the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh are gradually losing their taste as a result of climate change, according to reports.

Farmers of the remote Mechuka valley in...

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Mountain Partnership African Champions Committee launched

Mountain Partnership African Champions Committee launched

28.02.2013

African members of the Mountain Partnership have agreed to create a new Mountain Partnership African Champions Committee to move the region's sustainable mountain development agenda forward.

At a regional meeting of...

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Applications open for Himalayan Glaciology programme

Applications open for Himalayan Glaciology programme

26.02.2013

Applications are now open for a four-week training programme on capacity building in Himalayan glaciology organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, under the auspices of the National Mission for...

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