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Mountain Biosphere Reserves meeting discusses global mountain challenges

14.10.2024

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat participated in the 2nd World Network of Mountain Biosphere Reserves (WNMBR) meeting held from 24 to 27 September in the Ordino Biosphere Reserve, Andorra. The meeting brought together 37 participants from 22 countries, representing various organizations and Mountain Biosphere Reserves (MBRs). The opening session was attended...

International Mountain Day: Spotlighting cultural heritage and ethical fashion

09.12.2022

Under the theme “Women move mountains”, global celebrations of International Mountain Day (IMD) 2022 began at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters on Friday, 9...

COP15 should protect mountain landscapes, says new IIED publication

30.11.2022

The new global biodiversity framework (GBF) due to be agreed at negotiations known as COP15 in Montreal in December, and aimed at halting and reversing the loss of nature, needs...

Fifth GROW training concludes, 31 students join alumni network

29.11.2022

The fifth annual GROW – Agrobiodiversity in a changing climate course concluded earlier this month. The two-week course held online from 15–25 November, included lecturers from the Mountain Partnership...

Women move mountains: High-level events to mark International Mountain Day

28.11.2022

International leaders and mountain champions will discuss the key role women play in environmental protection and social and economic sustainable development in mountain areas, during high-level celebrations of International Mountain...

Mountain resolution approved at the United Nations

25.11.2022

The Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly approved the new resolution on sustainable mountain development on 22 November 2022 during its seventy-seventh session. The...

Mountain Partnership at COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

22.11.2022

A series of side events at COP27 provided an opportunity to discuss how to strengthen participation of mountain people in national and international policy processes and called for...