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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...

Advocating for a mountain law in India

23.05.2019

The Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC) Director, Dharmalingam Venugopal has advised the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit to endorse a law to protect the mountains in the southern Indian...

Innovation for mountains

17.05.2019

The International conference on “Mountains: Cultures, Landscapes and Biodiversity at Western Caspian University in Baku, Azerbaijan highlighted innovative solutions to problems that are increasingly threatening the world’s most impressive mountainous...

Mountain and Snow Photo contest opens

15.05.2019

Mountain Partnership member, MiratecArts has launched an international mountain photography contest with the theme, “Mountains and Snow”.

Finalists will be announced 11 December 2019 and will take part in an...

Call for proposal for regional and global organizations

14.05.2019

The Forest and Farm Facility is looking for apex regional (i.e. present in more than one country) and global forest and farm producers’ organizations, or consortia of such organizations,...

Apply for ECOSOC Consultative Status

13.05.2019

The deadline for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to apply for consultative status with the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is approaching. Seventeen Mountain Partnership members currently have ECOSOC...

Canadian Mountain Network funding announcement

08.05.2019

On 16 April 2019, the Networks of Centres of Excellence program announced that the Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) will receive $18.3 million in funding over five...