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Mountain Partnership project highlighted at The World Farmers Markets Coalition Second General Assembly

19.07.2024

On 12 July 2024, industry leaders, agriculture experts and farmers gathered from around the world for an event focused on leveraging partnerships to enhance local food systems. The event featured a series of roundtable discussions aimed at identifying and forging new alliances.

The first roundtable discussion explored the challenges and opportunities...

Revitalizing an ancient tradition in Crete

22.09.2017

The Penelope Gandhi Mission is a project carried out by the University of the Mountains, a member of the Mountain Partnership, to support the protection and revitalization of...

MP members in USA prepare for Global Meeting

18.09.2017

On 9 September 2017, Karinjo DeVore, President of the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF) and member of the Mountain Partnership Steering Committee, met with Matt Rands, President of...

Regional land forum convenes in Kyrgyzstan

13.09.2017

The Asian Regional Land Forum of the International Land Coalition (ILC) convened on 12-15 September 2017 for the first time in Central Asia, hosted by Kyrgyzstan. This edition of the...

September update on mountain protected areas

12.09.2017

Bursting with stories about newly inscribed World Heritage Sites, the construction of roads in wilderness areas, retreating glaciers and more, the 95th issue of the Mountain Protected Areas Update provides...

Fog catchers in the mountains of Costa Rica

07.09.2017

Mountain ecosystems in Costa Rica are factories of water. In July 2016, the Environmental Unit of the Municipality of La Union, Costa Rica managed the project "Promoting and facilitating the...

Course on mountain ecosystems to open

31.08.2017

A new online course on mountain ecosystems and water management will begin on 13 September 2017. The course, titled “Ecosistemas de montaña y gestión del agua”, is organized by the...