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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...

Hiking in the Alps

13.03.2015

Michael Pröttel, President of Mountain Wilderness Germany, presented a photo exhibition on the theme of hiking, entitled "Raureif Touren," on 5 February 2015 at the Alpine Club of...

Communities take charge of climate strategies

12.03.2015

The effects of climate change are now visible: erratic weather patterns causing food insecurity and threatening the livelihoods of the communities that depend on the mountain ecosystems. These communities are...

New book about Central Asian development

11.03.2015

“Agroforestry for Landscape Restoration and Livelihood Development in Central Asia,” a publication by the University of Central Asia and the World Agroforestry Centre, discusses how the adoption of agroforestry for ecosystem...

Empowering Women from the Mountains

10.03.2015

Each year on 8 March, organizations and individuals around the globe come together to honour women’s struggle for social and economic equality and celebrate their tremendous contribution to society. At...

Nomination opens for Mountain Protection Award

09.03.2015

Are you an association or a travel agency that works in a mountain environment?

Is your concern for the need to conserve biodiversity, the use of sustainable and renewable...