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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...

Safer lives and livelihoods in mountains

24.05.2017

Approximately 915 million people live in mountain regions worldwide, and many of those mountain peoples are vulnerable and exposed to multiple natural hazards. Safe living space in mountains is limited...

Central Asian mountain stakeholders meet

23.05.2017

A mountain stakeholder meeting was held at the University of Central Asia (UCA) on 16 May 2017. Led by the Mountain Partnership Central Asia Mountain Hub (CAMH), about...

Global Himalayan Expedition wins tourism award

16.05.2017

Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), a Mountain Partnership member from India, won the Start-Up Innovation Award for the category of “impact tourism” at the fifth World Tourism Forum Lucerne...

Eradicating poverty in mountains

15.05.2017

The Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS), a Mountain Partnership member in General Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), contributed a written statement...

Latest newsletter from the Mount Kenya Trust

11.05.2017

The Mount Kenya Trust shares news of its recent events and initiatives in the latest edition of “Mountain Dispatches”, the Mount Kenya Trust’s quarterly newsletter. Covering news from...

Call for experts, climate change and land

09.05.2017

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is currently requesting that governments, observer organizations and IPCC Bureau Members nominate coordinating lead authors, lead authors and review editors for the IPCC...