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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...

Third Caucasus Mountain Forum paves the way for sustainable tourism in the Caucasus

10.07.2023

"Tourism can play a key role in valuing and protecting the natural and spiritual heritage of mountains, and the cultural diversity and traditional practices of mountain peoples," stated Rosalaura Romeo,...

PGS trainings drive mountain products labeling in Peru and Bolivia

29.06.2023

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS), in collaboration with IFOAM – Organics International (IFOAM), successfully conducted participatory guarantee systems (PGS) trainings and delivered Mountain Partnership Product (MPP) labels in...

Members' Voices: Tara Gujadhur, Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC)

26.06.2023

The Mountain Partnership - the United Nations alliance dedicated to mountains - is all about working together for sustainable mountain development around the world. Our vast and diverse membership...

Indigenous Peoples call for recognition of vital role in protecting mountain water towers

22.06.2023

The International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP), IIED and the Mountain Partnership secretariat organised a side event on "Protecting and restoring critical water related ecosystems in mountains: the...

Apply for "GROW - Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate" 2023

20.06.2023

The application for the 2023 edition of the online training programme GROW - Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate, to be held on 14–24 November, is now open.

One of the...

2022 MPS Annual Report now available online

19.06.2023

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) has published its 2022 Annual Report online today. The report outlines the MPS' key achievements throughout the year, including supporting the observance of the...