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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...

Tajik students learn about managing climate risk

30.06.2014

The Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Reduction in partnership with Khorog State University, Youth for Mountain Development and the State Committee for Emergency Situations of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast...

Video submissions capture mountain cultures

27.06.2014

The Mountain Partnership would like to express gratitude to all the mountain enthusiasts who responded to our call for videos. We received a number of fascinating videos about mountain peoples...

Study reveals hunger in mountainous areas

24.06.2014

At least one billion people, or 14 percent of the world’s population, live in mountain areas of the world and most of these peoples face the risk...

Mountain Research and Development issue online

18.06.2014

Papers in this open issue of MRD discuss impacts of cultural and economic changes on mountains, as well as mountains’ role as resource providers. Research topics include migration trends among...

Biodiversity celebrations in Indian Himalayas

18.06.2014

Centre for Environment Education (CEE Himalaya) celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) with school children, teachers, local NGOs and community members on 22 May 2014 at several places across...

MP Members write to Governments

13.06.2014

Following this week’s Mountain Partnership’s call for action, several members have taken action with their Governments requesting that mountains receive the attention they deserve in the sustainable development goals process.

Civil...