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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...

Mountain newspaper receives Energy Globe Award

26.02.2018

The Kyrgyz National Energy Globe Award ceremony was held on 30 November 2017 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The team of the Aiyl Demi ("Rural Life") newspaper, the Kyrgyz national winner of...

Call for applicants, SMD Specialists

23.02.2018

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is looking for qualified, motivated sustainable mountain development specialists to support its work at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in...

European events for IMD

23.02.2018

From the Alps to the Apennines to the Carpathians and beyond, International Mountain Day (IMD) was widely observed in Europe throughout the month of December. The Alpine Convention...

Asia commemorates IMD

22.02.2018

Throughout Asia, governments, organizations and individuals enthusiastically observed International Mountain Day (IMD) in December 2017. The theme “Mountains under pressure: climate, hunger, migration” was the focus of many Mountain Partnership...

Africa's annual tribute to mountains

21.02.2018

Governments and organizations throughout the African continent held events to honour International Mountain Day (IMD) 2017. The sixth edition of Algeria’s National Mountain Festival, hosted by the Association Assirem Gouraya,...

2017 Italian Mountains Report launched

21.02.2018

The Rapporto Montagne Italia 2017 (2017 Italian Mountains Report) was presented on 30 January 2018 in the House of Commons in Rome. Now in its third edition, the report is...