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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...

Winner of #MountainsMatter photo contest

12.12.2016

Maryam Farzami of Afghanistan has won the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) International Mountain Day #MountainsMatter photo competition. Her photo of an Afghan mother holding her...

Honouring the mountains of the world together

11.12.2016

The 11 of December marks the day for celebrating mountains. The day is a chance to reflect on how we all depend on mountains, for water, food, biodiversity, timber and energy, but...

ICIMOD celebrates Himalayan cultures

09.12.2016

For many, mountains evoke powerful emotions with their breathtaking landscapes that inspire wonder. Mountains cover nearly 22 percent of the world’s land surface and are home to 13 percent of...

Social innovation project in mountain areas

08.12.2016

A new four-year project founded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme and coordinated by the James Hutton Institute was launched in April 2016. “Social Innovation in...

Mountains to be featured at CBD COP 13

06.12.2016

Mountain Partnership (MP) members and other institutions are organizing side events and exhibitions to highlight mountains during the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the...

First Mountain Partnership Products on sale

29.11.2016

The first products with the Mountain Partnership Products label are on sale in the brand shop at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome,...