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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...

Together to honour the mountains of the world

11.12.2015

The 11 of December is a special day of observance for mountains. As homes, sources of essential goods, foundations of livelihoods and cultural heritage, the value of mountains is immeasurable....

Managing Abruzzo’s protected areas

10.12.2015

On 10 November 2015, the Italian League for Bird Protection (LIPU), Mountain Wilderness Italy, Pro Natura, Save the Bear (Salviamo l’Orso), the Italian Touring Club and the World...

Mountain climate petition noted at COP21

09.12.2015

The Alpine Convention, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Italian delegation expressed concern for mountains as areas that are particularly vulnerable...

Update on Mountain Protected Areas

08.12.2015

The Mountain Protected Areas Network has issued the eighty-eighth edition of its newsletter, called “UPDATE”. Edited by Dr Lawrence Hamilton, the newsletter summarizes key updates and news on mountain protected...

Developing research center for mountain economy

07.12.2015

Costin C. Kiritescu National Institute for Economic Research of the Romanian Academy with financial support from European Fund for Regional Development is formulating a project to enhance research capacity of...

Remembering ‘great mountain-woman’ Olene Walker

03.12.2015

My many colleagues at the organizing committee of the International Women of the Mountains Conference and I were saddened to learn of former Utah Governor Olene Walker’s passing on 28...