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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...

Japan to celebrate mountains every 11 August

11.08.2015

Starting next year today will be a holiday in Japan when, on 11 August 2016, the nation will honour its extensive mountain regions. Influenced by Shintoism, Japanese culture tends to...

Pastoralists plan knowledge hub in Mongolia

07.08.2015

The Central Asian Meeting of Pastoralists was held in Hustai National Park in Mongolia to set up the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub on 26-29 July 2015. Around 40 representatives of pastoralist...

Georgian law approves mountain development

06.08.2015

Targeted poverty-reducing benefits for people living in the highlands of Georgia, as well as incentives for businesses and budget support to economic and social development are envisioned in a...

Mobilization for climate in Europe

05.08.2015

In the scope of the international summit on climate change in Paris, France, in December 2015 (referred to as COP21), a group of mountaineers launched 'Summit(s) for climate', a set...

Call for displays at climate change summit

03.08.2015

Civil society organizations including members of the Mountain Partnership have a chance to be seen or heard at the 21st session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations...

MPS launches online funding tool

30.07.2015

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) has launched a funding database to assist members in their resource mobilization efforts. The online tool will help identify resource partners and different funding sources...