Biodiversidad

Las montañas del mundo abarcan algunos de los paisajes más espectaculares y llenos de vida que se pueden encontrar solo a una determinada altitud y en una cordillera o montaña especifica.

Sin embargo el cambio climático, la pobreza, la minería comercial, la tala ilegal y el furtivismo son una pesada carga: los gorilas de montaña en centro de África del este, el oso de anteojos de los Andes y los resplandecientes quetzales de América Central están siendo recluidos en reservas de bosques nublados cada vez más pequeñas.

Como arcas de la vida preservando una gran parte de la biodiversidad del planeta, las montañas merecen la atención internacional.

Mountain actors convene in Hungary to forge pathways for sustainable value chains

Mountain actors convene in Hungary to forge pathways for sustainable value chains

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One hundred mountain representatives from 16 countries and 22 mountain ranges converged in Hungary for the Unlocking the Power of Mountain Value Chains workshop organized by the European Union (EU)-funded project Mountain Valorisation though Interconnectedness and Green Growth (MOVING). The main goals of the workshop were to foster robust connections...

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The Canadian Mountain Assessment

The Canadian Mountain Assessment

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The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountains in Canada. It is based on insights from Indigenous knowledges of mountains, as well as findings from an extensive assessment of pertinent academic literature. The Canadian Mountain Assessment's inclusive...

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GROW 2023 - Agrobiodiversity in a changing climate

GROW 2023 - Agrobiodiversity in a changing climate

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One of the world's greatest challenges is to secure access for all to adequate supplies of food that are healthy, safe and high quality, and to do so in an environmentally sustainable manner. To make the necessary improvements, the sustainable management of natural capital must be at the forefront of...

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Enter the 2023 International Mountain Day photo contest

Enter the 2023 International Mountain Day photo contest

peak to peak

The November 2023 issue of Peak to Peak calls for submissions for the 2023 International Mountain Day photo contest, which focuses on restoring mountain ecosystems. Top news covers the launch of the Mountain Partnership's Mountain Youth Hub during the United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Forum, the creation of a new...

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Members

Members' Voices: Austin George Smith, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan

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In this latest Members' Voices feature, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat interviews Austin George Smith, a Communication and Press Specialist at the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), who sheds light on the benefits of bamboo and rattan, their role in conversing mountain biodiversity as well as INBAR’s positive...

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CBD COP 15 Resumed

CBD COP 15 Resumed

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The resumed sessions of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic...

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