UNFF19 side event: "Five Years of Action for the sustainable development of mountain regions: promoting mountain forests"

UNFF19 side event: "Five Years of Action for the sustainable development of mountain regions: promoting mountain forests"

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Mountain forests make up to 28 percent of all natural forest cover worldwide. Mountain forests provide a wide range of ecosystem services, such as stabilizing slopes, regulating the hydrological cycles, maintaining rich biodiversity and supporting livelihoods. They also play a significant role in disaster risk reduction in mountain regions by...

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Webinar: Towards a Policy Roadmap for Vibrant Mountain Economies

Webinar: Towards a Policy Roadmap for Vibrant Mountain Economies

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Join for the fourth and final European Union (EU) MAP webinar to hear how MOVING's Strategic Options and Policy Roadmap can be supported within the post-2027 EU policies. This event will feature interventions from key EU policy actors, researchers and mountain experts involved in territorial development.

This event will amplify...

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19th session of the UN Forum on Forests

19th session of the UN Forum on Forests

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The eighteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests decided that the nineteenth session of the Forum will be held at UN Headquarters from 6 to 10 May 2024. The thematic priorities for UNFF18 and UNFF19 are: enhancing forest-based economic, social and environmental benefits; increasing the area of protected forests worldwide...

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FAO welcomes the celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026

FAO welcomes the celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the resolution adopted on 2 May 2024 by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 as International Year of Woman Farmer.

More than 50 percent of women in mountainous regions perform agricultural activities. Women play a key role...

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International Mountain Museums Alliance 2024 assembly and meeting

International Mountain Museums Alliance 2024 assembly and meeting

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Mountain Partnership member International Mountain Muesums Alliance (IMMA) is holding their 2024 annual meeting in Turin, Italy on 6 May to discuss the status of the IMMA, tour new exhibits and preview the new short film produced by Petzl in collaboration with Mueomontagna.

The meeting is hosted by the Museo Nazionale...

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Calls for action for safeguarding seven generations in times of food, social and ecological crises

Calls for action for safeguarding seven generations in times of food, social and ecological crises

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On 23 April, within the framework of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) co-organized a side event aligned with the forum’s theme, emphasizing the voices of Indigenous Youth.

This side event, co-organized by FAO, the...

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