Second International High-Level Conference on International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028

Second International High-Level Conference on International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028

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The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, in cooperation with the United Nations and other partners, will hold the Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” under the title “Catalyzing Water Action and Partnership at the Local, National, Regional and Global Levels” from...

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Involving farmers to save pollinators in Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya, India

Involving farmers to save pollinators in Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya, India

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On 5 June 2020, World Environment Day, the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology (ATREE) used modern technology to engage Eastern Himalayan farmers in collecting data on pollinators and raising awareness of their importance. 

ATREE led an online, community-based survey called “Know Your Pollinators” in the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya. The campaign...

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CHINAR helps Uttarakhand families through COVID19 Relief Programme

CHINAR helps Uttarakhand families through COVID19 Relief Programme

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The Central Himalayan Institute for Nature and Applied Research (CHINAR) is supporting Himalayan communities through their COVID19 Relief Programme in the Bageshwar and Pithoragarh Districts of Uttarakhand, India. Through the project support provided by the Wipro Foundation, CHINAR has so far provided assistance to 673 families and aims to reach...

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Juniper forests and the survival of high mountain communities in Central Asia

Juniper forests and the survival of high mountain communities in Central Asia

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The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Institute is leading the way in groundbreaking work on tracking the growth of juniper forests in Central Asia. 

One third of forest lands in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are covered with juniper trees, and at moderate and high altitudes in mountain areas of...

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Video message delivered by Sustainable Summits leaders

Video message delivered by Sustainable Summits leaders

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Conference leaders of “Sustainable Summits 2020”, many of which are Mountain Partnership members, spoke out on World Environment Day about the future of mountain environments, giving a post COVID-19 view from the peaks of the world.

The Sustainable Summits global leaders gave powerful messages in the 50-minute virtual programme,...

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Launch of the Living Chapel

Launch of the Living Chapel

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On the occasion of UN World Environment Day, dedicated this year to biodiversity, the Living Chapel will be presented with a live Facebook event. The launch of the Living Chapel, hosted by the Rome Botanical Garden, will be attended by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Food and...

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