Mountains to be featured at CBD COP 13

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Mountain Partnership (MP) members and other institutions are organizing side events and exhibitions to highlight mountains during the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) on 4-17 December 2016 in Cancun, Mexico. Half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots are concentrated in...

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Mountain Cultures Photo Contest

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) received over 345 photos from 57 countries for the #MountainsMatter photo contest, which asked people to capture the diversity of mountain culture in pictures. Organized in the run-up to International Mountain Day on 11 December, the aim of...

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Reading Mountains Festival

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The Reading Mountains Festival is an occasion for partners of the Alpine Convention around the Alps to organize events to celebrate Alpine literature, languages and cultures under a joint umbrella. On International Mountain Day, 11 December, and the days leading to it, partners (stakeholders, schools, libraries, interested individuals, restaurants and...

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The 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13)

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The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13), the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 8) and the second meeting of the...

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FAO launches Mountain Cultures Photo Contest

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Issue 99 – Month 12 – Year 2016

The December issue of Peak to Peak announces the launch of the Mountain Cultures Photo Contest in celebration of International Mountain Day 2016, “Mountain Cultures: celebrating diversity and strengthening identity”. The newsletter continues with stories about 20 families living in...

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International Mountain Film Festival

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The 33rd edition of the International Mountain Film Festival will take place in Autrans, France on 30 November – 4 December. Under the theme of "Peaks of Madness", the festival will honour mountains in all their aspects and question human’s relationship with the natural environment. The festival will feature animated...

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