Call for grant proposals for the Business Incubator and Accelerator for Mountains and Islands, deadline extended to 7 June 2023newsThe deadline to submit project proposals for grants through the Business Incubator and Accelerator (BIA) for Mountains and Islands has been extended to 7 June 2023. The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Global Environment Facility Small Grants...
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International Mountain Museums Alliance welcomes the Mountain Partnership Secretariat as honorary member and joins the Mountain PartnershipnewsThe International Mountain Museums Alliance (IMMA) welcomed the Mountain Partnership Secretariat as an honorary member during its 2023 annual assembly and meeting held on 25-26 May at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s headquarters in Rome. The IMMA also decided to become a member of the...
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Mountain communities, climbers and scientists sound alarm from EverestnewsToday, 70 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled Mount Everest, the Earth's tallest mountain is undergoing unprecedented and largely irreversible change caused by global warming. Global temperature rises are jeopardising the environment of Everest and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, which extends 3 500 km across...
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MP member “The Porter Voice Collective” releases documentary on Inca Trail porters’ rightsnewsA new documentary film by The Porter Voice Collective, a member of the Mountain Partnership, looks at the global trekking industry's impact on porters and examines challenges as well as opportunities to improve porters' working conditions. The famous Inca Trail route in Peru reaches altitudes of up to 4 215 metres...
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New report published on climate change impacts and resilience opportunities in Central AppalachianewsInvest Appalachia, an impact investment organization serving the people of Central Appalachia in the United States of America and a member of the Mountain Partnership, released the new report Climate Resilience in Central Appalachia: Impacts and Opportunities. It aims to improve economic resilience for the region. The evidence-based analysis...
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Plastics on the peak: Eliminating releases of plastic waste to air, water and land in mountainous regionseventAustria and Georgia, in collaboration with Norway and Rwanda as the Co-Chairs of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, will co-host a webinar titled "Plastics on the peak: Eliminating releases of plastic waste to air, water and land in mountainous regions" with speakers from the United Nations, government,...
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