Italian MP member EV-K2 to monitor 7200 glaciers in PakistannewsAbout 7 200 glaciers in Pakistan will be monitored thanks to a project being led by the EV-K2 Association, an Italian member of the Mountain Partnership. The Italian-Pakistani project "Glaciers and Students" will make an inventory of the 7 200 glaciers of the Karakoram – the mountain range representing...
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Sustainable soil management in mountain regions - policy briefpublicationMountain soils represent a finite, virtually non-renewable resource that provide essential ecosystem services for life on Earth, not only in the mountains but also downstream. This policy brief, published as a contribution to the Interational Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022, discuss the drivers of soil degredation in mountain regions... Download » |
Building resilience into watersheds – A sourcebookpublicationThe purpose of this sourcebook is to provide advice on how to incorporate disaster risk reduction and resilience building into the watershed management process. As an increasingly heavier toll is exerted on agriculture and food systems by drought, floods, wildfires, and other extreme events, adopting risk reduction and management practices...
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Advancing sustainable mountain development recognized as a commitment of action ahead of the UN 2023 Water ConferencenewsConsidering more than half of humanity relies on mountain freshwater for everyday life, the careful management of mountain water resources is a global priority. In the lead up to the UN 2023 Water Conference, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat successfully submitted a commitment of action titled "Advancing sustainable mountain development and...
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Call for applications: IPROMO 2023, "Youth and the future of mountain forests"newsThe Mountain Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the call for applications for the sixteenth IPROMO Summer School. This annual training programme on sustainable mountain development is jointly organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the University of Turin,...
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Kyrgyz Express Post puts International Year of Mountains postage stamp into circulationnewsOn 30 January 2023, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic put a 2022 Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) postage stamp into circulation dedicated to the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022. It is the longest stamp in the world. At the initiative of Sadyr Japarov, the President...
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