Sustainable Mountains: FAO calls for transformative response to climate threatnewsThe head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a change of pace in the way we protect our mountains, as the climate crisis threatens to further exacerbate the livelihoods of its dwellers and beyond. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on...
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UNESCO World Network of Mountain Biosphere Reserves hosts workshop in SpainnewsThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme organized a workshop on mountain biosphere reserves on 18 and 19 April 2022 in Torla, Spain, in partnership and within the Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve. The objective of the workshop was to present the World Network of...
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Eight professionals receive Pakistan Mountains Pride AwardnewsEight professionals have been awarded the Pakistan Mountains Pride Award (PAMPA) for their service to mountain communities and dedication to conservation and sustainable mountain development. Mountain Partnership member Development Communications Network (DEVCOM-Pakistan) organized the second PAMPA awards ceremony in March 2022 as the final event of the eleventh Pakistan Mountain...
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Caucasus Mountain ForumeventBuilding on the findings and experiences of the two previous Caucasus Mountain Forums, the members of the Scientific Network for Caucasus Mountain Regions Scientific Steering Group will organize the third Forum in 2022 to ensure the sustainability of scientific cooperation and exchange, as well as maintain the science-practice interface through...
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Students advocate for mountain women and sustainable mountain developmentnewsThe Utah International Mountain Forum (UIMF), a coalition of student clubs at Utah Valley University, continues to actively promote sustainable mountain development. On 3 March 2022, the UIMF hosted a discussion on mountains with Ambassador Harold Forsyth, Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS)...
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Using cultural monitoring to understand bison in Banff National ParknewsThe Stoney Nakoda First Nations are combining traditional knowledge with “Western” science to create a more holistic understanding of the bison reintroduction in Mînî Rhpa Mâkoche, also known as Banff National Park, in Canada. In 2017, 16 bison were released in the northeast section of Banff National Park. This herd has...
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