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1st International Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Research and Innovation in Mountain Environments (LACMONT 2021)

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The 1st International Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Research and Innovation in Mountain Environments (LACMONT 2021) will take place on the 11-13 May 2021 in virtual mode. LACMONT 2021 aims to promote and strengthen the exchange of experiences between researchers and other experts on mountain themes,...

Call for case studies on sustainable tourism in mountains

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In light of the 2021 International Mountain Day theme, “Sustainable Mountain Tourism,” the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are joining forces to produce a publication on mountain tourism as a driver of sustainable development, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Indicators for Elevating Mountains in the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

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In November 2020, the CBD Subsidiary Body On Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD/SBSTTA/24/3Add.13) released a set of indicators to support the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. This brief highlights the indicators considered important for safeguarding mountain biodiversity and ecosystem integrity, in line with previous policy recommendations presented at the...

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Including mountains in the CBD Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

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Mountains are vital for the conservation of biodiversity, and mountain people are critical to managing and protecting biodiversity. In this policy note, the Mountain Partnership calls on the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to ensure that mountains are explicitly included in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and...

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Restoring mountain forests for recovered, resilient and sustainable mountain countries

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The Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations (UN) in New York, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Mountainous Countries and with the collaboration of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, organized a side event on the margins of the 16th session of the United Nations Forum...

IPROMO 2021 call for applications: Post COVID-19 recovery in mountain areas

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The May 2021 issue of Peak to Peak announces the call for applications for the fourteenth annual IPROMO Summer School, this year to focus on "Post COVID-19 recovery in mountain areas." Members' Voices features a blog post from the Feminist Hiking Collective sharing reflections from the mountain women that participated in their global Earth Day...