Advancing sustainable mountain development recognized as a commitment of action ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference

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The March 2023 issue of Peak to Peak highlights a commitment of action titled "Advancing sustainable mountain development and protecting the 'water towers' of the world" submitted by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference. Top news stories announce the call for applications for IPROMO 2023,...

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Mountain studies: Understanding and managing mountains for people and nature

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Karakoram International University (KIU), Gilgit published a book (edited volume) entitled Mountain studies: Understanding and managing mountains for people and nature. The book was an outcome of a project under the U.S. – Pakistan University Partnerships Grants Program, funded by United States Government through the United States Educational Foundation in...

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"Restoring mountain ecosystems" theme of International Mountain Day 2023

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The February 2023 issue of Peak to Peak announces the theme of International Mountain Day 2023: "Restoring mountain ecosystems". Top news stories highlight the addition of four new governments as members of the Mountain Partnership, a call for inputs for the 2022 Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report, a recent conference...

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Expo 2020 Dubai Climate and Biodiversity Theme Week Insights

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From October 2021 to March 2022, Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) brought more than 200 nations and organizations together to chart a course forward for a cleaner, safer and healthier future for all. Designed in conjunction with 192 nations and adopted by the UAE Cabinet, the Programme for...

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Mountains and heritage-making - policy brief

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2022 is the international year of sustainable mountain development. The recent policy brief on Mountain and heritage-making was prepared with the support of the Geneva School of Social Sciences and the Mountain Partnership.

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COP15 should protect mountain landscapes, says new IIED publication

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The new global biodiversity framework (GBF) due to be agreed at negotiations known as COP15 in Montreal in December, and aimed at halting and reversing the loss of nature, needs to protect biodiversity-rich mountain landscapes and the Indigenous People and local communities that govern them, according to a new...

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