Winner of #MountainsMatter photo contestnewsMaryam Farzami of Afghanistan has won the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) International Mountain Day #MountainsMatter photo competition. Her photo of an Afghan mother holding her infant daughter was taken in a remote mountain village in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. FAO launched the photo contest in the run-up... Read more » |
International Mountain Day (IMD)eventInternational Mountain Day (IMD) is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mountains, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build partnerships that will bring positive change to the world’s mountains and highlands. Celebrate with us! This year, the theme for IMD is ‘Mountain Cultures:...
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Honouring the mountains of the world togethernewsThe 11 of December marks the day for celebrating mountains. The day is a chance to reflect on how we all depend on mountains, for water, food, biodiversity, timber and energy, but it is also an opportunity to highlight the plight of mountain peoples, among the world’s poorest and hungriest, and focus... Read more » |
ICIMOD celebrates Himalayan culturesnewsFor many, mountains evoke powerful emotions with their breathtaking landscapes that inspire wonder. Mountains cover nearly 22 percent of the world’s land surface and are home to 13 percent of the global population. They serve as water towers to the world, providing for the freshwater needs of more than half... Read more » |
Social innovation project in mountain areasnewsA new four-year project founded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme and coordinated by the James Hutton Institute was launched in April 2016. “Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas” (SIMRA) seeks to advance understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development,... Read more » |
Mountains to be featured at CBD COP 13newsMountain Partnership (MP) members and other institutions are organizing side events and exhibitions to highlight mountains during the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) on 4-17 December 2016 in Cancun, Mexico. Half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots are concentrated in... Read more » |
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