Global action for sustainable rangelands and pastoralism to acheive Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)publicationGlobal action for sustainable rangelands and pastoralism to acheive Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN): A science-to-policy review, with recommendations for the UNCCD Conference of Parties is a working paper prepared by the IYRP LDN Working Group from 2022-2024. This reports covers the challenges and threats to rangelands and pastoralism along with... Download » |
UNFCCC SBSTA 60 - Expert dialogue on mountains and climate changeeventThe first-ever global stocktake concluded at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) and included five mentions of mountains, including an official request for an expert dialogue on mountains and climate change at the 60th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice in June 2024. The dialogue will take... Read more » |
International dialogue in Nepal calls for urgent climate action in mountainspeak to peakThe June 2024 issue of Peak to Peak covers the two-day international expert dialogue on "Mountain, People, and Climate Change" held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 22-23 May. Top news stories cover mountain events at the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the UN Forum on Forests. Peak to Peak... Download » |
Nepal calls for a unified mountain voice for urgent climate actionnews“Without cohesive and effective adaptation and mitigation plans, climate change has the capacity to undo the progress of development and plunge millions more into poverty,” said the Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, emphasizing that climate change presents a universal threat affecting all people and ecosystems. Read more » |
UNFF19: Safeguarding mountain forests for sustainable mountain developmentnewsOn 10 May, the Governments of Kyrgyzstan, Italy and Nepal, in collaboration with the UN Group of Friends for Mountains, hosted a side event at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19) at UN headquarters in New York. The event emphasized the pivotal role of mountains... Read more » |
FAO welcomes the celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026newsThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the resolution adopted on 2 May 2024 by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 as International Year of Woman Farmer. More than 50 percent of women in mountainous regions perform agricultural activities. Women play a key role...
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