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In memory of Antonio Aramayo

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We are deeply saddened to report the loss of Antonio "Tuco" Aramayo, who passed away on 18 January 2023. Throughout his professional career, Antonio was devoted to the rural development of the Chuquisaca regions of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. He was the General Manager of Fundación Participación y...

International conference in Kyrgyzstan focuses on sustainable mountain development

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The Academic Consortium "International University of Kyrgyzstan", jointly with the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic and International Institute of Mountains, hosted an international conference on 19–21 January 2023 in the framework of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022 (IYM2022).

The conference "Environmental and socioeconomic security as...

"Restoring mountain ecosystems" theme of International Mountain Day 2023

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Restoring mountain ecosystems is the theme of this year's International Mountain Day on 11 December. This theme was selected to fully include mountains in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030, co-led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the UN Environment Programme. The Decade is...

Call for inputs, 2022 Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report

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Calling all members of the Mountain Partnership, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat is compiling inputs for its 2022 Annual Report.

Each year, the Secretariat dedicates part of its annual report to spotlighting members' achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development. Governments and organizations that were members of the Mountain Partnership in 2022 are...

Call for papers: Migration trends, impacts and pathways to sustainability in mountains

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How can migration contribute to sustainable development in mountains? The Mountain Research and Development journal invites systematic assessments of innovative interventions or action research, empirical studies and meta-analyses on migration trends, their implications and resulting opportunities, as well as review-based agendas for future research, policies or action. Notices of intent...

Harnessing the socio-ecological potential of mountain biosphere reserves for biodiversity conservation - policy brief

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In this policy brief, the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme and the World Network of Mountain Biosphere Reserves present their recommendations for harnessing the socio-ecological potential of mountain biosphere reserves for biodiversity conservation.

From the paradigm-shifting landscape approach to the potential for scientific collaboration between more than half of biosphere...