Highlighting the sustainable management of mountain grasslands

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Grasslands cover 15.9 percent of the area of the 28 countries of the European Union (EU-28) and represent the third most dominant ecosystem in Europe as well as one of the most widespread habitats in mountains. Besides being central to food production, mountain grasslands deliver a number of public goods...

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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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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...

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Highlighting sustainable food systems in mountains for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021

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As a contribution to the discussion on sustainable food systems in mountains in the lead up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, an info sheet has been developed by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and Theresa Tribaldos, Centre for Development and Environment.

Mountain agriculture and food production sustain the livelihoods of...

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Ecosystem Restoration Playbook: A practical guide to healing the planet

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People and the planet are only as healthy as the ecosystems we all depend on. Bringing degraded ecosystems back to life – for example by planting trees, cleaning up riverbanks or simply giving nature space to recover – increases their benefits to society and biodiversity. Without reviving ecosystems, we cannot...

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