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Winner of GROW Summer School
agrobiodiversity innovation contest announced

Jyoti Patil from India has won the GROW Summer School innovation contest focused on improving smallholders’ livelihoods through agrobiodiversity in fragile ecosystems. The GROW Summer School is an annual training programme for young professionals focusing on agrobiodiversity in a changing climate and is organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and partners, with technical support from FAO. ... Read more

News

The road to COP26

Spotlighting solutions for building resilience in mountains at High Summit COP26

Pre-COP26 event addresses climate impacts on Alpine environments

Mountains at Expo 2020 Dubai

Climate and Biodiversity Week at Expo 2020 Dubai to feature mountains

Call for youth to participate in the Youth4Mountains Series

Video

"For the next generation of female trail runners"
A video by Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador Mira Rai

On The Shelf

Mountain Research and Development, Vol 41, No 2

In this open issue of Mountain Research and Development, a case study from China shows how bird photography tourism benefits both biodiversity and livelihoods. Research from the Indian Himalaya examines links between urbanization, hazards and vulnerability. A global analysis offers insights into challenges for sustainable governance of mountains, and a study on Canada’s mountain systems provides a nationally coherent basis for research, policy and work on social issues. ... Read More

Events

Sustainable and climate resilient mountain development 7 October

Connecting youth and mountains, creating a lively future 8 October

Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 11-15 October

Origin, Diversity and Territories Forum 13-15 October

Call for Action

MEMBERS

Currently, the Mountain Partnership has 436 members:

60 governments, 9 subnational authorities, 18 intergovernmental organizations and 349 major group organizations (e.g. civil society, NGOs and the private sector).

Please feel free to contact them for possible collaborative projects and ideas. We wish to welcome the following new members:

Institute of Research and Development for Mountain Regions of the Mediterranean Islands (MountMed Institute)

Kilimanjaro Initiative

Mira Rai Initiative

Soudah Development Company

Tropical Ecosystems and Land Management Organisation

CALL FOR NEWS AND IMD EVENTS

Keep Mountain Partnership members informed of your activities and plans for
celebrating International Mountain Day!

Please email Sara.Manuelli@fao.org info about new projects and programmes, initiatives, events, publications, newsletters, vacancies or calls for papers.

The Mountain Partnership is a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain peoples and protecting mountain environments around the world.

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Mountain Partnership Secretariat
FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Rome, Lazio 00153 Italy

CONTACT
For more information visit: www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/en/
or contact us at: Mountains-Info-Eng@fao.org

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