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International Mountain Day 2014
Mountain Farming
The United Nations General Assembly designated 11 December "International Mountain Day". As of 2003, it has been observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.
Mountain Farming is the theme chosen for this year's celebration of International Mountain Day. Here we have an opportunity to raise awareness about how mountain agriculture, which is predominantly family farming, has been a model for sustainable development for centuries.
International Mountain Day 2014 provides an occasion to highlight how family farming in mountain regions is undergoing rapid transformation due to population growth, economic globalization, urbanization and the migration of men and youth to urban areas.
At the same time, these changes can provide opportunities for local development. People who reside in mountain areas can diversify their income by engaging activities such as tourism, high value mountain products and handicrafts. An enabling policy environment that includes tailored investments could improve farmers access to resources and increase their capacity to generate income.
The theme links to the International Year of Family Farming 2014 proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations, as well as the forthcoming International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas (IPROMO) course on mountain family farming, and the FAO/MP publication 'Mountain Farming is Family Farming'.<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/fileadmin/user_upload/mountain_partnership/docs/Mountain%20Farming%20is%20Family%20Farming.pdf>
While Mountain Farming is the suggested theme for 2014, countries, communities and organizations are welcome to celebrate International Mountain Day through the choice of a different theme that might be more relevant to them.
In the coming months, we will prepare communication materials in all six UN languages which will be made available on our website<http://www.fao.org/forestry/internationalmountainday/en/> and distributed as hard copies to those who request them.
Meanwhile, please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with news of the celebrations you are planning, so we can post them on our interactive map.
Best Regards,
Thomas Hofer
Coordinator
Mountain Partnership Secretariat
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Mountain Partnership is a voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people and protecting mountain environments around the world.
www.mountainpartnership.org<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/>
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