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Mountain events at climate change summit
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat and numerous Mountain Partnership members are organizing side events, photo exhibitions and other events to bring attention to mountains during the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...
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Report proposed on climate change in mountains
Exploring a network for Mediterranean mountains
Italian Parliament applauds MP petition
Gearing up for International Mountain Day
The Government of Switzerland is planning to propose an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Mountains, for which the support of specialized institutions and organizations is requested. Such a report would broaden ...
A group of government officials, intergovernmental agency workers, academics and civil society members decided, on 12-13 November 2015 in Ventimiglia, Italy, to continue working toward forming a network for Mediterranean ...
The call for the 21st session of the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC (referred to as COP21) to include safeguarding mountains in their agenda was reinforced on 12 November 2015 by Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, when a number of Members of Parliament and other national ...
Mountain products and services can greatly increase mountain livelihoods. Though mountain agriculture cannot compete with the prices and volumes of lowland production, it can concentrate on high value, high quality products to boost local economies ...
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FEATURED NEWS
PUBLICATION
* New solar panels for remote Tajik schools<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/347645/>
* Mountains are crucial for achieving 2030 goals<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/345316/>
* New global mountain database to launch<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/344759/>
* Call for symposia for Mountains 2016 conference<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/344647/>
* MP Ambassador joins interfaith campaign<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/344594/>
* Mountains represented at March for the Earth<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/343708/>
* Volunteering for the MP Secretariat<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/343749/>
* Restoring wisents to the Carpathians<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/341838/>
* A Himalayan celebration in the works<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/news/news-detail/en/c/343557/>
UPCOMING EVENTS
* Mountains at climate Generations areas <http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/344230/>
Venue: Paris, France
* 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change <http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/308286/>
Venue: Paris, France
* World Soil Day <http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/345667/>
Venue: Worldwide
* Third edition of Alpen-Forum-Innsbruck<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/340489/>
Venue: Innsbruck, Austria
* UNFCCC COP21 side event: Climate change and mountain livelihoods – sharing experiences from Central Asia to the Andean Region<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/339898/>
Venue: Paris, France
* Bolivia - Places of Music<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/345529/>
Venue: Rome, Italy
* UNFCCC COP21 side event: Adapting and building resilience to climate change in mountain communities<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/339896/>
Venue: Paris, France
* International Mountain Day (IMD)<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/294531/>
Venue: Worldwide
* World Mountain Producers’ Exhibition<http://www.mountainpartnership.org/events/event-detail/en/c/340251/>
Venue: New Delhi, India
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Download factsheet and poster in multiple languages for the International Mountain Day 2015 .
Read more<http://www.fao.org/forestry/internationalmountainday/78426/en/>
VIDEO
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Watch<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWdZHRiZSSo>
Send your International Mountain Day news
As for every year, we encourage members to share news and photos of their International Mountain Day events. Please send to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
NEW Members
Currently, the Mountain Partnership has 264 members: 56 governments, 14 intergovernmental organizations, 189 major group organizations (e.g. civil society, NGOs and the private sector) and 5 subnational authorities. Please feel free to contact them for possible collaborative projects and ideas. We welcome the following new member:
* Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation <http://www.mountainpartnership.org/members/members-detail/en/c/131822/>
CALL FOR NEWS
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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. www.mountainpartnership.org<http://www.mountainpartnership.org>
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