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Dear Mountain Partnership Members and Friends,

The United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003 onwards, as the "International Mountain Day". It is observed every year and is an opportunity 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 the world's mountains and highlands.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Mountains, FAO has undertaken a review of the International Mountain Day (IMD) concept in order improve its impact in raising a stronger awareness on the relevance of mountains worldwide. As such, rather than focusing on a specific theme, IMD 2012 aims to celebrate mountains as a whole drawing attention to the goods and services they provide for all humankind.

For this year's International Mountain Day we are pleased to announce a revamped tri-lingual website at the following address: http://www.fao.org/forestry/internationalmountainday/en/. Here you will find all this year's information material including a poster, four information fact sheets as well as the IMD logo in all the UN languages. The website also provides the fact sheets produced in collaboration with SDC, UNEP and regional Mountain Partnership members for RIO + 20.

Following this year's paperless approach we invite you to download the IMD materials, which are provided both in high and low resolution, and to make maximum use of them according to your needs and convenience for your own IMD celebration.

For any further information or specific questions related to this year's celebration, please contact Sara Manuelli ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).

In the follow-up to the International Mountain Day 2012 please do not forget to send us a report about the celebrations of the Day in your country or institution. Also we would very much appreciate receiving feedback on the relevance and usefulness of the communication materials we have provided.

Kind Regards

Thomas Hofer
Team Leader, Watershed Management and Mountains
Interim Coordinator Mountain Partnership Secretariat
Forestry Department
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
I-00153 Rome
Tel: +39 06 5705-3191
Fax: +39 06 5705-5137
Mobile: +348 870 4774






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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