International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (Mountain Partnership)
Description
Description
The Mountain Partnership is a voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the well-being, livelihoods and opportunities of mountain people and the protection and stewardship of mountain environments around the world. The Mountain Partnership taps the wealth and diversity of resources, knowledge, skills and expertise of its members to support positive change in mountain areas. The Partnership was launched as a type-2 outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2002: the basic concept and guiding principles of the Mountain Partnership resulted from a consultative process that took place during the preparatory sessions of the WSSD with its core document (known as the Bali Document) finalized at the Fourth Session of the Preparatory Committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Bali, Indonesia, 27 May - 7June 2002). Commitment to the Mountain Partnership has increased rapidly at the country, regional and international levels and concrete action is now underway to improve the lives of mountain people and protect mountain environments around the world. By March 2009, 50 countries, 16 intergovernmental organizations and 96 major group organizations (e.g. civil society, NGOs, private sector) had already joined the Mountain Partnership. A Mountain Partnership Secretariat, with financial support from the governments of Italy and Switzerland, is hosted at the central level by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Decentralized hubs of the secretariat have also been established in Latin America (hosted by CONDESAN), Asia Pacific (hosted by ICIMOD) and North America (hosted by the Banff Centre) and an Environmental Reference Centre is hosted by UNEP to provide guidance and support on environmental issues related to the Mountain Partnership.
The Mountain Partnership facilitates the effective and efficient implementation of Chapter 13, Agenda 21 and promotes, inter alia, joint initiatives based on paragraph 42 of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and other related instruments regarding mountains, by enhancing on-the-ground action and by working at the policy, programme and project levels. Specific partnership initiatives have been identified by members and are focussing on priority areas of action, such as biodiversity, education, gender, policy and law, research, sustainable livelihoods, sustainable agriculture and rural development in mountains (SARD-M) and watershed management. Additionally, geographically-focussed Initiatives have been launched and are operational in the Andes, Central Asia, Europe, the Hindu Kush Himalaya and other regions. New initiatives are developed as new priority areas are identified by members. Linkages between partnership initiatives are being encouraged at the local, national, regional and global levels, with members entering into specific initiatives according to their priorities, needs and capacities.
The Mountain Partnership facilitates the effective and efficient implementation of Chapter 13, Agenda 21 and promotes, inter alia, joint initiatives based on paragraph 42 of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and other related instruments regarding mountains, by enhancing on-the-ground action and by working at the policy, programme and project levels. Specific partnership initiatives have been identified by members and are focussing on priority areas of action, such as biodiversity, education, gender, policy and law, research, sustainable livelihoods, sustainable agriculture and rural development in mountains (SARD-M) and watershed management. Additionally, geographically-focussed Initiatives have been launched and are operational in the Andes, Central Asia, Europe, the Hindu Kush Himalaya and other regions. New initiatives are developed as new priority areas are identified by members. Linkages between partnership initiatives are being encouraged at the local, national, regional and global levels, with members entering into specific initiatives according to their priorities, needs and capacities.
Partners
Countries:
Afghanistan
Algeria
Altai Republic of the Russian Federation
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cameroon
Chile
Colombia
Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Cuba
Ecuador
Ethiopia
France
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Nepal
Pakistan
Peru
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Major Groups and NGOs:
Active Remedy Ltd.
Adelboden Group
African Conservation Foundation
African Mountain Association (AMA)
Agency of Development Initiatives
Agrarian Platform
Agriculture Research Council of Italy- Department of Agronomy, Forestry and Land Use
Akwapim Mountain Women?s Forum (AMWF)
Albertine Rift Conservation Society
Alliance of Central Asian Mountain Communities
American Councils for International Education
Ancash Association
Andean Mountain Association
Argentinean Environmental Centre
Aspen (City of, USA)
Aspen International Mountain Foundation
Association Ardito Desio
Association Européenne CAP EUROPE
Association for Social Development
Association of Forest and Land Users Kyrgyzstan
Association of Forest and Land Users Tajikistan
Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development
Basalt (Town of, USA)
Broad Initiatives for Negros Development (BIND)
Bulgarian Association for Development of Mountain Regions (BULMONTANA)
CAMP Alatoo
CAMP Kuhiston
CEE Himalaya, Centre for Environment Education, Himalaya Initiative
Cameroon National Network of Associations and NGOs of the Mountain Partnership
Centre for Alpine Ecology (CEA)
Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Reduction
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Centre for Mountain Studies
Club Arc Alpin (CAA)
Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN)
Courmayeur Foundation
Crescente Fértil
Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company
Department of Development and Protection of Agroforestry Resources (DIVAPRA) - University of Turin
EKOIS
EasyLan (EasyLan)
Ecoforum
Ecological Tourism in Europe
Environment and Tourism Support
Environmental Research Center of the Khazar University
Euromontana
European Academy (EURAC)
European Association of Elected Representatives from Mountain Areas (AEM)
European Association of Elected Representatives from Mountain Areas (AEM)
European Mountain Forum (EMF)
Ev-K2-CNR Committee
Federal Institute for Less-Favoured and Mountainous Areas (BABF)
Foundation Agreste
Foundation Ecohabitats
Foundation Fundepáramos
Foundation Pangea
Foundation ProYungas for the Development and Preservation of SubTropical Mountain Forests (ProYungas)
Foundation Sendero of Chile
Foundation for Environment and Development
Foundation for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (FDDM)
Ghana Wildlife Society (GWS)
Global Mountain Action
Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment
Gruppman International Violin Institute
HELP International
Huayhuash Peru
International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA)
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA)
International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
MAB-6 Center
MAKMONTANA - Association for the Development of Mountain Regions in the Republic of Macedonia
Migration and Development
Mountain Areas Conservation and Development Services
Mountain Environment Protection Society (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Mountain Forum
Mountain Research Initiative (MRI)
Mountain Research and Development
Mountain Societies Development Support Programme
Mountain Studies Institute
National Association for the Rural Development of Romanian Mountains
National Organization of Mountain Municipalities, Communities and Bodies (UNCEM)
National Union of Mountain Guides
Nepal Development Research Institute
New World Hope Organization
Nile Basin Society
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) Exchange Programme (NTFP)
Orem (City of; USA)
Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation
Park City (USA)
PlaNet Finance
Practical Action (Regional Office for Latin America, Soluciones Prácticas)
Prakriti
ProMONT-BLANC
Public Foundation Kyrgyzstan Mountain Societies
Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus
Research Unit - Mountain Research: Man & Environment - Austrian Academy of Sciences
Resources Himalaya Foundation
Romanian Mountain Forum
Rural Development Fund
Salt Lake City (USA)
Society for Conserving Planet and Life
Sports Medicine School (La Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina dello Sport)
Sultan Qaboos University
Swat Youth Front
Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education)
The Mountain Institute (TMI)
The Pendeba Society
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
The Telluride Institute
Tropical Science Center (Centro Científico Tropical)
UNESCO Club of Serres
UNISON
University of Central Asia
Utah Valley State College and Utah-Russia Institute
Vista 360°
Volunteers for Africa / ECODECO Partnership
Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and NRM (WOCAN)
World Economic Forum
World Mountain People Association (WMPA)
World Wildlife Fund International (WWF-International)
Yachay Wasi
Intergovernmental organizations:
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)
Alpine Convention
Asian Development Bank
Carpathian Convention
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
International Potato Center (CIP)
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations University (UNU)
World Bank (WB)
Afghanistan
Algeria
Altai Republic of the Russian Federation
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cameroon
Chile
Colombia
Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Cuba
Ecuador
Ethiopia
France
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Nepal
Pakistan
Peru
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Major Groups and NGOs:
Active Remedy Ltd.
Adelboden Group
African Conservation Foundation
African Mountain Association (AMA)
Agency of Development Initiatives
Agrarian Platform
Agriculture Research Council of Italy- Department of Agronomy, Forestry and Land Use
Akwapim Mountain Women?s Forum (AMWF)
Albertine Rift Conservation Society
Alliance of Central Asian Mountain Communities
American Councils for International Education
Ancash Association
Andean Mountain Association
Argentinean Environmental Centre
Aspen (City of, USA)
Aspen International Mountain Foundation
Association Ardito Desio
Association Européenne CAP EUROPE
Association for Social Development
Association of Forest and Land Users Kyrgyzstan
Association of Forest and Land Users Tajikistan
Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development
Basalt (Town of, USA)
Broad Initiatives for Negros Development (BIND)
Bulgarian Association for Development of Mountain Regions (BULMONTANA)
CAMP Alatoo
CAMP Kuhiston
CEE Himalaya, Centre for Environment Education, Himalaya Initiative
Cameroon National Network of Associations and NGOs of the Mountain Partnership
Centre for Alpine Ecology (CEA)
Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Reduction
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Centre for Mountain Studies
Club Arc Alpin (CAA)
Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN)
Courmayeur Foundation
Crescente Fértil
Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company
Department of Development and Protection of Agroforestry Resources (DIVAPRA) - University of Turin
EKOIS
EasyLan (EasyLan)
Ecoforum
Ecological Tourism in Europe
Environment and Tourism Support
Environmental Research Center of the Khazar University
Euromontana
European Academy (EURAC)
European Association of Elected Representatives from Mountain Areas (AEM)
European Association of Elected Representatives from Mountain Areas (AEM)
European Mountain Forum (EMF)
Ev-K2-CNR Committee
Federal Institute for Less-Favoured and Mountainous Areas (BABF)
Foundation Agreste
Foundation Ecohabitats
Foundation Fundepáramos
Foundation Pangea
Foundation ProYungas for the Development and Preservation of SubTropical Mountain Forests (ProYungas)
Foundation Sendero of Chile
Foundation for Environment and Development
Foundation for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (FDDM)
Ghana Wildlife Society (GWS)
Global Mountain Action
Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment
Gruppman International Violin Institute
HELP International
Huayhuash Peru
International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA)
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA)
International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
MAB-6 Center
MAKMONTANA - Association for the Development of Mountain Regions in the Republic of Macedonia
Migration and Development
Mountain Areas Conservation and Development Services
Mountain Environment Protection Society (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Mountain Forum
Mountain Research Initiative (MRI)
Mountain Research and Development
Mountain Societies Development Support Programme
Mountain Studies Institute
National Association for the Rural Development of Romanian Mountains
National Organization of Mountain Municipalities, Communities and Bodies (UNCEM)
National Union of Mountain Guides
Nepal Development Research Institute
New World Hope Organization
Nile Basin Society
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) Exchange Programme (NTFP)
Orem (City of; USA)
Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation
Park City (USA)
PlaNet Finance
Practical Action (Regional Office for Latin America, Soluciones Prácticas)
Prakriti
ProMONT-BLANC
Public Foundation Kyrgyzstan Mountain Societies
Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus
Research Unit - Mountain Research: Man & Environment - Austrian Academy of Sciences
Resources Himalaya Foundation
Romanian Mountain Forum
Rural Development Fund
Salt Lake City (USA)
Society for Conserving Planet and Life
Sports Medicine School (La Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina dello Sport)
Sultan Qaboos University
Swat Youth Front
Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education)
The Mountain Institute (TMI)
The Pendeba Society
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
The Telluride Institute
Tropical Science Center (Centro Científico Tropical)
UNESCO Club of Serres
UNISON
University of Central Asia
Utah Valley State College and Utah-Russia Institute
Vista 360°
Volunteers for Africa / ECODECO Partnership
Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and NRM (WOCAN)
World Economic Forum
World Mountain People Association (WMPA)
World Wildlife Fund International (WWF-International)
Yachay Wasi
Intergovernmental organizations:
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)
Alpine Convention
Asian Development Bank
Carpathian Convention
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
International Potato Center (CIP)
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations University (UNU)
World Bank (WB)
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