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What Needs to be Done?
Message from the Executive Secretary. We have always believed that the mountains and streams provide all that we need for survival.
We hold these mountains sacred, believing that the Cherokees were chosen to take care of the mountains as the mountains take care of us. Their lives are intricately connected to mountains, and their survival depends on mountain biological diversity.
Almost every area that is jointly important for plants, amphibians, and endemic birds is located within mountains. A large portion of domestic mammals—sheep, goats, domestic yak, llama, and alpaca—originated in mountain regions.
Mountain Day refers to three different and unrelated events: (1) Mountain Day, a student celebration in some colleges in the United States in which classes are. Mountains under pressure: climate, hunger and migration International Mountain Day provides an occasion to highlight how climate, hunger and.
Although mountain tourism has the potential to foster economic development in remote and isolated regions, many mountain communities are still not benefiting and live in poverty. MountainsMatter for Food as they are important centres of agricultural biodiversity and are home to many of the foods that come to our table, such as rice, potatoes, quinoa, tomatoes and barley.
Yet, they are home to some of the hungriest peoples in the world with a high vulnerability to food shortages and malnutrition, and climate change is affecting mountain agriculture. MountainsMatter for Youth as despite the beautiful landscapes, life in the mountains can be tough, particularly for rural youth. Abandoning their villages in search of employment elsewhere has led to an absence of young people and an increasing labour shortage.
Migration from mountains leads to an increase in abandoned agricultural, land degradation and often forest fires. At community level, cultural values and ancient traditions are lost. As the vulnerability of mountain populations grows, migration increases both abroad and to urban centres. Those who remain are often women, left to manage the farms but with little access to credit, training and land tenure rights. Out-migration from mountain areas will also result in an inestimable loss in terms of provision of ecosystem services and preservation of cultural and agrobiodiversity.
Investments and policies can alleviate the harsh living conditions of mountain communities and reverse out-migration trends from mountain areas. International Mountain Day provides an occasion to highlight how climate, hunger and migration are affecting highlands and to ensure that sustainable mountain development is integrated into the Agenda and in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
This year, the theme is also linked to the Mountain Partnership Global Meeting, to be held on December at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, which will focus on the challenges and opportunities in sustainable mountain development and will launch a Framework for Action to support concrete actions and establish policies that strengthen the resilience of mountain peoples and environments.
Message from the Executive Secretary. Views Read Edit View history. The rising temperatures also mean that mountain glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates, affecting freshwater supplies downstream for millions of people. Spread the word on the importance of mountains using our campaign materials. The General Assembly "encouraged the international community to organize events at all levels on that day to highlight the importance of sustainable mountain development. Retrieved from " https:
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