The unique topography, compressed climatic zones & isolation of mountains make them the perfect home for a wide variety of organisms.
This includes many endangered species.
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#MountainsMatter
Mountains contribute to food & nutrition security by providing :
🌾 land for crops
🐐 grazing for livestock
🎣 watercourses for inland fisheries
🍯 & non-wood forest products such as berries, mushrooms & honey
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Mountains host most of the world’s species of amphibians, birds & mammals.
Plants, animals, insects, microbes & their environment...
#Biodiversity is vital to global food production & essential for human well-being.
#MountainsMatter
Mountains offer food, medicine, valuable ecosystem services & even help regulate the climate.
The agrobiodiversity they provide is key to achieving sustainable agrifood systems.
6 ways countries can protect mountain agrobiodiversity 👇
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Our #MountainsMatter !
They may only cover 27% of the Earth's land surface, but mountains provide freshwater, energy & food - resources that will be increasingly scarce in coming decades.
Another chance yesterday to catch a glimpse of
#MountEverest
#Sagaramatha
#Chomolungma
#Himalayas
#Nepal
#Mountainsmatter
🌲Πορεία για την Προστασία των Βουνών
🔶Δευτέρα 11 Δεκέμβρη, 7μ.μ., Μοναστηράκι.
#savethemountains #MountainDay #mountainsmatter #greenlies
Women move mountains & they are vital to conserving these ecosystems.
They contribute to:
🌎 resource management
🌾 agricultural activities
💧 water & food security at household & community levels
& so much more!
#MountainsMatter #InvestInWomen
Did you know that healthy mountains help mitigate the effects of #ClimateChange and its related risks?
Restoring mountain ecosystems is vital to ensuring life on 🌍!
#MountainsMatter #IMD2023 #COP28 #GenerationRestoration
Dağ günü kutlu olsun! Bu sene dağ ekosistemlerinin restorasyonuna dikkat çekiliyor. Türkiye’de restorasyona ihtiyaç duyulan aklıma ilk gelen dağlar
1) Kazdağları (maden bölgesi)
2) Kaçkarlar
3) Burdur-Isparta-Afyon dağları (mermer ve taş ocakları)
#MountainsMatter
Fresh water from mountains is vital for achieving global #FoodSecurity .
#DYK that some of the world's largest cities, including New York, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, Tokyo & Melbourne, depend on freshwater from mountains?
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#MountainsMatter
Call for papers! Submit your papers on Innovation Pathways to Sustainability in Mountains
📅 31 May, full papers by 1 October 2024
#MountainsMatter
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The unique topography, compressed climatic zones & isolation of mountains make them the perfect home for a wide variety of organisms🏔️This includes many endangered species. #MountainsMatter
Via Food and Agriculture Organization