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On that special day, we would like to highlight the importance of mountains for the society🌄

Mountains supply 40% of Europe's freshwater, host 43% of its Natura 2000 protected sites, and are home to communities that maintain biodiversity through farming and pastoralism every day.

At Euromontana, we advocate to make sure these territories, and the people who live in them, are properly recognised in European environmental policy and that mountains are part of the answer to Europe's environmental challenges, from protection to climate adaptation and water resilience 💡

Curious? Learn more here: https://www.euromontana.org/wt-nature-en/

📢 Last day to apply!

At the 2026 European Mountain Convention, scientific posters and photographs on the theme of and extensive livestock farming in mountain areas will be on display 📸

The deadline is tomorrow⏳ We warmly invite:
• Researchers
• Local and regional authorities
• NGOs and associations
• Farmers’ organisations
• Project coordinators
• Photographers
to submit their contributions.

🖇️ Submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdxC19XdEZkR8zy4-q6Wh6UfX1GJYSFvPNFHE5G9aq85yIAA/viewform

📢New position paper just released! 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀?

While the EU is debating its future budget priorities, our new position paper highlights what is needed for the EU Livestock Strategy to support the sector in mountain areas 🏔️

The Strategy, announced in the State of the Union 2025, should:
👉Secure a bright economic future for mountain farmers
👉 Ensure territorial and production diversity as a foundation for resilient livestock systems
👉 Recognise the specificities of mountain agriculture and treating territorial diversity as a strength
👉 Supports environmental sustainability
👉 Ensure resilience to crisis: a socially just livestock sector and generational renewal.

Read more of our recommendations here 📎https://www.euromontana.org/extensive-livestock-farming-in-the-mountains-sustaining-landscapes-sustaining-livelihoods/

📰𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

As part of the Convention exhibition area, 20 selected posters and professional photographs will showcase innovative practices and successful experiences from across Europe, helping to make knowledge on extensive in mountain areas accessible and engaging for all participants 🏔️

We invite researchers, local and regional authorities, NGOs, photographers...to submit their contributions🌄

Practical information
- Posters must be in English or French
- Accepted formats: from A2 to A0
- Both vertical and horizontal layouts are accepted
- A maximum of 20 exhibition spots are available
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

🗓️ Deadline: 4 June 2026
👉 Submit your poster or photo(s): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdxC19XdEZkR8zy4-q6Wh6UfX1GJYSFvPNFHE5G9aq85yIAA/viewform
🔗 Check the guidelines for presenters on the Convention website: www.mountainconvention.eu

Two days of enriching discussions and discoveries in the mountains of Lombardy: hear about it from our President 👇

El cambio climático en las zonas de montaña, tema central de la reunión de Euromontana en Édolo (Italia).

La Diputación Provincial de Teruel ha participado recientemente en la reunión del Comité Director de Euromontana, en la localidad italiana de Edolo, un encuentro clave para abordar los retos y oportunidades de las regiones de montaña europeas.

Más información: https://acortar.link/xs4VwG

And that's a wrap for the first Euromontana Board of Directors meeting of the year 🇮🇹

Last week, the Board members examined the development of the network and reported on ongoing activities and plans for the coming months, as well as the network's advocacy priorities!

🏔️ The day also included a tour of the Università della Montagna premises, (who are kindly hosting the meetings) and meeting with Luca Masneri, the Mayor of the Commune of Edolo.

We had the pleasure to hear presentations from B.I.M. del Sarca President, who act to safeguard the rights of mountain communities by providing compensation for the hydroelectric development of the River Sarca and its tributaries, as well as from CALRE (the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies), presenting their annual priorities 💡

A lot of food for thought here, so stay tuned!

👀 Curious about our governing bodies and ways of functioning? Have a look: https://www.euromontana.org/governing-bodies/

🇮🇹 Live from Edolo were Euromontana's Board of Directors is gathering for its first meeting of the year!

Yesterday, the group reached the 3,000 m to witness the impact of climate change on tourism and on the Presena glacier, explained by Consortia Pontedilegno-Tonale, and then learned about the alteration of the alpine ecosystem from Stelvio National Park and Adamello Regional Park🏔

👉Fauna, flora and local communities are affected by the shorter period of snow cover, which disturbs the habitats and physiological clocks of species, as well as the availability of water, predation cycles and the cultural landscape.

In the afternoon, the visits continued with the FerroMiners (Miniera Ferrominers), who are bridging the diversification of tourism activities in the valley through the revitalisation of historical iron mining sites⛏️

A big thanks to our member Università della Montagna for the organisation 👏

🌍 This International Mother is a reminder that protecting our planet depends on collective action – and mountains are central to that effort.

🏔️ Mountains are more than landscapes. They provide water, food and medicine, regulate the climate and sustain key crops and livestock. They are home to about 1.2 billion people and are centres of cultural diversity and traditional knowledge.

🌟At the Mountain Partnership, we know that what happens in mountains affects us all. Members work together to share knowledge, support mountain communities on the ground, enhance resilience in fragile ecosystems and advocate as one mountain voice in global processes.

➡️ This Earth Day, collective action means focusing on what delivers impact:
🌱 Strengthening scientific cooperation, data collection and monitoring to inform evidence based action
✅ Scaling up initiatives that strengthen the sustainability and resilience of mountain communities and ecosystems
🌿 Fostering sustainable and resilient livelihoods and agrifood systems in mountain regions
🤝 Empowering Indigenous Peoples, women and youth through inclusive participation and decision making
🗣️ Enhancing coordination and advocacy to ensure mountains remain visible in global and national processes

🚀 Together, let’s accelerate progress on the with the aim of strengthening the contribution of resilient mountain ecosystems and communities.

Today, Euromontana had the pleasure to take part in the journalist training course “Transizione ecologica nelle aree montane: biodiversità, cambiamento climatico e sviluppo sostenibile”, organised by Università della Montagna with the Ordine dei Giornalisti della Lombardia (the Lombardy Association of Journalists 📰)

The course, bringing together 65+ participants, focused on how to better understand and report on ecological transition in mountain areas, from biodiversity and climate change to sustainable development ⛰️

👉This matters because the way mountain areas are reported shapes the way they are understood and, ultimately, the way they are governed!

We were pleased to join our member UNIMONT in this exchange. Prof. Anna Giorgi highlighted the need to change the way mountain areas are perceived, beyond fragility and marginality. Stefano Sala then showed how issues such as depopulation, winter tourism, climate change and public policy require a more nuanced reading of mountain realities 🔍

For Euromontana, Guillaume Corradino brought a European perspective to the discussion. He stressed that :
1️⃣ mountains are not Europe’s margins, but diverse and complex living territories, and
2️⃣ stronger place-based policies and European cooperation are needed to move from recognition to implementation.

Thanks again for the organization, the opportunity, and to all the participants 👏