On 11 December, International Mountain Day, Euromontana and the Government of Catalonia presented the Puigcerdà Declaration in Brussels, calling for greater political support for mountains in the face of the challenges ahead.
December 5, 2024
Of the 500,000 hectares burnt in 2023, about 210,000 hectares (41%) belong to Natura 2000 sites. Mountain areas are biodiversity hotspots and are home to a large proportion of these protected areas, around 43% in the European Union.
The European Court of Auditors has recently focused on adaptation in mountain areas in a report concluding that significant gaps and inconsistencies in implementation at the local level are hampering adaptation to climate change
On October 15, 2024, Euromontana elected a new President and Board aside of the European Mountain Convention in Puigcerdà (Catalonia). Laura Gascón Herrero from the Province of Teruel (Spain) will lead the organisation for the 2024–2028 term.
September 18, 2024
We are pleased to announce that The High Mountains Social Cooperative has recently joined Euromontana! The organisation operates as a Mountain Communities Support Centre in Zagori, Greece and aims to support local communities and to promote revitalisation by providing a wide range of services in the mountain villages of Pindus.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of “GI SMART”, a groundbreaking project aimed at investigating the impacts of Geographical Indications (GIs) in terms of sustainability and their contribution to sustainable development.
Our LIFE Oreka Mendian project, coordinated by our member of the HAZI Foundation, was awarded a prize at the Natura2000 Awards organised by the European Commission on 29 May 2024.
Concerned about recent statistics, Euromontana calls on the new European Commission to develop a vision for the future of livestock farming and pastoralism in the European Union.
In December 2022, the United Nations adopted a resolution declaring 2025 the International Year of Glacier Conservation, an important step in recognising the urgency to preserve these cornerstone of life on Earth.