Mountain Biodiversity
The world’s mountains encompass some of the most spectacular landscapes, a great diversity of species and habitat types, and distinctive human communities. Mountains occur on all continents, in all latitude zones, and within all the world’s principal biome types. Mountains provide freshwater for more than half of humanity, and are, in effect, the water towers of the world. More »
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11 December 2024
Upcoming Meetings
27–31 October 2025, Panama City, Panama
61st session of the International Tropical Timber Council and sessions of the Associated Committees (ITTC-61)
11 December 2025, New York, United States of America
International Mountain Day
