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12.16.2021 The Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF) Announces Exciting Developments Leading to the UN Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in September 2022
Aspen, CO, Dec 16, 2021 - Aspen, CO, December 16, 2022 - On Thursday, December 16, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. Proclaiming 2022 as the year of sustainable mountain development is a major advance for the UN’s Mountain Partnership, an alliance of mountain countries, governments and NGOs and which has been asked to manage activities associated with this 2022 theme. Read more >>
06.22.2021 AIMF, Colorado and Aspen Selected to Host the UN Mountain Partnership Global Meeting
Aspen, CO, June 21, 2021 - The Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF) is pleased to announce that it has been selected, along with the State of Colorado and the City of Aspen, to host the Sixth United Nations Mountain Partnership Global Meeting September 26-29, 2022. Read more >>
06.16.2021 Next MP Global Meeting to be held in Aspen, USA in 2022
Rome, Italy, June 16, 2021 - The Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF) will host the sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership in Aspen, Colorado, United States of America in September 2022, as decided by vote of the Mountain Partnership Steering Committee. Read more >>
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ASPEN, December 28, 2021 - Heading into the New Year, the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 16 proclaimed 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. It’s fitting then that, Sept. 26-28 next year, Aspen will host the UN’s Mountain Partnership, an alliance of mountain countries, governments and NGOs, global meeting.
Outdoor Recreation Industry Office Joins United Nations Global Mountain Partnership
DENVER, January 6, 2022 - The Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office (OREC), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), has been accepted as a member of the United Nations Global Mountain Partnership.
Four Recipients of Meetings and Events Direct Support Grant Announced
2022 Proclaimed "International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development"
Aspen to host United Nations event in September 2022
United Nations event set for Aspen in 2022
Facing climate change and building resilience In mountain towns
CMC joins International Mountain Partnership, invited to Gross National Happiness conference
Gross National Happiness 7th International Conference in Bhutan
Aspen delegation attends ‘gross national happiness conference’ in Bhutan
Statement Advocating Mountain Women is included in the agenda of the UN CSW62
International petition seeks attention for mountain countries
Bringing it home: Aspen nonprofit gains seat at UN table
Snowmass eyed for membership in U.N. Mountain Partnership
North American Mountain Partnership hub created
UIMF Partner, AIMF in Aspen, CO, recognized by the UN
U.N.’s Mountain Partnership program looks to establish new North American hub in Aspen
About AIMF
AIMF’s mission is to promote sustainable development in mountain environments and communities. AIMF’s projects, initiatives and fora support sustainable mountain development and promote mountain life and culture in Colorado and around the world.
AIMF HISTORY
From left, Michael Philipp, a member of the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund and major supporter of the Bhutan for Life conservation initiative, CMC Aspen ESL professor Lorraine Miller, Dr. Mercedes Quesada-Embid, CMC Vail Valley sustainability studies professor, and Bhutan Minister of Agriculture and Forests Yeshey Dorji at Bhutan’s Royal Botanical Garden to honor Bhutan for Life’s launch during the GNH conference. (Photo: CMC)
Founded in 2001, AIMF is a nonprofit and is located in Aspen, CO. AIMF was was instrumental in developing the mountain-related actions within the United Nation’s 2015 Sustainable Development Goals and participated in the Paris Accords. AIMF is a governing member of the UN Mountain Partnership.
AIMF evolved from a decade of working with the United Nations' Environment Programme, the City of Aspen, the Aspen Institute, and Aspen Sister Cities. These collaborative efforts culminated in a dedicated focus on mountain sustainable development. This included international conferences such as the Sustainable Mountain Conference, Hokkaido, Japan (1995) and Chamonix Tourism Summits (1996-2001).
In 2017, AIMF partnered with the Telluride Institute and Western Colorado University’s Center for Mountain Transitions and formed the Mountain Resilience Coalition to help further our efforts.
UN MOUNTAIN PARTNERSHIP ROLE
Since 2013, AIMF has served as the United Nations Mountain Partnership Steering Committee representative for Major Group Organizations of North and Central America and the Caribbean.
AIMF Board of Directors
Karinjo DeVore, President
Eric Smith, Vice President
Michaela Higgins, Non-Board Member Acting Secretary
Margi Levitt
John Starr
Jim True
Linda Giudice
Michelle Holder
Pat Fallin
Phillip Supino
Chip Bishop
AIMF Advisory Board
Neil Beidleman
April Bucksbaum
Jay Cowan
Chris Davenport
Liba Icahn
Billy Kidd
Chris Klug
Pete McBride
Sally Spaulding Potter
Sam Von Trapp