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United Nations Invites AIMF to Establish a North American Hub for the Mountain Partnership—Fundraising Campaign Launched

AIMF is pleased to announce that it has received a formal invitation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to establish in Aspen a North American Hub for the Mountain Partnership. (Click here to view the letter from the UN.) Read more>

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"Sustainable Mountain Development: The North American Report"

We're pleased to announce that the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF) and the Telluride Institute—have just completed a major report on sustainable development in North American mountains for inclusion in the materials being developed for the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, a.k.a. Rio+20. View the report>

 

 

 

Programs

Environmental programs and initiatives created by AIMF are designed to strengthen like-minded organizations by helping them share resources and work cooperatively.

Our efforts include:

  • Convening national and international forums to address issues that affect mountain communities
  • Hosting annual events that celebrate mountain communities and raise awareness for issues affecting mountain environments
  • Initiating, managing and providing technical assistance for projects in select mountain communities that address sustainable development issues

Possible future efforts may include:

  • Creation of a ski marketing and tourism forum under the umbrella of the Aspen Sister Cities with the help of our sister cities (expanding the forum to travel to Aspen or Davos, Switzerland; encouraging participation of Aspen's sister cities)
  • Enabling the ongoing exchange of ski and tourism information between the sister cities resorts of Chamonix, France, Aspen, Colorado, Davos, Switzerland and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany as well as with our sister cities
  • Formulation of cross-marketing projects with strategic partners
  • Creation of an internet portal web site to spread the word about mountain environmental issues