Every year on December 11th, the world pays special attention to mountain peoples and places for International Mountain Day, which was created by the United Nations to highlight the important environmental, economic, social and spiritual benefits of mountains.
This year’s theme is mountain biodiversity, as the topography of mountain regions makes them cradles and refugia for abundant and diverse life. Mountain regions are critical for biodiversity conservation in a changing world given their extent and coverage of such a wide spectrum of environments.
The Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) is planning a social media contest, webinars, a podcast and more for International Mountain Day 2020. Stay tuned by visiting internationalmountainday.ca to learn what CMN is planning, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn for updates. You can already participate in CMN’s social media contest (details below)!
CMN is organizing a weekly social media contest for International Mountain Day (IMD) 2020, starting November 13th, 2020 and ending on IMD on December 11th, 2020. To enter, like our page, and reply to the post with a photo and description based on that week’s contest theme. Each week’s winner will be selected by random draw. Only Canadian residents are eligible to enter. Learn more
FAO’s Photo Contest
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing an International Mountain Day Photo Contest to celebrate mountain biodiversity. Learn how to participate
International Mountain Day around the world
Click here to discover International Mountain Day events and initiatives around the world!
Please join us this December in celebrating and raising awareness of mountain peoples and places around the world!
Mark December 11th on your calendar, and use #MountainsMatter on social media to share why mountains are important to you!