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International Mountain Day 2020 highlights need to protect ecosystems and improve livelihoods 11 December 2020, Rome - Mountains host about half of the global biodiversity hotspots and are home to a growing number of the world s hungriest people, according to a new study launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners to mark International Mountain Day 2020. The study conducted by FAO, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), shows that the number of mountain people vulnerable to food insecurity in developing countries increased from 243 to almost 350 million between 2000 and 2017.The joint study, Vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity: updated data and analysis of drivers , was released today ahead of a virtual event to be hosted by FAO entitled Mountain Biodiversity Matters .

Maria helena semedoYuka makinoJake nortonMountain partnership secretariat coordinatorMountain partnership goodwill ambassadorsInternational mountain dayUnited nationsUnited nations convention to combat desertificationMountain partnershipMountain partnership secretariatAgriculture organization of the united nationsMountain partnership goodwill ambassadorAgriculture organizationUnited nations conventionCombat desertificationDirector general maria helena semedo