CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -This year’s theme for International Mountain Day (IMD) is protecting mountain biodiversity. In alignment with the ‘Biodiversity Super Year’ and negotiation of the post-2020 biodiversity framework, the Day will celebrate mountain biodiversity and seek to increase understanding of the threats that it faces.

Detailed explanation-2: -While Women move mountains is the suggested theme for 2022, countries, communities, and organizations are welcome to celebrate IMD through a theme that is more relevant to them.

Detailed explanation-3: -International Mountain Day 2023 Restoring mountain ecosystems is the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day on 11 December.

Detailed explanation-4: -International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on 11 December to to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development, and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theme for International Mountain Day 2017 is: ‘Mountains under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration’. The high-level conference on mountains titled, ‘Mountains under Pressure, ’ will coincide with International Mountain Day and the 15th anniversary of the Mountain Partnership.