History of International Mountain Day
The pretext of this day is to make people aware about the role of mountains in the environment. International Mountain Day educates people to understand the role of mountains in the environment and its impact on life. International Mountain Day began in 1992, when Chapter 13 of Agenda 21, “Manageable Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development” was introduced to the United Nations General Assembly. In this, attention was drawn towards the people living on the mountains. No doubt this agenda has given a new shape to the history of development of mountains. Seeing the importance of the mountain, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2002 as the United Nations International Year of Mountains. After this, International Mountain Day started being celebrated from December 11, 2003. Since then it is celebrated every year.
Importance of International Mountain Day
Today, due to climate change, the geographical location of the mountains is constantly changing. The incidents of destruction of forests are coming to the fore, so it has become a serious matter for the earth and human life. Now people have to understand their responsibilities towards the mountains. That’s why International Mountain Day becomes very important. It calls for awareness to save the rich biodiversity and natural landscape. These mountains, apart from handling population and biodiversity, also provide fresh water to half of humanity. However, rising temperatures have also caused mountain glaciers to melt at unprecedented rates, affecting fresh water supplies for millions of people. These problems are affecting almost everyone globally. That is why it is very important to take care of these natural heritage.
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Theme of International Mountain Day 2021
A theme is decided annually by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate International Mountain Day. For the last 17 years, it is celebrating Mountain Day by following different themes. The theme or theme of this year 2021 is ‘Sustainable mountain tourism’. Its purpose is to promote tourism on the mountains and bring people closer to these mountains. So that they can understand the importance of these mountains. Although the events like heavy rains, floods and avalanches due to climate change have greatly affected mountain tourism, but even today mountains are the first choice for tourism among people.
Know how this day is celebrated
This day has special significance for the people living in mountainous areas. People living here, people doing jobs related to mountains, mountaineers, social organizations have the most enthusiasm. Different competitions are held on different platforms and people are made aware. People share their mountain travel experiences and photos with each other. On social media too, people remember this day by sharing photos of their days spent on the mountains.
