The International Year of Mountains was proposed at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and was officially designated by the United Nations in 2002. The UN resolution called for the implementation of events and activities worldwide to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable mountain development.

In Japan, a symposium commemorating the International Year of Mountains was held in 2002, where a proposal was made to establish a national holiday celebrating mountain.

On January 30, 2023, UN passed a resolution to declare December 11 as International Mountain Day.

Later, at the International Year of Mountains +10 event in 2012, a declaration was issued advocating for the creation of a national holiday dedication to mountains, leading to the establishment of Mountain Day as a national holiday in 2016. Thus, Mountain Day and the International Year of Mountains are deeply interconnected.

In 2022, the Japan Mountain Day Foundation hosted a symposium in Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture, to commemorate the International Year of Mountains +20.

Looking ahead, we will continue to actively promote international mountain conservation and awareness activities, particularly around the International Year of Mountains and International Mountain Day (December 11).

Notably, our organization is the third Japanese entity to join the Mountain Partnership, following the United Nations University and the Hokkaido Intellect Tank.

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