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“Women move mountains”

"Igman" d.d. Konjic is a participant in the international #MountainsMatter campaign

IGMAN d.d. Konjic, 09.12.2022. - The increasing attention to the importance of mountains led the UN to declare 2002 the UN International Year of Mountains. The first international day was celebrated for the first time the following year, 2003.

Mountains are home to 15% of the world´s population and host about half of the world's biodiversity hotspots. They provide freshwater for everyday life to half of humanity. Over two billion people worldwide depend on food produced in mountainous regions and many more benefit from the minerals, timber, and renewable energy that are derived from mountain resources.

Unfortunately, mountains are under threat from climate change and overexploitation.

Celebrating International Mountain Day is not just about mountains. It is the dedication and gratitude we display for our mountains, which have such a huge impact on everyone’s lives.

The theme of this year's International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December 2022 will bewomen move mountains”.

International Mountain Day 2022 is an opportunity to promote gender equality and therefore contribute to improving social justice, livelihoods, and resilience. 

Among other things, the UN announcement states that "as farmers, market sellers, businesswomen, artisans, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, mountain women and girls, in particular in rural areas, have the potential to be major agents of change. When rural women have access to resources, services, and opportunities, they become a driving force against hunger, malnutrition, and rural poverty and are active in the development of mountain economies.”

Konjic is a town located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina surrounded by mountains. Prenj, the most attractive but also the cruelest mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zec, known for its abundance of blueberries, Olympic beauty BjelašnicaVisočica, the natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina…

Igman d.d. Konjic, as an important contributing factor to economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also provides significant funds for humanitarian purposes and sponsorship of cultural and sports events, and support specific NGO projects aimed at environment protection, including projects of mountaineering associations, scout organizations, mountain rescue services etc.

We are celebrating this International Day 2022 using the hashtag #MountainsMatter, and joining the global campaign by sharing the picture of village Lukomir located on mountain Bjelašnica.

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“Women move mountains”

 

Igman d.d. Konjic – dio globalne kampanje #MountainsMatter

IGMAN d.d. Konjic, 09.12.2022. - Međunarodni dan planina proglasila je 2003. godine opća skupština Ujedinjenih naroda, nakon što je Međunarodna godina planina, koju je UN proglasio 2002. godine, ukazala na potrebu kontinuiranog osvješćivanja o ulozi i značaju planina na život stanovništva.

Planine su dom za 15% svjetske populacije i obezbjeđuju slatku vodu za svakodnevni život polovini čovječanstva. Više od dvije milijarde ljudi širom svijeta ovisi o hrani proizvedenoj u planinskim regijama a mnogi drugi benefiti poput minerala, drveta, energije, crpe se iz planinskih resursa.

Nažalost, planine su pod prijetnjom klimatskih promjena i prekomjerne eksploatacije.

Obilježavanje Međunarodnog dana planina ne odnosi se samo na planine. Riječ je o posvećenosti i zahvalnosti koju pokazujemo prema prirodnom bogatstvu koje ima ogroman uticaj na ljudske živote.

“Women move mountains” („Žene pomjeraju planine“), tema je ovogodišnjeg Međunarodnog dana planina  koji se obilježava 11. decembra.

Međunarodni dan planina 2022. prilika je za promociju rodne ravnopravnosti s ciljem poboljšanja socijalne pravde, te se u objavi UN-a tim povodom između ostalog navodi da “žene u planinskim, posebno ruralnim područjima imaju potencijal da budu glavni nosioci ekonomskog razvoja bilo da su farmeri, trgovci, zanatlije, poslovne žene, lideri zajednice…". "Kada žene u ruralnim područjima imaju pristup resursima, uslugama i mogućnosti, one postaju pokretačka snaga razvoja planinske ekonomije u borbi protiv gladi i siromaštva”, stoji u zvaničnoj objavi UN-a posvećenoj ovogodišnjoj temi Međunarodnog dana planina.

Konjic je grad na krajnjem sjeveru Hercegovine, u središnjem dijelu Bosne i Hercegovine, okružen planinama. Prenj, najatraktivnija ali i najsurovija planina u Bosni i Hercegovini, Zec, poznata po obilju borovnica, Bjelašnica, olimpijska ljepotica, Visočica, prirodna granica između Bosne i Hercegovine...

Igman d.d. Konjic, kao kompanija koja u velikoj mjeri doprinosi ekonomskom razvoju Bosne i Hercegovine, značajna sredstva izdvaja u humanitarne svrhe i sponzorstvo kulturnih i sportskih događaja, te podržava projekte nevladinih organizacija usmjerenih na zaštitu životne sredine, uključujući projekte planinarskih društava, izviđača, gorskih službi spašavanja i sl.

Ovaj Međunarodni dan 2022. obilježavamo hashtagom #MountainsMatter, te se pridružujemo globalnoj kampanji dijeljenjem fotografije sela Lukomir na planini Bjelašnica.

Lukomir (Bjelašnica).jpg

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