Mountain Forum: A Global Network for Mountain Communities, Environment and Sustainable Development

Mountain Forum is a global network of individuals and organisations concerned with the well being of mountain people, their environments and cultures. more >>

News

India questions climate change impacts on the Himalayan glaciers: Nepal silent

Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto

New Zealand: Glaciers continue to shrink

World leaders abandon Copenhagen climate change agreement

Kyrgyzstan: Fewer glaciers = more deserts

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Online Library

Pay: Establishing payments for watershed services - M Smith, et al

Statutory and customary forest rights and their governance implications: The case of Viet Nam - Nguyen Quang Tan, et al

Saving biodiversity for human lives in northern Pakistan - Stephen R Edwards

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Upcoming Events

Conference of the Parties, Fifteen session and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol , Fifth session: COP15 and COP/MOP5
30.11.2009 - 11.12.2009

4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress: Fire as a global Process
30.11.2009 - 04.12.2009

British Columbia Protected Areas Research Forum: Closing the Loop- Putting Research into Action
01.12.2009 - 03.12.2009

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Featured Members

Mr. Bhaskar Singh Karky for his inputs and mobilising knowledge and resources in ICIMOD for the Dec. 2009 Mountain Forum Bulletin on Payment for Environmental Services. Read more about him or contact him here.

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) for supporting the Dec. 2009 Mountain Forum Bulletin on Payment for Environmental Services (PES) by bringing in their expertise and engaging members of their PES networks in Asia (RUPES) and Africa (PRESA). Read more about this organisation or contact it here.

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Individuals
Organisations

5192 individuals from 124 countries and 548 organisations from 75 countries are currently registered with Mountain Forum.

Mountain Forum News

MFS Updates: November 2009

Highlights: MF Board Meeting 2009

Call for Contributions on "Payments for Environmental Services" (PES)

The July 2009 Issue of the MF Bulletin on Mountain Biodiversity is now online!

MF Board and Network Managers Meetings 2009

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Mountain Partnership

The Mountain Partnership - an international alliance of countries, IGOs and major groups - acts both as a tool and a framework in which to enhance long-term cooperation and commitment to sustainable mountain development.