Integrated planning and management of land resources: Report of the secretary-general- addendum 3 sustainable mountain development*

Mountain ecosystems contain an integrated complex of natural resources that are closely linked in space and time. Those who inhabit the mountains generally depend directly on many of these resources for their livelihoods and tend to utilize and manage them through a combination of land use practices such as agriculture, forestry and livestock production. With these characteristics, sustainable mountain development is directly linked to "integrated planning and management of land resources", the sectoral theme for CSD8. The present report was prepared within this context and describes progress made in the implementation of chapter 13 of Agenda 21 (Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development) since the last report on this chapter was issued to CSD5 in 1997.