NORTH AMERICA
Recognizing the importance of civil society, the Rio+20 Bureau’s co-chair Ambassador Kim invited Major Groups to submit their amendments to the Rio+20 "Zero draft" outcome at the Bureau meeting with Major groups on 27 January 2012.
Your support to mountains in the "Zero Draft"...
HERE you are going to find a report that the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF) and the Telluride Institute prepared for Rio+20 on sustainable mountain development in North America.
In late October, when AIMF and the Telluride Institute learned that...
This report begins with brief descriptions of North America’s major mountain ranges. Next, it explores some of the critical issues they face. The 11 themes discussed are:
- water
- glaciers
- minerals
- biodiversity
- climate change
- encroachment/wildland-urban interface
- conservation/protected areas
- recreation/ecotourism
- mountain...
Disaster management can break down when gender needs are not taken into account, even in a developed country. This is one of the many accounts of womens woes during and post Katrina.
Many major Katrina related issues such as evacuation, housing, redevelopment, and environmental degradation have taken their particular toll on women especially of low income group and women of color. This talk show hosted by Thenmozhi Soundararajan and participated by Sara K Gould, President of the Ms. Foundation for Women, and Almetra Franklin, CEO of St. Mary’s Community Action Agency,...
Success of participatory GIS processes may depend on exploring the interactions of ethics, technology and society. Previously, tools were custom-built for particular processes, but Google Earth has features that capture many of the important aspects of these collaborative systems. The features relate to the following topics: Landscape perception, polygon entry, sharing data, comparing data,...
MRD, the leading interdisciplinary and development-oriented journal specifically devoted to the world’s mountain regions, has now transitioned to an innovative, online, and open-access form and reaches an even broader public beyond the mountain community. Founded in 1981, MRD advances knowledge of crucial environmental, social and economic issues, within the framework of a sustainable...
The North American Mountain Forum (NAMF) is the regional network of the Global Mountain Forum serving 49 organisations and 731 individuals. It forms an active knowledge sharing community addressing sustainable mountain development issues in the the Northern American region.
NAMF members exchange information using a discussion list, the Mountain Calendar and the Mountain Forum Online...
Mountain Forum is a global network of individuals and organisations concerned with the well being of mountain people, their environments and cultures. Its mission is to promote global action toward equitable and ecologically sustainable mountain development and conservation through information sharing, mutual support and advocacy.
Mountain Forum seeks to share the knowledge, lessons and...
Global warming is affecting California’s water. Diminishing snowpack in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades, more variable river flows, and rising sea levels mean that fresh water will be ever more scarce. At risk are river, wetland and coastal habitats that are home to treasured fish, waterfowl and other birds. California is on the brink of losing some of its most prized outdoor...
