Publications
This study aims to document the traditional medicinal plants used by Wancho tribe fo Aranachal Pradesh. The study reveals the use of 13 species of medicinal plants belonging to 12 genera and 12 Families. Wancho tribe in the study area used majority of plant to treat stomach related ailments 33.33%, followed by other common problems like cuts wounds, fracture etc. Due to changes in the religion...
An international mechanism to reduce emission for deforestation and forest degradation and increased carbon stocks through improved forest management (REDD+) is likely to become part of a post-2012 international convention on climate change. Meanwhile, the academic and public debate on the role od forest conservation in climate change mitigation has become increasingly polirized. Many of these...
The sustainability of regional development can be usefully explored through several different lenses. In situations in which uncertainties and change are key features of the ecological landscape and social organization, critical factors for sustainability are resilience, the capacity to cope and adapt, and the conservation of sources of innovation and renewal. However,...
The impacts of climate change are already becoming evident in the Himalayan region in the form of a higher incidence and intensity of natural disasters. It is increasingly clear that the lives and livelihoods of the people of this region are at risk. Access to water, biodiversity, and environmental services is becoming more and more critical. What is needed, in addition to the mitigation measures...
An e-discussion on ‘The Young Can Do! Let’s Protect Forests with Our Hands’ ran in the APMN discussion list from 29 April to 27 May 2009, attracting 30 contributions. The e-discussion was initiated in response to a news post on a sustainability website in Japan listed on 22 April 2009.
Contributions came from a diverse spectrum of participants including academicians, development practitioners,...
The release of this issue of the Mountain Courier should be seen in the context of youth support. This issue on ‘Youth and Climate Change’ has been compiled to underscore the International Year of Youth (IYY) 2010-2011; the upcoming COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico; and the increasing interest of young people in taking part in activities related to climate change issues. These activities will continue...
"The Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) is growing at a steady pace. To date, there are 292 organisational and 2,081 individual registered users from 43 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. This shows that stakeholders are recognising more and more the added knowledge value of APMN and the impact the network can have in the wider Asia-Pacific region and beyond to connect, exchange, and...
This SARD-M synthesis report represents a pioneering study. For the first time Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountain Regions (SARD-M) as well as related Policies, Institutions and Processes (PIPs) in the Carpathian region are discussed together in one comprehensive assessment. SARD-M is a complementary component of the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable...
This document is the result of policy- and science driven activities stimulated through the growing recognition of the global importance of mountains. The interplay between those activities, in particular the development of the Carpathian Convention facilitated by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), together with the emergence of mountain research networks in Europe enabled the...
"Since the International Year of Mountains in 2002, the Italian Ministry of the Environment, holding then the presidency of the Alpine Convention, strongly supported the development of an international legal instrument for the protection and sustainable devel-opment of the Carpathian mountain region. An Al-pine-Carpathian partnership was established to promote an experience sharing process...