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The 2002 has been one of significant change and achievement for the Mountain Forum. Recruiting and training new staff, consolidating the global secretariat functions in Kathmandu, and developing arrangements to support the global Mountain Partnership were among the highlights of a full and successful year.
Selected by the Board od Directors through competitive international competition, Mr....
In this annual report, we are pleased to share our efforts in 2002 with you. We present details of the highlights, the activities from the Global Information Server Node, the MF Secretariat and the MF Regional Nodes.
The year 2001 has been a full year of preparations for the International Year of Mountains 2002, so declared by the UN General Assembly in November 1998. The progress of activities and impacts of Mountain Forum and its constituent nodes have been put together in this second Annual Report of the Mountain Forum for the year 2001.
In the past year, the activities have focused on improving the...
In this first annual report, we are pleased to share our efforts in 2000 with you, along with numerous ideas to be pursued in the coming two years and beyond. We present details of the global activities in 2000 and report on the regional networks, presented in alphabetical order.
We also report on preparations for the International Year of Mountains 2002 – a key event that brings hope and...
Mountain Forum originated from events following the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. At this historic meeting heads of state and government endorsed United Nation's Agenda 21 which, among others, outlined in its Chapter 13 "Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development" the need for more emphasis on information sharing and advocacy for mountains areas of the world....
FEATURES
- Biodiversity Conservation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Where We Stand in Relation to the 2010 Targets – Nakul Chettri
Coordinat or’s Note
Interview: Rod Lefroy – Saniaa Shah
MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHTS
- Biodiversity in Vietnam: Status, Trend and Threats – Ho Ngoe Son
- Hill forest Biodiversity in Bangladesh: Status, conservation and threats – Mahbubul Alam
APMN NEWS
- Talk programe synopsis:...
FEATURES
- Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas and its Impacts on Water and Hazards – Arun B. Shrestha
COORDINATOR´S NOTE
IINTERVIEW
– Prabhu Budhathoki
MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHTS
- Understanding Community-based Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas: Balancing Development and Disaster Preparedness – Ngamindra Dahal
APMN NEWS
BOOK REVIEW
- Shifting Paradigms in Protected Area Management –...
FEATURES
- Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya, climate change and water supply concerns – Kenneth Hewitt
- Interview
- Coordinator’s Notes
MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHTS
- Artificial glacier grafting: Indigenous knowledge of the mountain people of Chitral – Dr. Inayatullah Faizi
APMN NEWS
- Mountain Forum Open House programme
- Other activities
FROM OUR MEMBERS
- Shifting Cultivation: a waste of forests or...
FEATURES
- Emergency Response – South Asia Earthquake
- Interview
- Coordinator’s Notes
MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHTS
- The Valley of Flowers: Beyond the World of Cybertourism – Dr. Tej Vir Singh
APMN NEWS
- E-communications platform
- Node Managers Travel
- Digital Photo Contest 2006
- IMD 2006 Celebration
DISCUSSION
- South Asian Earthquake
OPINION
- Experiences of environmental changes in Hunza Valley...
FEATURES
- Climate Change and Geoenvironmental Concerns in the Mountains
– D.P. Adhikari
- Coordinator’s Notes
- Interview – Mahabir Pun
MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHTS
- Tsho Rolpa, Seven Years After Mitigation Efforts
– Arun B. Shrestha
APMN NEWS
- Project Updates
* Asia Pacific Mountain Network
* Mountain Partnership Secretariat, Mountain Forum Secretariat Collaboration
- Supporting a Pre-conference...