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The participants of the Celebration of the International Year of Mountains consisting of the International Dialogue on Earth Heritage Conservation, the International Conference on the Culture and Science of Mountains and the Science Inspired Arts Camp, held in Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia, from 8 to 13 July 2002.
The importance of the world's mountain regions has been internationally recognized since the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992; Agenda 21 contains a chapter specifically devoted to mountains. Mountains constitute 25% of the Earth's surface. Together with their peripheral areas, they provide a habitat for 26% of the world's population and are the source of fresh water for almost...
The importance of the world's mountain regions has been internationally recognized since the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992; Agenda 21 contains a chapter specifically devoted to mountains. Mountains constitute 25% of the Earth's surface. Together with their peripheral areas, they provide a habitat for 26% of the world's population and are the source of fresh water for almost...
Mountain ecosystems present special challenges for management of large-scale common pool resources. Several distinct types of institutional arrangements for sustainability in mountain ecosystems have proved successful, though failure is more common than success. This paper argues that the most appropriate institutional arrangements depend in large part on the extent to which mountain...
This operational strategy has been developed to guide the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in the preparation of country-driven initiatives in the GEF's four focal areas: biodiversity, climate change, international waters, and ozone layer depletion. The issues of land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation, as they relate to each focal area, are also addressed. This...
The special significance and characteristics of mountains require in many instances that major portions of them be afforded extra care or protection. Designation of areas as parks, reserves, sanctuaries and the like has recognised these special qualities and "senses of place".
The World Mountain Forum (WMF) in June 2000 has three main objectives:
- Raise awareness about the values of mountains worldwide,
- Debate main issues in mountain development and
- Develop a long-term cooperation amongst mountain peoples.
The future security of the planet's growing human population rests in great measure on the mountain watersheds of the world. Yet no part of the environment is so badly neglected by the policy makers in this wide ranging overview.
Mountains make up one fifth of the world's landscape and are home to at least one tenth of the world's people. An additional 2 billion...
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