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In one of the more developed mountain regions of the world, the Colorado Rockies can offer some vision for sustainable energy development. The challenge to provide energy resources can be addressed on two levels-design & construction and renewable sources.
Reducing demand by utilizing energy efficiency measures that are effective and cost-efficient is the...
A small sign nestled among the pines by the side of a road in central Bhutan quotes the Lord Buddha: "The forest is a peculiar organization of nature that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends protection to all beings, offering shade even to the axe man who destroys it".
This quotation encapsulates the relationship between man and nature in...
Upper Mustang, situated on the northern border of Nepal adjoining Tibet, is an isolated, economically impoverished region of Nepal which was recently opened for trekking tourism. Until the political change in Nepal in 1990, Mustang was considered a strategic area from a border security perspective and was closed to outside visitors, but since 1992, a limited number of trekkers have been...
Mountain communities have traditionally been stewards of globally significant mountain resources. As more mountain resources are used, downstream beneficiaries have contributed little or no reinvestment in the resources or their traditional stewards, the mountain communities. As a result, mountain resources are being depleted at unsustainable rates, and traditionally self-reliant mountain...
The Mediterranean has long been plagued by unsustainable development associated with conventional tourism. Valuable coastal and marine ecosystems have been destroyed to accommodate marinas, seaside hotels and recreational activities at sites which are important habitats for Mediterranean fauna and flora. An alternative to this model of tourist development has begun to emerge in the form of...
The high mountains of the world represent one of the most extreme environments on our planet. Yet they are of immense value to mankind as sources of food, fibre, minerals and water; and they are rich in a variety of living natural resources. Though mountainous regions stand above their surroundings, usually more densely populated plains, they are linked to them in numerous ways, economically,...
This details the articles of the Charter of Indigneous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests and includes articles on the following:
- Principles, goals and demands- Respect for our rights
- Territory
- Decision-making
- Development policy
- Forest policy
- Biodiversity and conservation
- Intellectual property
- Research
-...
'Sustainable Tourism' was on the agenda of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD/COP/4), held in May, 1998 in Bratislava/Slovakia.
An information paper on biological diversity and sustainable tourism to be submitted to CBD/COP/4 was prepared by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and...
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".
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