development
It has been noted that a main problem faced is that actions taken are above people's heads, without asking the people: for example, when well-wishing foreigners create their own NGOs for the 'protection' of a country's people and valleys... These outsiders just involve a few people in their projects, so the rest of the people stay away. They just say: "There is an NGO at work, so why...
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...
Over the last years, the recognition of goods and services provided by mountain areas meeting in-creased social demand has risen considerably. With the United Nation's International Year of the Mountains (IYM) 2002 the international awareness for mountain ecosystems and the inter-relationship to lowland developments attained high political levels and priority. This process requires a high...
Within the ISDEMA project, a re-assessment of the basic requirements for sustainable development in mountain regions has been discussed. The case studies from a series of different mountain ranges in Europe underpin the need to relate the various sectoral topics, such as agriculture, forestry, tourism, transport, water and energy use to innovative strategies for...
The Andes and the Himalayas are the two most massive and extended mountain ecosystems in the world. Despite some important geographical differences between them, they share many commonalities. In addition, they have both witnessed the development of ancient and complex civilizations and are currently inhabited by rural communities that carry an ancient heritage including traditional patterns...
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