sustainable development
Tage Michaelson (FAO) stated that the main conclusion in the report E/CN.17/1995/5 was that "there is agreement that awareness needs to be generated at the governmental level on the specificity of mountain issues. Sustainable mountain development must start with a change of attitude towards and treatment of indigenous people and mountain women, including recognition of the right to land,...
Complex environmental and socio-economic problems affect many of the world's mountain areas. In countries such as Nepal, Ethiopia and Peru mountain communities are among the world's poorest populations. With the growing emigration of males in search of employment, much of the subsistence farming is now performed by women and children. Frequently, farmers lack legal title to land and have...
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...
A great portion of the land of Japan consists of mountains, much of which are covered by forests. Also, Japan is of a rugged and steep terrain, receives an abundance of rainfall throughout the year, and, in accordance with diverse climatic conditions, has abundant and varying vegetation, and also has a large number of species of wildlife.
In these mountain areas,...
The present introduction to the report on "Tourism and Sustainable Mountain Development" is not a full outline of the publication. It offers a brief overview of the structure and main contents, inviting the reader to consult the document as a whole in its printed version. There are five sections in the report. The first three have an analytical bend, while the last two offer a...
The Lake Plastiras Area is located on the Agrafa mountains (part of the major Pindos Mt), in the SW part of the Karditsa Prefecture, Central Greece; it is about 25 Km westwards from the City of Karditsa, the capital of the Prefecture. The Plastiras Lake is an artificial one. It was constructed during the period 1958 - 1962 covering an area of 24Km2, a previously fertile mountainous...
Serbia and Montenegro (former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) covers an area of 102,173 square kilometres, with some 10 million inhabitants including 600,000 refugees.
The landscape of the Serbia and Montenegro is mostly a mountainous one because the highlands of above 200 metres altitude are covering two thirds of its area, and the lowlands some one third of the territory. The hills of...
In Portugal, the mountain areas have an important expression, occupying about 30% of the continental part of the territory (Ferreira and Ventura, 1999). These areas, due to their physical characteristics and ways of life, mostly relying on agriculture and forestry production, were marginalized, have been repelling population, and tend to be vulnerable, in economic, social, cultural,...
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