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Experts and officials from the 187 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity met in Montreal, Canada from March 10-14 to assess the current status of mountain biological diversity, as well as the human pressures on mountain ecosystems. Mountains cover one-fourth of the Earth's surface and are home to one-eighth of the human population. Half of humanity relies on mountain ecosystems for...
Integrating activities for conservation and development through people's participation and collaboration among different institutional and social actors is being increasingly recognized as the most promising approach to sustainable natural resource management. This document describes and discusses the experience in this area of the Inter-regional Project for Participatory Upland Conservation...
As the dew is dried up by the morning sun,
So are the sins of humankind by the sight of the Himalayas.
- Hindu proverb
The above maxim which originated in the Hindu puranas, the religious scriptures in the Indian subcontinent, is as old as the mountains are. It clearly depicts the high place accorded to the Himalayas, high mountains. Perhaps...
One of South America's most endangered forest ecosystems is the Polylepis forests (los bosques de kehuiña) in the Andean highlands. In Bolivia only about 650 km2 of Polylepis is left - down from an estimated potential distribution of 40.000 km2. The highland forests serves as important water catchment areas by "combing" humidity out of clouds and fog, and by...
Mountain inhabitants all over the world, often guileless and trusting people, are gradually waking up to their vulnerabilities and there is growing concern among them over the loss of their immediate habitat and the usurption of their resources and livelihood patterns by vested interests. These concerns have found articulation in Chapter 13 of the Agenda 21 document under the heading: Managing...
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