Africa
FAO’s focus on mountains is an integral part of its responsibility as the UN specialized agency devoted to raising levels of nutrition, improving agriculture productivity and alleviating poverty and hunger. It also supports FAO's role as Task Manager of Chapter 13 of UNCED Agenda 21. Across its technical departments FAO is addressing the needs of mountain people and mountain environments...
This paper outlines the development of an ecotourism and conservation project in Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda, as an example of an attempt to involve local people in the management of Forest Reserves and to create opportunities for local communities to benefit from the forests.
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is a bi-national, multi-purpose undertaking between the Kingdom of Lesotho (KoL) and the Republic of South Africa (RSA). It is one of the world's largest infrastructure projects under construction today. The project comprises five proposed dams, 200 kilometers of tunnels blasted through the Maluti Mountains, and a 72-megawatt hydropower plant...
Clearly wishing to avoid the conflict that developed around the proclamation of the area in 1977, and the directions that were published in 1986, the Division of Nature and Environmental Conservation of the TPA decided to embark upon a process to consult with land owners about the proposed new boundaries of the area. This process began as early as 1986 but was only...
The High Atlas Mountains of Morocco evince many of the "poverty and livelihood" issues found among mountain communities generally. In particular, High Atlas communities are experiencing environmental degradation that is both a cause and a consequence of acute rural poverty. The mountains are not isolated from the rest of the country, of course.
Remy Leveau...
The Topography of Masai Mara National Reserve consists mostly of gently rolling to flat plains at 1000 meters elevation, surrounded by hills and escarpment, which range up to 2290 meter elevation. Within Reserve micro climatic variation is noticeable due to the elevation. The metamorphosed sediments of the Basement System are underlying large areas of central and southern parts of Narok...
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