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In this first annual report, we are pleased to share our efforts in 2000 with you, along with numerous ideas to be pursued in the coming two years and beyond. We present details of the global activities in 2000 and report on the regional networks, presented in alphabetical order.
We also report on preparations for the International Year of Mountains 2002 – a key event that brings hope...
Mountain Forum originated from events following the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. At this historic meeting heads of state and government endorsed United Nation's Agenda 21 which, among others, outlined in its Chapter 13 "Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development" the need for more emphasis on information sharing and advocacy for mountains areas of the world....
The issue of coping up with environmental uncertainties, arising from ‘climate change’ which is part of a larger set of ‘global change’ phenomena, complex on account of its having multi parametric nature and uncertainities in quantifying the parameters to sufficient precision, (Bondeau et al., 1997; Walker et al., 1999; Ramakrishnan, 1998). Added to this complexity is the less understood...
Disaster management can break down when gender needs are not taken into account, even in a developed country. This is one of the many accounts of womens woes during and post Katrina.
Many major Katrina related issues such as evacuation, housing, redevelopment, and environmental degradation have taken their particular toll on women especially of low income group and women of color. This talk show hosted by Thenmozhi Soundararajan and participated by Sara K Gould, President of the Ms. Foundation for Women, and Almetra Franklin, CEO of St. Mary’s Community Action Agency,...
In late 2007, climate change receive extensive international prominence with the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCP) and former US Vice President Al Gore being aware the Nobel Prize for their climate change work. This award focusing exclusively only on climate change, obscured the tireless research and practice of many other dedicated to linking climate change, other climate topics...
If you are launching initiatives, campaigns, petitions, or hosting meetings in preparation for Rio+20, let the world know. Contact your Major Groups Organizing Partners (http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?menu=35) so they can list your initiatives online.
If your initiative does not fit neatly in the major groups...
The rapidly growing worldwide appeal for renewable energy implies both opportunities and challenges for mountains and mountain communities. For a Focus Issue on this topic, Mountain Research and Development (MRD) seeks papers presenting well-validated practice- and policy-oriented insights and sound analyses of the natural resources–energy nexus. The due date for submission of full papers is...
Success of participatory GIS processes may depend on exploring the interactions of ethics, technology and society. Previously, tools were custom-built for particular processes, but Google Earth has features that capture many of the important aspects of these collaborative systems. The features relate to the following topics: Landscape perception, polygon entry, sharing data, comparing data,...
This new issue of MRD offers insights into a range of topics relevant to sustainable development in mountains, from linking relief with development interventions to agricultural biodiversity, accessibility-related social change, oak forest management, and microclimatic conditions for alpine treeline formation. The Editorial provides useful information about MRD’s peer-reviewed sections and...
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