Andes ; Appalachian Mountains ; Communauté rurale ; Himalaya ; Monde ; Montagne ; Organisation internationale ; Protection de l'environnement
Andes ; Appalachian Mountains ; Environmental conservation ; Himalaya ; International organization ; Mountain ; Rural community ; World
Discussion of the philosophy, goals, work, and future plans of The Mountain Institute (TMI), founded in 1973 and still the only international organization dedicated exclusively to environmental conservation and economic development in mountain
communities worldwide. TMI works with local mountain organizations on 3 continents and a global network of people and organizations called the Mountain Forum. - (SLD)
Europe ; International organization ; Mountain ; Resource management ; Sustainable development
Discussion of the European section of the Mountain Forum, a global network committed to sustainable development in mountain regions. The european section promotes sustainable development and management of Europe's mountains, facilitates exchange
between interested parties, and encourages education, public awareness, and technical assistance related to the first goal. In 1998, the European Mountain forum had over 460 members and local nodes in the Carpathians, the Caucasus, the Mediterranean
Mountains (including North Africa), and the Middle Mountains of Central and Western Europe. See WWW.europe.mtnforum.org. - (SLD)
Chapter 13 : Sustainable mountain development : a word from the task manager (FAO)
International organization ; Mountain ; Resource management ; Sustainable development
Reviews the role the FAO is playing to help in the implementation of Agenda 21. Resources for watershed management and sustainable mountain development have been doubled within FAO since 1994. At the same time, the FAO is cooperating with UN sister
agencies involved in mountain issues. There is a discussion of the creation and preparation for the International Year of the Mountain (2002). - (SLD)
Mountain agrobiodiversity in Peru : seed fairs, seed banks, and mountain-to-mountain exchange
Agriculture ; Agroecosystem ; Andes ; Biodiversity ; Mountain ; Peru ; Project ; Rural development ; Soil conservation ; South America ; Sustainable development
of local seed banks managed by campesino associations. The latter promotes technical cooperation in support of the exchange of seeds and local knowledge mountain agriculture ecosystems. Tables list native Andean crops. - (SLD)
Integrating local voices and visions into the Global Mountain Agenda
Agriculture ; Ecuador ; Mountain ; Natural resources ; Philippines ; Project ; Resource management ; Sustainable development ; United States of America
Mountains and their inhabitants have scored a number of political victories in recent years (1992 Rio Earth Summit's Chapter 13 of Agenda 21, UN General assembly's declaration of 2002 as the International Year of Mountains, etc), but this does
not mean that either will be better off in the 21st century. Author wants mountain people to be made central to the planning for the future of mountains. He sees mountain-to-mountain exchanges of scientists and indigenous peoples as particularly useful
. Discussed is the Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) project involving Ecuadorians Andes, Bukidon mountains of the Philippines, and the southern Appalachians. - (SLD)
Biodiversity ; Ecosystem ; Environmental management ; Global change ; International cooperation ; Japan ; Mountain ; Research ; Sustainable development ; Tokyo
The United Nations University, with its HQ building in Tokyo, is an international community of scholars engaged in research, postgraduate teaching, and knowledge dissemination. Author reviews the role of UNU in mountain-related issues since 1978
and also discusses the importance of mountains, which account for 24% of the earth's land surface and provide the life-support base for about 10% of the world's population. Latest UNU mountain-related activities are covered. - (SLD)
International Center for Integrated Mountain Development
Asia ; Documentation ; Himalaya ; Hindu Kush ; Information ; Mountain ; Research ; Sustainable development
Reviews the history of the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), which was founded in 1983 and has its main focus on the Hindu-Kush-Himalayas. ICIMOD primarily serves as a multidisciplinary documentation and information
center. It is now working on sustainable mountain development in the HKH region. With a staff of 140, ICIMOD annually publishes about 40 monographs on a wide range of topics and triannually publishes a newsletter and Issues in Mountain Development. - (SLD)
The African node of the Mountain Forum is born : report on a meeting at ICRAF, Nairobi, 24-26 August 1999
Africa ; Mountain ; Organization ; Sustainable development
The global node of Mountain Forum is based at the Mountain Institute (TMI) in West Virginia, USA, and the regional nodes are located in the major mountain regions of the world. To date of publication, regional nodes were the Asia-Pacific Node
Report on the first Meeting of the Mountain Forum Council, Urubamba, Peru, 28 September 1999 - 1 October 1999
Administration ; Congress ; Mountain ; Organization
An abbreviated report of the meeting held at the International Potato Center (CIP). Discusses governance and administration, establishment of regional nodes, the International Year of Mountains (2002), and various other matters. - (SLD)
The AA. focus on the late Pleistocene glacial history of 2 principal massifs (Kisogle Mountain and the massif northwest of Goodnews Lake) in the southwestern Ahklun Mountains. They present detailed glacial-geologic mapping of an area influenced
The Alpine Convention : a model for other mountain regions ?
Alps (The) ; Environmental management ; Europe ; International agreement ; Legislation ; Mountain ; Nature conservation
Transfrontier cooperation across mountain regions is best developed in the Alps, where there are three working communities of regional governments in the western, central, and eastern Alps and the Alpine Convention. Author discusses whether
the Alpine Convention can be followed in other mountain regions. The Convention on the protection of the Alps dates to 1991, although its roots can be traced back to the 1950s. The preamble and articles of the convention are reviewed. Protocols of the various
Management of land use conflicts in the United States Rocky Mountains
Colorado ; Conflit ; Etats-Unis ; Gestion des ressources ; Mise en valeur ; Montagne ; Protection de la nature ; Rocky Mountains ; Système d'information géographique ; Utilisation du sol
Colorado ; Conflict ; Geographical information system ; Land development ; Land use ; Mountain ; Nature conservation ; Resource management ; Rocky Mountains ; United States of America
Annual population growth rates in the Rocky Mountain West are now three times greater than those of the United States. The new settlements there is of a more permanent, intrusive nature than the old boom and bust towns ; there are now 35 acre
ranchettes for the ex-urbanites and sprawling commercial developments around national parks. Management of the Rocky Mountain landscape must now focus not on public lands, but on land use decisions regarding private lands. They discuss the System
The alpine timberline is an essential boundary in mountain relief. In the High Sudets, there are three mountain ranges rising above alpine timberline : giant Mts with largest alpine area, Králický Sněžníl which is small summit phenomena and Hrubý
The aim of this study is to discuss the mechanisms that determine the occurrence of badland forms in a subhumid mountain area in the Vallcebre area, southeastern Pyrenees, that has been subjected to detailed studies on physical weathering
Weathering of paleozoic marbles in the Independence Hills and Patriot Hills, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica
Antarctica ; Cold area ; Freeze-thaw cycle ; Frost action ; Mountain ; Polar region ; Soil moisture ; Weathering
This study clarifies the importance of frost action on rock weathering in continental polar climates. A field site was selected in the Ellsworth Mountains of western Antarctica. North- and south-facing walls of the bedrock showed the same shattering
Continuous monitoring of bedload flux in a mountain gravel-bed river
Arid area ; Carrying capacity ; Field experiment ; Mediterranean area ; Mountain ; Roughness ; Sediment load ; Spain ; Stream ; Stream flow
An automatic bedload monitoring station has been established on the perennial Tordera River, a Mediterranean mountain gravel-bed stream located in NE Spain. The AA. present data on channel-average bedload flux for this river and on the response