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Contents below:
· Information & resources
· Periodicals
· Institutions
~ International organizations
~ Governmental
~ NGOs & initiatives
· Conferences
Information & resources
Mountain Prospects: Images for the International Year of the Mountain
· 2002 UNEP-WCMC report
Rural Development in Mountain Regions
Periodicals
Mountain Research and Development
Mountain Update
· Latest issue available at WCPA Mountain Specialist Group website
Institutions ~ International organizations
FAO webpage on mountain ecosystems [archived]
Group of Friends of Mountainous Countries
International Geographical Union (IGU)
· Commission on Mountain Studies
· Formerly the Commission on High-Altitude Geoecology & the Commission on Mountain
Geoecology.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources (IUCN)
· WCPA Mountain Specialist Group
· “...facilitates the enhanced conservation, effective management and adequate protection of
mountain protected areas and advocates for further protection of priority areas of one of the
Earth’s most important biomes. This includes their biodiversity, cultural, social and economic
values.”
· “...a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain
peoples and protecting mountain environments around the world.”
Institutions ~ Governmental
Climate Change in Mountain Ecosystems (CCME) @ USGS
Institutions ~ NGOs & initiatives
Africa Mountain Partnership Champions Committee
Global Change in Mountain Biosphere Reserves
Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment
Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS)
International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
International Mountain Society
Mountain Agenda - Center for Development and Environment
Mountain Sentinels Collaborative Network
· “...is composed of scholars, non-governmental and governmental organizations, and stakeholders
working towards sustainability of mountain environments and communities worldwide. Our guiding
questions include: How will mountains respond to gradual and abrupt changes impacting land,
water, peoples, and livelihoods? Will they be resilient and continue to deliver vital ecosystem
services? What transformations are needed and which adaptation pathways lead to healthy and
desired futures across mountain regions worldwide?”
Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI)
Conferences
Bishkek Global Mountain Summit
Ecological and Earth Sciences in Mountain Areas
Global Change in Mountain Regions
· Defunct as of August 2021
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