Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes: Asia

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The thirteen papers presented in this publication review fish stocks and fisheries of mountainous areas of Asia: Himalayas (Bhutan, Nepal, northern states of India within the Himalayas), Western Ghats (India), Karakoram-Hindu Kush (Pakistan, Afghanistan), Pamir (Tajikistan), Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan), Altai (Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China), high altitude lakes of Mongolia and...

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution: International Year of Mountains (1998)

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on Sustainable mountain development at 53rd Session.
A/RES/53/24
19 November 1998

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Unasylva - No. 195 - Moving Mountains

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Mountains and highlands have always played an important role in the history of humankind. They have been sources of valuable resources - freshwater arguably the most important, refuges, natural barriers, spiritual sanctuaries, and so on. Yet, for the most part, they have been viewed as peripheral to the rest of...

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Agenda 21: Chapter 13: Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development (1992)

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Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development: United Nations Conference on Environment & Development, Rio de Janerio

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