United Nations General Assembly Report: Sustainable mountain development (2001)

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Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable Mountain Development
E/CN.17/2001/PC/14

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution: Status of preparation for the International Year of Mountains, 2002 (2001)

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly at 55^th Session.
A/RES/55/189

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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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Environmentally sound forest road construction in mountainous terrain

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The study was carried out in semi-natural forests of the Alps in the province of Salzburg, Austria. Although the concept of opening up forests by a permanent road network as a precondition for forest management and utilization of forests in a sustainable manner is widely accepted both to specialists and to...

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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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