Overview Factsheets

Issues on Sustainable Mountain Development
GIS for Sustainable Mountain Development

Mountain biodiversity
International Year of Mountains 2002

Mountains Matter: Overview of Issues
An overview of key issues relating to mountains.
International Year of Mountains 2002

Mountains: vital for human survival
People & the Planet

Sustaining Mountain Communities and Environments: Challenges and Priorities
The Mountain Institute

Why Mountains?: A Slideshow
Mountain Forum

Bishkek Mountain Platform
A major outcome and framework for action from the Bishkek Global Mountain Summit, the culminating global event of the International Year of Mountains 2002.
Bishkek Global Mountain Summit

High Stakes: The Future of Mountain Societies (PDF)
Report focusing on mountain people and societies.
Panos Institute

International Year of Mountains 2002
Official website of the IYM 2002, with overviews, background, articles and other resources on mountain issues.
United Nations / FAO

Mountain Forum
Promotes global action toward equitable and ecologically sustainable mountain development. It is a global network composed of thousands of people, professionals and organizations from over 100 countries.

Mountain Watch (2002)
This report is the first map-based assessment of environmental change in mountain areas and the implications for sustainable development.
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

People & the Planet: Mountains
Overview, articles, facts & figures, and other resources on people and mountains.

UNEP.Net: Mountains
This portal provides access to major events and information on mountain environments and development.
United Nations Environment Programme