Action for sustainable mountain development must begin with recognition that long-term conservation of mountain areas is not simply a matter of creating lowland industries to encourage upland depopulation. Governments should reconsider the flow of resources and services to and from mountain areas.
Nicaragua: small farmers planting trees as part of a
reforestation project
FAO photo from L. Dematteis
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- Peru: the high and rugged Andes
- Photofile: Mountains
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