Mountains are providers of key resources including water, energy, minerals and genetic diversity. Water tariffs, forest and mining royalties, grazing leases, fees for access to national parks and licences for tourist operation are potential sources of income for mountain communities.
In China, mountains cover nearly half of total
land
FAO photo from A. Odoul
- More photos in this series:
- Nicaragua: small farmers planting trees as part of a reforestation project
- Peru: the high and rugged Andes
- Photofile: Mountains
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- Photofile archive
- Factfile archive
- Media database
- News & Highlights archive
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