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Why mountains matter in global sustainable development

13.06.2012

Policy brief presented at Rio+20

Mountains provide vital goods and services for the benefit of all humankind, for supporting sustainable development at a global level, and for moving the world towards a greener economy. But provision of these goods and services is at risk. The global community must act – a new agenda for mountain development is urgently required.

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