Vol. 49
1998/4
An international journal of forestry and forest industries
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Editor: S.A. Dembner
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M.F. Price
Mountains:
globally important ecosystems
E.A. Byers
The
Mountain Forum: networking for mountain conservation and development
K. Pradhan
The
Asia Pacific Mountain Network: sharing information for sustainable mountain
development
O. Bennett
Mountain voices
D.J. Pratt and L. Preston
The
economics of mountain resource flows
H. Liniger and R. Weingartner
Mountains
and freshwater supply
A. Chaverri-Polini
Mountains,
biodiversity and conservation
P.-C. Zingari
French
forest communes and sustainable development in mountain areas
J.D. Ives
Mountain
research and development: past, present and future