Green economy
Covering 27 percent of the earth's surface and home to nearly 15 percent of the global population, mountains provide globally significant goods and services vital for the well-being of humanity as well as ecological health of the planet.
Roughly 60-80 percent of the world's freshwater resources for domestic, agricultural and industrial consumption originate from mountains. By providing vital ecosystem, provisioning and supporting services, mountains contribute directly and indirectly to the economic development, environmental protection, and human well-being to populations living in mountainous areas and in the downstream regions.
Mountains are crucial for the green economy due to myriad of goods and services they provide to upstream and downstream populations. A significant share of world’s resources coming from mountains for mining, forestry, water for drinking and irrigation directly contribute to the economic development. Mountain products and services form the basis for many economic sectors – food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture, forestry and rangeland production, hydropower generation, tourism and others.
Economic growth and sustainability in the uplands and lowlands is directly linked with ensuring sustainable supply of mountain ecosystem resources that support livelihoods of a billion people living in mountain regions.
In the face of global challenges, such as climate change, the sustainable management of the ecological wealth of mountains is key to ensuring the wellbeing of people and the planet.
3rd International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD 2012): Research for Global TransformationeventThe 3rd ICRD on Research for Global Transformation will be held from 20 to 22 August 2012, in Bern, Switzerland. The Conference is the National Centre of Competence in Research North-South's (NCCR) final major event, and, as such, will be a showcase for what the 12-year programme has achieved since...
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KYRGYZSTAN: National consultations “Kyrgyzstan – Post-Rio+20: the Future We Want”newsAugust 2012. The national consultations “Kyrgyzstan - Post-Rio+20: the Future We Want” took place at a conference-hall of Ak-Keme hotel, Bishkek.
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Кыргызстан: конференция РИО+20 привела к долгосрочному стратегическому выбору в пользу развития зеленой экономикиblogАвгуст 2012, Бишкек – Прошла первая встреча в рамках Национальных консультаций «Кыргызстан - пост Рио+20: «Взгляд в будущее, которое мы хотим». В работе приняли участие представители всех групп интересов – правительства, международных организаций, науки и неправительственного сектора. Встреча организована Министерством экономики и антимонопольной политики КР, совместно с Агентством охраны окружающей...
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Altai members meet Central Asia membersblogMountain Partnership members from Altai Republic, Russian Federation, visited the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Chagat Almashev, (1st from the right on the photo), Director of Foundation for Sustainable Development of Altay (FSDA), accompanied by the Altanian prominent ‘kaichi’ (throat singer) Alexei (1st from the left on...
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Алтай встречается с Центральной АзиейblogЧлены Горного Партнерства из Алтайской Республики посетили Университет Центральной Азии в Бишкеке, Кыргызстан. Чагат Алмашев, директор Фонда Устойчивого Развития Алтая (FSDA) (на фото крайний справа), в сопровождении алтайского мастера гортанного пения («кайчи») Алексея (крайний слева), встретились с сотрудниками Представительства Горного Партнерства в ЦА (MPCA), а также с...
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Future Andean Community legislation on illegal miningblogJuly 10, 2012. Last week, during a meeting held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombia, the countries who are member of the Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador) analyzed and agreed on the final text of future community legislation on illegal mining. Please see the complete information in...
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