Global Change in Mountain Regions

• © UNESCO/T. Jolly
• National park, mountainous zone

ICIMOD, Kathmandu (Nepal), 19 November 2008

ICIMOD hosts one-day UNESCO-MAB workshop on 19 November 2009. This one-day workshop discussed the research strategy developed by the Global Change in Mountain Regions (GLOCHAMORE) Project to guide scientists and managers of mountain biosphere reserves in the planning and implementation of global change research.

Protected area managers and scientists were invited to attend the workshop to discuss how the strategy could be implemented at various sites around the world. The discussion also encompassed how these sites could be used to test, monitor and assess the impacts of global (and climate) change on the biophysical environment and the livelihoods of mountain people. The following themes were discussed: biodiversity in mountain protected areas; water systems affecting mountain protected areas; and the livelihoods of people living in mountain biosphere reserves or in the vicinity of protected areas. See workshop report.

Related links:

• About GLOCHAMORE (More)
• Global Change and Mountain Regions "Research Strategy" [.pdf] 

• Source:UNESCO SC
• 13-11-2008