Sustainable Mountain Development: North American Report
Wallace RJ, Lifton-Zoline P, Lifton-Zoline J. 2012. Sustainable Mountain Development: North American Report. Aspen International Mountain Foundation; Telluride Institute. Aspen, Colorado
In late October 2011, the Aspen International Mountain Foundation and the TellurideInstitute learned that no one was preparing a report on North America’s mountains for theRio+20 Summit. The goal was to produce a North American report by early January 2012 that described the continent's mountains in physical, biological, ecosystem, social, and sustainable development terms. This report was delivered to the United Nations in January 2012. This report begins with brief descriptions of North America’s major mountain ranges. Next, it explores some of the critical issues they face. The 11 themes discussed are: water, glaciers, minerals, biodiversity, climate change, encroachment/wildland-urban interface, conservation/protected areas, recreation/ecotourism, mountain events, mineral extraction, poverty/wealth discrepencies. Finally, the report highlights institutional/organizational initiatives on sustainable mountain development that are taking place within North America.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wallace, Rebecca; Lifton-Zoline, Pamela; Lifton-Zoline, John
- Date of Issue
- 2012
- Publisher
- Aspen International Mountain Foundation; Telluride Institute
- Units
- GLAC , ROMO
- Keywords
- alaskan range, Appalachian Mountains, Cascade Range, Climate Change, coast range, Laurentians, mountain ecosystems, North America, Rocky Mountains, sierra madre, Sierra Nevada, Sustainable development