Promoting Sustainable Mountain Development at the Global Level

Sustainable Mountain Development in China

Sustainable Mountain Development in Europe

1. The Mountains of Europe 1.1.Key Values of the Mountains 2. Sustainable Mountain Development: A New Priority 2.1.Defining Sustainable Mountain Development 2.2.Priorities from the European Intergovernmental Consultation 2.3.Priorities from the European Nongovernmental Consultation 3. Activities Connected with Sustainable Mountain Development in Europe 3.1.Initiatives Within Pan-European Instit...

Is the Clean Development Mechanism Promoting Sustainable Development ?

One of the dual objectives of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol is to promote sustainable development in the host countries. With different CDM indicators for 58 CDM host countries over 2005-10, this paper empirically assesses whether CDM project development fulfils this objective of sustainable development. Using a unique dynamic panel data method based on long-differ...

Promoting Public Transportation for Sustainable Development

This policy proposal will address the issue of public transportation as a means for sustainable development. Transportation is an issue that needs to be addressed because it has two deleterious effects on the environment. One is the effect of vehicle carbon dioxide, CO2, emissions on climate change and the second stems from other vehicle emissions that cause air pollution leading to negative he...

Sustainable Mountain Development in the Hindu Kush – Himalaya

The Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), a participant in the Mountain Partnership Consortium (MPC), provided financial support for undertaking the study. The views expressed in this document are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of their organizations or of SDC. The mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) are abundant in natural resources. These unique landscap...