Much of the work of the Mountain Forum is informed by two key documents which govern the global mountain agenda. These are popularly known as "Chapter 13 of Agenda 21" and "Paragraph 42".

To read these documents, plus others, please click on the links below.

	Chapter 13 of Agenda 21: "Managing Fragile Ecosystems - Sustainable Mountain Development", UNCED, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1992	(size: 83 Kb)
	Korner, C. et al. (2005) 'Mountain Systems'. In Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Current State and Trends, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment	(size: 1.41 Mb)
	Mountain Forum Strategy Plan (2008 – 2011)	(size: 527 Kb)
	Paragraph 42 of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, WSSD, Johannesburg (South Africa), 2002	(size: 112 Kb)
	Price, M.F.; Jansky, L.; Iatsenia, A. A. (eds) (2004 ) Key Issues for Mountain Areas, United Nations University	(size: 260 Kb)
	Report of the Secretary General on Sustainable Mountain Development (A/62/292), United Nations General Assembly, 23 August 2007	(size: 94 Kb)