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E-conference Reports

Mountain Forum has managed thematic electronic conferences since 1996. Several reports were written based on these different e-conferences. Some of these reports are available for download. Please click on the relevant link below to download that document.

In case you have any problems downloading any of the documents, please email us at publications[at]mtnforum[dot]org.

Culture and Risk: Understanding the Socio-Cultural Settings that Influence Risk from Natural Hazards

Draft synthesis report of a global electronic conference, 22 September - 5 October 2008
Prepared by Ken Hewitt, reviewed by Julie Dekens. ICIMOD and the Mountain Forum. 22 p.

Summary
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Mountain GIS: Promoting Geographic Information and earth Observation Application for the Sustainable Development of the Hindu Kush - Himalayan Region

Synthesis of an electronic conference, 14 - 28 January 2008
Edited by Marianne Heredge, Ujol Sherchan, Paribesh Pradhan, The Mountain Forum and The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. Kathmandu, Nepal. 60 pp.

Summary
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Mountain to Mountain Cooperation: Sustainable use of biodiversity, including genetic resources, in the Himal-Andes

E-conference report of an inter-regional conference, 12-30 June 2006.
Edited by Ranjana Sinha. The Mountain Partnership, The Himal-Andes Initiative, ICIMOD, and the Mountain Forum. 36 pp.

Summary
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Mountain Laws and Peoples: Moving Towards Sustainable Development and Recognition of Community-Based Property Rights

A General Overview of Mountain Laws and Policies with Insights from the Mountain Forum's Electronic Conference on Mountain Policy and Law. 2000.
By Owen Lynch and Gregory F. Maggio. The Mountain Institute, Center for International Environmental Law, and Mountain Forum. Franklin, West Virginia. 48 pp.

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Mountain People, Forests, and Trees: Strategies for Balancing Local Management and Outside Interests

Synthesis of an Electronic Conference, April 12 - May 14, 1999.
Edited by Nathalie Butt and Martin F. Price. Mountain Forum and The Mountain Institute. Franklin, West Virginia. 52 pp.

Summary
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Community-Based Mountain Tourism: Practices for Linking Conservation with Enterprise

Synthesis of an Electronic Conference, April 13 - May 18, 1998.
Edited by Pamela Godde. Mountain Forum and The Mountain Institute. Franklin, West Virginia. 56 pp.

Summary
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Investing in Mountains: Innovative Mechanisms and Promising Examples for Financing Conservation and Sustainable Development

1997. Edited by Lynelle Preston. Mountain Forum, The Mountain Institute, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Franklin, West Virginia. 48 pp.

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