FAO's Work on Sustainable Mountain Development and Watershed Management

• Published in: Mountain research and development Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 66 - 70
• Main Authors: Manuelli, Sara, Hofer, Thomas, Vita, Alessia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Institute of Geography, University of Bern Hallerstrasse 10, CH–3012 Bern, Switzerland The International Mountain Society 01.02.2014; International Mountain Society
• Subjects: Climate change; Collaboration; Ecological sustainability; Environment; Forestry development; Forests; International cooperation; International development; MountainPlatform; Mountains; Natural resources; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; Sustainable forest management; Sustainable management; Watershed management; Watersheds; United States; Central Asia

With its mandate to work on natural resource management, food security, and livelihoods and its attention to the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has played a leading role in sustainable mount...