The vital landforms also supply critical resources such as fresh water, food and even renewable energy. Wind turbines atop a mountain Pixabay. Unfortunately, mountains are under threat from the impacts of climate change , land degradation, over exploitation and natural disasters, the United Nations warns. What's more, the UN admits that mountains are " often forgotten " in its own sustainable development goals. The aim of this year's occasion is to "create a large social movement that can bring mountain issues on the tables of politicians," the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO of the United Nations said.
Denali's Hidden Creek Glacier has noticeably retreated from top to bottom due to climate change. Top: S. Capps, USGS. Bottom: NPS Photo. Mountains Matter for Water as mountains are the world's "water towers," providing between 60 and 80 percent of all freshwater resources for our planet.
However, all available records indicate that glaciers in mountain ranges around the world are retreating and disappearing due to climate change. At least glaciers have disappeared completely over the past decades, affecting water supplies relied on by billions living downstream.
Searles, H. The non-human environment. New York: Inter-University Press. Stewart, L. Affect and archetype: A contribution to a comprehensive theory of the structure of the psyche. Swartz-Salant Ed. Brooklyn: Chiron Publications. Thomas C. Mountains are facing risk from climate change and natural calamities.
Mountains face climate change as the global temperature continues to warm which disturbs starving and poorest people of the world who live in the mountains. Due to the increasing temperature, glaciers on the mountains start melting which brings floods in the world. Currently, million people living in the mountains face food scarcity. K2 is 8, meters high.
This is a great asset to Pakistan. There may be many reasons for their non-protection such as conflicts over resource use, cultural and community issues, political tensions, lack of appropriate statute or lack of appreciation of values. Poor protection of mountains at the site and ecoregion scale is of concern given their importance for biodiversity, the other ecosystem services they provide and their vulnerability to global change.
The Mountains Specialist Group contains over WCPA members and over other network associates in over 60 countries and includes protected area managers, mountain specialists, researchers, recreation groups and others committed to the conservation and protection of mountain protected areas. For 25 years the Mountain Specialist Group has worked collaboratively to organise many workshops and produce or contribute to publications about the latest trends in mountain protected area management.
It re-enforces an understanding and appreciation of the critical natural and cultural values of mountains and the threats to their ecological functions and presents the case for the importance of protecting and conserving representative mountain ecosystems. The paper proposes an iterative six step Decision Support Tool for identifying and prioritizing candidate areas for conserving inadequately protected mountain ecosystems, species and habitats.
The tool begins with quantitative analyses of the adequacy of protection of mountain Key Biodiversity Areas KBAs , world terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity hotspots, and red-listed species. It then guides regional teams through qualitative assessments of other values to develop lists of priority areas to advocate for protection or conservation. Its purpose is to assist in determining priorities, in order to influence where efforts need to be focused to protect and conserve mountain areas.
The draft paper and Decision Support Tool are available to read, download and utilize from this webpage; see top right. Any comments or questions are welcome and can be directed to the Chair, Peter Jacobs. The Mountains Specialist Group is identifying actions around challenges of the 21st Century by hosting events such as workshops and knowledge cafes on Mountain Protected Areas at relevant meetings and congresses.
0コメント