scholarly journals First Mountain Communities Conference in Banff: Human Use Management in Mountain Areas (HUMMA), 10–14 June 2001

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-299
Author(s):  
Leslie Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Mountain Communities ◽  
Human Use

scholarly journals Local Small Ruminant Grazing in the Monti Foy Area (Italy): The Relationship Between Grassland Biodiversity Maintenance and Added-Value Dairy Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Claps ◽  
Marisabel Mecca ◽  
Adriana Di Trana ◽  
Lucia Sepe
Keyword(s):  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Mountain Communities ◽  
Special Area ◽  
Biodiversity Maintenance ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Grassland Biodiversity

The literature indicates that grazing small ruminants, when adequately managed, contributes to grassland biodiversity maintenance. On the other hand, milk and cheese from grazing animals show higher nutritional and aromatic quality than those from stall-fed animals. The relationship between the two issues has rarely been addressed. This article provides information for a discussion of this relationship. First, two case studies are reported. Local breeds of small ruminants fed by grazing on pastures within the Special Area of Conservation “Monti Foy” in the Northwestern Basilicata region (Italy), with a stocking rate of 4.0 LU ha−1 year−1, showed the best effectiveness for the maintenance of grassland botanical biodiversity. Milk and cheese from pasture-fed goats showed higher contents of beneficial fatty acids, phenols, and vitamins A and E; higher degree of antioxidant protection; and richer volatile compound profiles, in particular for terpenes content. Finally, some recommendations for the management of grazing systems in similar mountain areas are offered, including a viable approach for land managers to preserve the grassland biodiversity of pastures and provide high-quality products that are valuable both for their nutritional quality and for their contribution to the economic sustainability of mountain communities.

scholarly journals From needs to actions: prospects for planned adaptations in high mountain communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (2) ◽  
pp. 953-972
Author(s):  
Graham McDowell ◽  
Leila Harris ◽  
Michele Koppes ◽  
Martin F. Price ◽  
Kai M.A. Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Adaptation ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Mountain Communities ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Support Mechanisms

AbstractAdaptation needs in high mountain communities are increasingly well documented, yet most efforts to address these needs continue to befall mountain people who have contributed little to the problem of climate change. This situation represents a contravention of accepted norms of climate justice and calls attention to the need for better understanding of prospects for externally resourced adaptation initiatives in high mountain areas. In response, this paper examines the architecture of formal adaptation support mechanisms organized through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and how such mechanisms might help to meet adaptation needs in high mountain communities. It outlines key global adaptation initiatives organized through the UNFCCC, clarifies idealized linkages between these global adaptation initiatives and meeting local adaptation needs, and evaluates actual progress in connecting such support with discrete adaptation needs in the upper Manaslu region of Nepal. The paper then critically examines observed shortcomings in matching adaptation support organized through the UNFCCC with local adaptation needs, including complications stemming from the bureaucratic nature of formal adaptation support mechanisms, the intervening role of the state in delivering aid, and the ways in which these complexities intersect with the specific socio-cultural contexts of mountain communities. It concludes by highlighting several prospects for increasing the quantity and quality of adaptation support to mountain communities. These opportunities are considered alongside several salient concerns about formal adaptation support mechanisms in an effort to provide a well-rounded assessment of the prospects for planned adaptations in high mountain communities.

scholarly journals Adaptation strategies against growing environmental and social vulnerabilities in mountain areas

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narpat S Jodha
Keyword(s):  
Resource Use ◽  
Global Environmental Change ◽  
Growth Options ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Mountain Communities ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Hindu Kush ◽  
Social Vulnerabilities

This paper deals with the strategies adopted by the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HK-H) mountain communities in response to adverse natural and human induced circumstances. The quality of life and growth options in mountains (including hills) are deeply rooted in mountain specificities (e.g., fragility, marginality, diversity). Hence, the disregard of these mountain specificities while using mountain resources reduces communities’ options and makes them more vulnerable to environmental and economic distresses. The paper first introduces the concept of vulnerability and the traditional low-intensity system of resource use. It then deals with the decline of such traditional systems due to the intensification of resource use caused by the integration of the relatively isolated mountain areas into mainstream economies. The paper concludes with a call for introduction of macro level policies to: (i) Minimize the vulnerability potential of globalization and global environmental change and (ii) Enhance local capacities to withstand and adapt to the changes promoted by these global processes. This discussion covers larger part of the present paper. Himalayan Journal of Sciences 3(5) 2005 p.33-42

Waste management outlook for mountain regions: Sources and solutions

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 935-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa Semernya ◽  
Aditi Ramola ◽  
Björn Alfthan ◽  
Claudia Giacovelli
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
United Nations Environment Programme ◽  
Mountain Regions ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Landscape Type ◽  
Mountain Communities ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Steep Terrain

Following the release of the global waste management outlook in 2015, the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), through its International Environmental Technology Centre, is elaborating a series of region-specific and thematic waste management outlooks that provide policy recommendations and solutions based on current practices in developing and developed countries. The Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions is the first report in this series. Mountain regions present unique challenges to waste management; while remoteness is often associated with costly and difficult transport of waste, the potential impact of waste pollutants is higher owing to the steep terrain and rivers transporting waste downstream. The Outlook shows that waste management in mountain regions is a cross-sectoral issue of global concern that deserves immediate attention. Noting that there is no ‘one solution fits all’, there is a need for a more landscape-type specific and regional research on waste management, the enhancement of policy and regulatory frameworks, and increased stakeholder engagement and awareness to achieve sustainable waste management in mountain areas. This short communication provides an overview of the key findings of the Outlook and highlights aspects that need further research. These are grouped per source of waste: Mountain communities, tourism, and mining. Issues such as waste crime, plastic pollution, and the linkages between exposure to natural disasters and waste are also presented.

Analyzing and Measuring Vulnerability: An Approach with Special Reference to Mountain Areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-55
Author(s):  
Dev Nathan
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Mountain Communities ◽  
Main Components

The article discusses different approaches to the analysis of vulnerability and argues for the adoption of a capability approach to vulnerability. Vulnerability is related to exposure to hazards and the susceptibility or impact of those events. On the other side are capabilities to cope with and adapt to hazards. In order to retain comparability with the measurement of vulnerability in other geo-ecological zones, the article does not devise a separate index for mountain communities; rather it argues for making sure that mountain-area features of the economy and environment are captured in the variables and indicators. Variables that are to be used in developing an index are divided into three main components of exposure, susceptibility and capabilities, with the latter being subdivided into coping and adaptation.

Tourism in mountain areas: the innovative provisions within new French legislation

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
Marie Courrèges
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Mountain Regions ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mountain Communities ◽  
Economic Vitality ◽  
Practical Impact

Purpose The particularly ambitious law of 28 December 2016 aims to protect and bolster economic vitality in mountain regions. As such, it puts the emphasis on supporting and promoting tourism activities. This analysis offers an opportunity to highlight certain particularly innovative provisions that have genuine legal and practical impact. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a detailed analysis of the Mountain Act 2 taking into account the point of view of customers and tourism promoters. Findings The feelings as to how much Mountain Act 2 will benefit the tourism industry remain mixed. The legislators have tried to provide answers to the new problems and issues faced by mountain communities, but at the same time, many measures are leaving tourism development promoters somewhat disappointed. Originality/value This paper discusses the implications of the Mountain Act 2 taking into account the point of view of customers and tourism promoters.

STUDY OF POND STATUS IN INDIA : A REVIEW

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
V.K. YADAV ◽  
SONAM SHARMA ◽  
A.K. SRIVASTAVA ◽  
P.K. KHARE
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Water ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Human Use ◽  
Over Exploitation

Ponds are an important fresh water critical ecosystem for plants and animals providing goods and services including food, fodder, fish, irrigation, hydrological cycle, shelter, medicine, culture, aesthetic and recreation. Ponds cover less than 2 percent of worlds land surface. Ponds are important source of fresh water for human use. These are threatened by urbanization, industrialization, over exploitation, fragmentation, habitat destruction, pollution, illegal capturing of land and climate changes. These above factors have been destroying ponds very rapidly putting them in danger of extinction of a great number of local biodiversity. It is necessary to formulate a correct conservation strategy for pond restoration in order to meet the growing needs of fresh water by increasing the human population. Some measures have been compiled and proposed in the present review.

The Hebridean Blackhouse on the Isle of Barra

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
KEITH BRANIGAN ◽  
COLIN MERRONY
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Use Of Space ◽  
Large Families ◽  
Human Use

The Hebridean blackhouse is a well-known part of the eighteenth and nineteenth century landscape of the Western Isles, described by numerous early travellers and preserved for posterity at Arnol in Lewis. Survey and excavation of blackhouses on the Isle of Barra, however, suggests that here at least, the majority of blackhouses did not conform to the 'norm' of a long building with accommodation shared by animals and humans. Despite the large families of the Catholic population of Barra, the houses are shorter and provide less internal space than blackhouses further north in the island chain. Animals were more often housed in separate byres. Similarly, the human use of space in the Barra blackhouses shows some variations from the pattern described by nineteenth century sources. As to the origins of the blackhouse, unexcavated sites on Barra suggest two possible future routes of enquiry.

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