strategy
Establishing global monitoring system for mountain zone management
Synonyms:
Creating global observing system for highland watersheds Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends initiating a global observing system of parameters needed for the rational management of mountain zones and significantly expanding freshwater quantity/quality monitoring systems, particularly in developing countries. Broader:
Protecting mountain habitatsMonitoring global environmentAdvancing environmentally sound technology and management systemsDeveloping a multidisciplinary ecological knowledge base on mountain ecosystemsCreating new systems Facilitates:
Linking data systems related to forest managementIdentifying mountain areas threatened by pollution Facilitated by:
Improving international coordination on mountain developmentTraining mountain communities in integrated environmental management Values:
NonglobalizedMismanagement Subjects:
Hydrology → WaterGeology → Mountains
Research, Standards → Inspection, tests
Management → Management
→ Systems
International Relations → Planetary initiatives
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
