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Mountain Forum News
Mountain Research and Development (MRD), vol 29, no 418 Jan 2010 Most of the papers in issue 29.4 (Nov 2009) of Mountain Research and Development are concerned with forest cover, services, and use. The key significance of forests in mountain environments as a provider of products for human subsistence as well as of fodder, energy, marketable goods, and environmental services—the latter being typically common goods—is continuously underlined in international debates such as those voiced at the World Forestry Congress in Argentina in October 2009. Nevertheless, pressure on mountain forests in many parts of the world is increasing, frequently due to external forces such as high energy prices, which boost the demand for fuelwood, and climate change, which jeopardizes the multiple services of forests and people’s livelihoods. A comprehensive understanding of forests and the patterns of forest governance and use can help to mitigate these negative trends. The articles in this issue serve to enhance this understanding and to reinforce a central focus of MRD: the importance of research for development.Check on the articles in this issue of MRD: http://www.bioone.org/toc/mred/current |
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