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The primary product of the International Mountain Society is the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Mountain Research and Development. The editorial policies emphasize the need for accelerated interdisciplinary international research, both pure and applied.
In a narrower sense, mountain research focuses on mountain regions, their description and the explanation of the human-environment interaction in and the sustainable development of these areas. So-defined mountain research is situated at the nexus of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
sampling design of the GLORIA Multi-Summit Approach Vegetation survey taken in Glacier National Park (U.S.) for GLORIA.. The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) established an international long-term monitoring program and site-based network dealing with high-mountain vegetation and its biological diversity.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre founded in 1981, serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
The Mountain Institute (TMI) is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., and operates regional field offices in the Andes, [1] Appalachians, [2] and Himalayas. [3] Respectively, these are the longest, the oldest, and the tallest mountain ranges in the world.
This is a list of United States federal agencies that are primarily devoted to research and development, including their notable subdivisions. These agencies are responsible for carrying out the science policy of the United States .
Mountain Research and Development. 18 (3): 249– 264. doi:10.2307/3674036. JSTOR 3674036. "Climate Data Itombwe Mountains". GlobalSpecies. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08; IUCN Netherlands (2006). "Rehabilitation of sustainable agricultural production around Itombwe forest". Archived from the original on 2012-06-05
Currently, he is a Research Professor at Future Generations University. [1] formerly Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. [2] He is also a senior research fellow at The Mountain Institute, [3] a visiting professor at Catholic University, Salta, Argentina, an honorary professor of Catholic University, Arequipa, Peru.