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Front and back cover photos: Mubuku Valley in Rwenzori
Mountains National Park, Uganda
Cartography by Nieves Izquierdo/Cartografare il Presente
Agenda 21
Mountain areas were for the first time recognized and
distinctly addressed during the Rio Summit in 1992.
Agenda 21, the outcome of the summit, addresses
mountain issues in chapter 13 “Managing Fragile
Ecosystems – Sustainable Mountain Development”.
AMCEN
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
is increasingly focused on mountain issues. In
March 2015 it committed to new initiatives that
will strengthen sustainable development in Africa’s
mountain ecosystems. It emphasized the importance
of trans-boundary and regional frameworks.
Photo credits
Simien mountains, Ethiopia