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Mountain area as percentage of
total country area
*
This designation is without prejudice to positions on
status,and is in line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ
Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of independence.
**
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Source: Analysis by GRID-Arendal, 2016. Mountains derived from US Geological Survey National Mapping Division, EROS Data Center (EDC) (1996) GTOPO30.
Criteria for mountains
(
as defined by UNEP-WCMC, 2002
)
:
• Elevation > 300 m & local elevation range > 300 m
• Elevation > 1 000 m & slope > 5°
• Elevation > 1 500 m & slope > 2°
• Elevation > 2 500 m
Less than 20%
From 20% to 40%
From 40% to 60%
From 60% to 80%
More than 80%
LESOTHO
90.5%
LEBANON
81.1%
ARMENIA
85.9%
KYRGYZSTAN
90.7%
TAJIKISTAN
91.9%
NEPAL
80.7%
BHUTAN
98.8%
KOSOVO*
80.2%
FYROM**
85.5%
MONTENEGRO
89.3%
SWITZERLAND
83.6%
PERCENTAGE OF MOUNTAIN AREA PER COUNTRY
significant experience in either mountain environments, waste
issues or both. A stakeholder consultation meeting, entitled
“Waste(ing) Mountains”, was organised at the World Mountain
Forum in Mbale, Uganda in October 2016 during which a draft
of the report was presented. Feedback was received from
participants of various mountain regions around the world.
The Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions is
targeted at local and national governments of mountainous
countries, local communities, the private sector, civil society and
the international research community who work in mountain
areas and have an interest or mandate in improving waste
management. Given the global dimension of some of the
waste issues in mountains, this Outlook is equally relevant for
downstream countries and communities. It will also be of interest to
individuals who visit mountains for recreation, such as trekkers,
mountaineers and other tourists.
Landfill in the Wasatch Mountains.
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