Here you'll find valuable resources for policy and outreach specifically curated for the GEO Mountains community. Explore our collection, which includes the Mountains Uncovered Series of intercomparable maps and statistics for 100 selected global mountain ranges and a policy brief on mountain observations. If you know of any other policy and outreach resources that could be featured here, please let us know.
The Mountains Uncovered Series: Intercomparable Maps and Statistics for 100 Selected Global Mountain Ranges (v1.0)
The Mountains Uncovered series (v1.0) was developed by GEO Mountains, an Initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and a Flagship Activity of the Mountain Research Initiative, and Geofolio. It seeks to provide an easily understandable overview of the key characteristics of 100 selected mountain ranges around the world.
The series was developed by collating and visualising a variety of current global scale, open data products. The consistent approach taken throughout enables comparisons between mountain ranges to be made. We hope that the series will be a useful resource for researchers, policy-makers, environmental managers, educators, and others seeking to better understand the Earth's major mountain regions, and that over time it will inspire the generation of additional datasets, analyses, and products.
Note: This first version is limited to 100 ranges only. We prioritised those mountain ranges in the focal regions of the Adaptation at Altitude Programme (i.e. the Andes, Caucasus, Central Asia, East Africa, and Hindu Kush Himalaya). The remaining ranges were selected according to a combination of their extent and perceived relevance in various respects (note: this process was somewhat subjective). In a prospective second version, other mountain ranges may be added. In addition, we will seek to identify and/or develop suitable datasets pertaining to themes that are currently missing due to existing data limitations, such as mountain biodiversity and agriculture. Do you have feedback or comments on the Mountains Uncovered series? Fill out this form to let us know.
Citation: GEO Mountains (2023). The Mountains Uncovered Series: Intercomparable Maps and Statistics for 100 Selected Global Mountain Ranges (v1.0). doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8010166
Policy Brief: Mountain Observations: Monitoring, Data, and Information for Science, Policy, and Society
Observations play a key role in tracking mountain global change and its impacts, understanding the various processes and feedback mechanisms involved, and delivering more reliable projections of the future to society.
This Policy Brief provides an overview of the current state of multi-disciplinary mountain observations. It represents a contribution of the Global Network on Observations and Information in Mountain Environments (GEO Mountains) to the observance of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022.
Citation: GEO Mountains (2022). Mountain Observations: Monitoring, Data, and Information for Science, Policy, and Society. Policy Brief: International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022. doi: 10.48350/175341.
