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Mountain
Research and Development Network
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The
International Mountain Society
The International Mountain Society (IMS) is an association registered in Berne, Switzerland, for the purpose of advancing knowledge and disseminating information about mountain research and mountain development throughout the world. The IMS aims to promote sustainable mountain development through improved communication among institutions and individuals, with a particular focus on mountain ecoregions in the developing world. In pursuing this purpose, it collaborates with like-minded institutions. The IMS is a joint copyright holder and publisher of the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD). It also determines policy regarding institutions in developing countries that wish to subscribe to MRD. Become an Institutional Member of IMS! Subscribers to MRD automatically become associate members of IMS. Institutions interested in helping to shape MRD editorial policy and in informing readers about their efforts to promote sustainable mountain development can join IMS as an Institutional Member. Institutional Members pay an annual membership fee of US$ 5000. Institutional
Members of the International Mountain Society (IMS):
For further details, please contact the editors of
MRD at: MRD Editorial Office, Centre for Development and Environment,
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Steigerhubelstrasse 3,
3008 Berne, Switzerland. E-mail: IMS@giub.unibe.ch. Mountain Research and Development A predominantly scientific publication ... Mountain Research and Development (MRD), the leading development-oriented international journal specifically devoted to the world's mountains, has been published since 1981. It has established itself as a renowned international publication containing well-researched, peer-reviewed scientific articles by authors from around the world. ... that balances research with a commitment to sustainable mountain development. MRD enhanced its scope in a new, expanded format, beginning in 2000. MRD has now completed its established research section with a new development section. The 'new' MRD links people concerned with mountain development and research. It provides guidelines and information on mountain initiatives and alerts the international community to timely actions, as well as the value of sharing information about mountain environments. MRD is now also an active member of the International Mountain Partnership.. Mountain Research and Development contains the following sections: Development This section contains lively and informative reporting on mountain development, including:
Articles in this section are written by a wide array of authors such as development practitioners, scientists, and journalists, and accompanied by attractive colour photographs. This section of the journal focuses directly on sustainable development of the world’s vital mountain ecosystems. Share your experience with us! Examination of successes in mountain development projects,
reports by local people taking action to improve their lives and their
environment, studies of indigenous knowledge and cultural diversity,
and analyses of social and economic problems and their implications
in mountain environments are examples of the topics included in the
development section of MRD. The editors invite interested specialists
to submit contributions to this section. Please consult the list of
planned development topics and ask the editors
about deadlines for submissions. MRD attaches great importance to maintaining its outstanding scientific research section. Coverage in this section ranges widely, from topics in natural science to anthropological and socio-economic issues. This section offers:
Readers interested in a scientific approach will find timely, high-quality research on mountains, covering every continent and written in an engaging style by scholars from around the world. Development practitioners will find useful ideas in this section which they can apply in their own work. A particular effort is made to encourage contributions
by authors from developing countries. The editors continue the established
MRD practice of offering editorial assistance to authors whose
native language is not English. ... is devoted to public notices and information supplied
by institutional members of the International Mountain Society. It
provides a broad platform for exchange of information and experience.
...contains project reports, reports on workshops and conferences, and news of other mountain-related events, and is open to a wide range of contributors concerned with mountain issues. You too can contribute! Please contact the book review editor: Martin.Price@perth.uhi.ac.uk 
... contains responses from readers and calls for
information. Network
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