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Thomas Schaaf UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB)

Global Change in Mountain Regions (GLOCHAMORE). Thomas Schaaf UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB). Why mountains? Have a varied system of different ecosystems and habitats (altitude, exposition, gradient);

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Thomas Schaaf UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB)

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  1. Global Change in Mountain Regions (GLOCHAMORE) Thomas Schaaf UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB)

  2. Why mountains? • Have a varied system of different ecosystems and habitats (altitude, exposition, gradient); • Fragile ecosystems (erosion, land degradation); •  excellent indicators for studying and monitoring climate change temp. Alpine zone Temperate zone Sub-tropical zone Tropical zone

  3. Mountain biosphere reserves as • monitoring sites for global change: • contain protected areas (natural or near-natural environments); • contain areas that are economically used; • most BRs dispose of long-term climatic data and species list; • BRs contain also people  impact of global change on human societies; • Partnership of biosphere reserve managers and scientists.

  4. Global Change in • Mountain Regions (GLOCHAMORE) • Setting up a world-wide network of mountain biosphere reserves to study global change; • Bringing together global change researchers and protected area managers; • sponsored by European Commission; MRI; and • UNESCO

  5. Objectives: • To understand the causes and impacts of Global Change in mountain regions; •  Focus on the consequences of global change for the biophysical environment and for human societies

  6. Mountain biosphere reserves / • world heritage sites as study areas • North America: • Canada: Mount Arrowsmith BR (1,817) • USA: Glacier National Park BR (3,185m) • USA: Niwot Ridge BR (3,780m) • USA: Denali BR (6,194m) • Latin America: • Chile: Araucarias BR (3,124m) • Chile: Torres del Paine BR (3,050m) • Colombia: Cinturón Andino BR (5,750m) • Peru: Huascaran BR (6,768m)

  7. Africa: • Kenya: Mount Kenya BR (5,199m) • Morocco: Oasis du Sud BR (4,071m) • South Africa : Kruger to Canyons BR (2,050m) • Asia-Pacific: • Australia: Kosciuszko BR (2,228m) • China: Changbaishan BR (2,691m) • India: Nanda Devi BR (7,800m). • Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul BR (7,439m) • Mongolia: Uvs Nuur Basin BR (3,966m) • Russian Federation: Katunsky BR (4,506m); • Sikhote-Alinsky BR (1,600m)

  8. Europe: • Austria: Gossenköller See (2,828m) • & Gurgler Kamm BRs (3,400m) • Germany: Berchtesgaden Alps BR (2,713m) • Spain: Sierra Nevada BR (3,482m) • Sweden: Lake Torne BR (1,610m) • Switzerland: Entlebuch BR (2,350m) • Switzerland: Swiss National Park (3,174m)

  9. European Commission • Result: • Research strategy • worked out for • application in • the Americas • Asia-Pacific • Africa • Europe

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