Mountain Research and Development (May 2015)

CDE Links Regional Research and Global Efforts for Sustainable Mountain Development

  • Thomas Kohler,
  • Susanne Wymann von Dach

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00028.1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 2
pp. 203 – 207

Abstract

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The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern has long-standing experience in conducting research in mountain regions around the world. CDE considers mountain regions to be a crucial context for sustainable development. Together with its partners, CDE aims to generate in-depth contextual knowledge about the dynamic social, economic, and ecological processes in mountain regions and elsewhere, with a view to informing development practices, while at the global level it engages in activities that help bring together these regional insights with the goal of informing policy-making. In doing so, CDE addresses the specific challenges of sustainable development—in mountains and elsewhere.

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