Coordinator's Note
The Mountain Forum Bulletin, after the successful publication
of a pilot issue in August 1997, will now be published regularly,
twice a year, in March and September. With a view to avoid
duplication of information and to cut down on printing and
distribution costs, it has been decided to publish the APMN
Bulletin together with the Mountain Forum Bulletin.
However, as before, the APMN Bulletin will keep its distinct,
regional identity and will continue to focus on information
that is specific to the Asia/Pacific region.
We would like to take this opportunity to inform the Asia/Pacific
mountain community that ICIMOD, which serves as the Asia/Pacific
focal point for the Mountain Forum, was elected by the Mountain
Forum Interim Facilitating Committee Meeting, held in November
1997, to serve as the Convenor and Secretariat of the Mountain
Forum for two years, commencing in January 1998.
The APMN's Southeast Asia focal point organized a Forum
on Sustainable Mountain Ecology from March 19-20, 1998.
Several state-of-the-art papers were tabled and discussed,
and the proceedings are expected to be published shortly.
APMN/ICIMOD has also signed an agreement with the International
University of Krygyzstan to undertake preliminary work to
prepare for the Year of the Mountains as proposed to the
United Nations by the President of the Krygyz Republic.
Towards this end, APMN will be supporting a workshop in
Bishkek in May to discuss issues related to mountains in
Central Asia.
We hope that the publication of this APMN Bulletin, together
with the Mountain Forum Bulletin, has further strengthened
our goal of information sharing and dissemination on sustainable
mountain development.
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