Monitoring mountains in a changing world: New horizons for the Global Network for Observations and Information on Mountain Environments (GEO-GNOME)
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Abstract
Mountains are globally distributed environments that provide significant societal benefits, a function that is increasingly compromised by climatic change, environmental stress, political and socioeconomic transformations, and unsustainable use of natural resources. Gaps in our understanding of these processes and their interactions limit our capacity to inform decisions, where both generalities of mountain regions (eg climate processes) and specificities (eg context-specific manifestations of climate risks) matter. The Global Network for Observations and Information on Mountain Environments (GEO-GNOME), a Group on Earth Observations initiative, aims to fill these gaps through accessible Earth Observation (EO) as well as in-situ data and information on global change drivers, conditions, and trends. A workshop convened by the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) revised GEO-GNOME's work plan, galvanizing a network that promotes relevant monitoring of global change in mountains and is responsive to the integrated knowledge needs of policy, research, and management.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Monitoring mountains in a changing world: New horizons for the Global Network for Observations and Information on Mountain Environments (GEO-GNOME) |
| Series title | Mountain Research and Development |
| DOI | 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-8-00065.1 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Mountain Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Land Change Science |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 265 |
| Last page | 269 |
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