GLOCHAMOST

GLOCHAMOST (Global and Climate Change in Mountain Sites - Coping Strategies for Mountain Biosphere Reserves)

GLOCHAMOST is the follow-up initiative of UNESCO-MAB to the GLOCHAMORE Project. In particular its aim is to implement selected key research areas of the GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy so as to develop coping strategies for mountain biosphere reserves in the context of global and climate change. The following 4 key research areas provide a framework for research and knowledge sharing on the impacts of global/climate change on the biophysical environment and on livelihoods of mountain people:

• Biodiversity: Key fauna and flora (item 6e of the GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy)
• Water: Water quantity (item 4a of the Research Strategy)
• Land Use Change: Understanding the origins and impacts of land use (item 2b of Research Strategy)
• Mountain Economies: Employment and income (item 9a of the Research Strategy).

From GLOCHAMORE to GLOCHAMOST: see implementation modalities.

Several mountain biosphere reserves (BRs) are studying the above key research areas. Unedited reports are available as follows:

• Katunskiy BR (Russian Federation)
• Teberdinskiy BR (Russian Federation)
• Sierra Nevada BR (Spain)
• Changbaishan BR (China)
• Nanda Devi BR (India)
• Huascaran BR (Peru)