Out of the 408 biosphere reserves in 94 countries, 138 are in mountain areas.
The 2006 Winter Olympics will take place in the city of Turin and in mountain areas up to an hour-and-a-half drive away.
The village, which was born and raised Parviz, located in a remote mountain areas of Tajikistan.
Daily avalanche information reports for five mountain areas in Scotland have ended for the latest season.
BBC: Daily avalanche reports for Scottish mountains wound up
"It is a unique opportunity to have access to biosphere reserves in all the big mountain areas of the world, " says Mr Messerli.
Opposition to wind farms in the often striking mountain and hill areas of Wales is not uncommon.
Schussing your way through the sparkling powder is the premiere reason both outdoor types and the glitterati descend every winter, but Aspen has plenty of all-season activities on hand, from fly-fishing to mountain biking to kayaking in areas such as Snowmass Lake and the Maroon Bells peaks.
April snowstorms aren't unusual in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West, but the storm comes after a rather tame winter in many areas.
Minc said he wants to stop construction of homes in high-risk areas, such as river banks or steep mountain slopes -- a practice that he said was encouraged by previous governments.
"But, ' adds Mel Reasoner, Director of the Mountain Research Initiative, "in many arid and semi-arid areas, people are dependent not only on the amount of glacier melt water, but on the timing of the water flow.
Intelligence officials believe bin Laden is hiding in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan, a remote and primitive region with mountain peaks as tall as 14, 000 feet (4, 270 meters) that make the terrain difficult to navigate.
Despite gaining some decent possession in attacking areas the visitors failed to create many chances and found themselves with a bigger mountain to climb when Carrick doubled United's lead just before the break.
Here, in one of the most desolate areas of the Connemara, was a spiritual time capsule built into the mountain.
About a dozen areas would be considered under Babbitt's proposed system, including Steens Mountain and Soda Mountain in Oregon, an expansion of the Colorado National Monument and the Carrizo plain in California's San Joaquin Valley.
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