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
Globally, mountain areas are vital sources of water for agricultural, industrial, and domestic use.
Out of the 408 biosphere reserves in 94 countries, 138 are in mountain areas.
The village, which was born and raised Parviz, located in a remote mountain areas of Tajikistan.
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.
"It is a unique opportunity to have access to biosphere reserves in all the big mountain areas of the world, " says Mr Messerli.
Most of the increase since the last 2009 study is the result of re-evaluating shale gas plays along the Gulf Coast Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain areas.
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Global change, including processes ranging from climate change to economic globalisation, disproportionately affects mountain areas and the billions of people who depend on them for their livelihoods.
It is building reservoirs on high-mountain lake areas to ensure water supplies for the locals and this activity is likely to continue until well into 2013.
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Opposition to wind farms in the often striking mountain and hill areas of Wales is not uncommon.
America is blessed with open space, wilderness areas, mountain vistas, diverse wildlife, austere desert and bountiful farm land.
The best sites for wind power production are typically along mountain ridges and coastal areas, locations that are also prized for scenic views and over-flown by bird and bat species that become turbine blade casualties.
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The British and Scottish mountaineering councils and Scottish Mountain Safety Forum said upland areas were at their most beautiful and challenging.
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.
Even the German word 'Alp' refers to mountain pastures reclaimed from naturally forested areas.
Recreation includes a pond for fishing and canoeing, downhill and cross country ski areas, hiking and mountain biking trails, tennis, and much more.
And like many a fellow environmentalist, she is concerned that urban sprawl is now encroaching on surrounding conservation areas like Lake Mead, Spring Mountain and Red Rock Canyon.
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.
Cypress Mountain is the largest and most prestigious of the three ski areas.
"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.
April snowstorms aren't unusual in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West, but the storm comes after a rather tame winter in many areas.
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.
Outside these core areas, and at lower altitudes, the culture and farming practices of mountain people can have profound effects on local ecology, making the effects of climate change difficult to distinguish from those directly due to human activities.
This stretch of the Aravis mountain chain (which runs between Savoie and Haute-Savoie) has five interconnected ski areas with some good off-piste sections, as well as excellent groomed runs.
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.
Some of the areas worst hit by the snow overnight included: Newry, A4 Ballygawley, A2 Coleraine Mountain Road, A36 Shanes Hill Road, A26 Coleraine to Ballymena, Moyle area including Ballycastle and the Glens, Keady, Moneyslane, Craigavon, A2 Bangor to Belfast Road, A24 Ballynahinch to Belfast Road, Glengormley, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus areas and the Craigantlet Hills.
Jean Mountain, chair of the East Midlands Business Crime Forum, added the survey would help police authorities identify which areas needed greater support.
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