Professor Martin Price, Chair ofthe UK MAB Committee and UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development at theUniversityoftheHighlands and Islands, played a key role in the development ofthe strategy, acting as Rapporteur ofthe ICC Session and participating in an ad hoc working group comprised of representatives from 20 countries.
Professor Martin Price established the Centre for Mountain Studies (CMS) at UHI-Perth College (part ofthe future UniversityoftheHighlands and Islands) in 2000.