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T1 Vanishing Treasures: protecting endangered mountain species
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 mountain ecosystem
K1 climate change
K1 Adaptation
K1 Mountains and Glaciers
K1 Sustainable Development
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27385
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27385
NO The world’s climate is changing and mountains are on the frontline. As our planet continues to heat up, unique plants and animals struggle to survive in their ever-diminishing and changing mountain habitats. Local communities in mountain regions, who often live in the proximity of wildlife and are dependent on crops and livestock, are faced with great hardships caused by longer dry seasons and hot spells, and more unpredictable weather. As a result, local mountain communities and wildlife find themselves increasingly in conflict over natural resources and space to live in. The Vanishing Treasures programme, which is funded by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, aims to generate maximum synergy between climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation by: - improving the adaptive capacity of mountain ecosystems while maintaining related ecosystem services; - protecting mountain flagship species who are key to ecosystem functioning; - promoting alternative livelihoods for local communities.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026