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African mountain resource users, planners, development agencies, scientists and policy makers have and continue to work toward sustainable development of African mountain areas. During the International Year of Mountains (2002), the African High Mountains Summit (Nairobi, Kenya, 6 May-10 May), under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and co-organized by UNEP - Global Mountains Programme, Mountain Forum-Africa (MFA) and African Mountains Association (AMA), brought together representatives of mountain communities, governments, non-governmental organizations, researchers and civil society from different mountain areas of the continent. This gathering was part of the process of reinforcing and renewing commitment and common reserve to promote sustainable development of the mountain areas of Africa. After extensive deliberations, interested partners produced The Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Development of African Mountain Regions.
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Read more about how Kenya promoted sustainable mountain development during the International Year of Mountains (2002)
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Environmental Aspects of the African Great Lakes Region
The Mountain Voices Web site produced by the Panos Institute (UK) presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Read the oral testimonies from Kenya.
Did you know?
The Great Lakes sub-region is the area surrounding the Great Lakes. It covers Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda, as well as portions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Kenya.
At 5,895 metres, Mt. Kilimanjaro is the tallest peak in Africa, and Mount Kenya measures 5,199 m, making it the second tallest. Both are close to the Eastern Arc.
