• 1st International
    Sustainable Mountain
    Development Conference

    From the Mountain Agenda to the
    International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

1st International
Sustainable Mountain
Development Conference

From the Mountain Agenda to the
International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

In 2022, the United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development to increase awareness for the importance of sustainable mountain development, and the conservation and sustainable use of mountain ecosystems.

In between both of those historic events, significant progress and improvements had been made in mountain biodiversity conservation, cultural conservation; education, scientific research methods, tourism development, and art.

The purpose of the conference was to explore each of those sectors from the perspective of globally renowned professionals in the physical and social research sciences, education, development, art, filmmaking, tourism, and conservation.


Conveners

  • Dr. Dhananjay Regmi
  • Prof. Dr. Teiji Watanabe
  • Dr. Alton C. Byers

Venue

Chandragiri Hills Resort


There were hybrid conference on Days 1 and 2 (1st and 2nd December). Presentations were done in the combination of in-person at the venue and by Zoom to minimize the risk of COVID-19.

All sessions on Day 3 (3rd December) were done by Zoom only.

Glimpses

Organizers

Nepal Tourism Board

Hokkaido University, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science

GLP Japan Nodal Office

Tribhuwan University

Kathmandu Center for Research and Education, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Tribhuvan University

Kathmandu University

Partners

Geomorphological Society of Nepal

Organizing Committee

Ram Avtar

Hokkaido University and
GLP Japan Nodal Office

Kabindra Bhatta

Nepal Tourism Board

Alton C. Byers

University of Colorado
at Boulder

Sitaram Dahal

Nepal Tourism Board

Laxman Gautam

Nepal Tourism Board

Narendra Raj Khanal

Geomorphological Society
of Nepal

Mani R. Lamichhane

Nepal Tourism Board

Dhananjay Regmi

Nepal Tourism Board

Sunil Sharma

Nepal Tourism Board

Seth Sicroff

Mountain Legacy

Teiji Watanabe

Hokkaido University and
GLP Japan Nodal Office

Yanhong Wu

Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences