The Mountain Theme was established in 1992 with the goals of:

• Having IUCN play a strong role in the Mountain Agenda follow up on Chapter 13 of Agenda 21 from the Rio Earth Summit.
• Developing a support and exchange network of protected area managers, researchers and other professionals dealing with mountain protected areas who share common issues because of the nature of these three-dimensional earth features.
  
• With the Network, promoting a greater awareness of values of mountain protected areas (MtPAs) among the international community of governments, environmental NGOs, donors and the general public

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