Welcome to the Mountain Forum Online Library! This Library is a collection of material focused on sustainable mountain development issues in an electronic form. It was established in 1996, with members of the Forum contributing academic articles, abstracts, features, reports, theses, bibliographic references and web resources, amongst others.

About the Library

The resources in the Library are of several types, and include full-text documents, bibliographic references, periodicals, and reference material. Each of these can be accessed by using the relevant links on the left of this page. The material in the Library is mostly in English, with some in French, Spanish and Russian as well. We hope to build the non-English language content considerably.

We encourage visitors to use the Library to its fullest potential, both by seeking out relevant material as well as by contributing their own material to the Library. You can contribute material by clicking here. It is this spirit of sharing which has given the Library its depth, and we hope that this will continue in the years to come.

New Features

All full-text documents have been formatted in a standard manner and are available for downloading in MS Word or PDF formats
All full-text documents carry mandatory information to provide credibility to the document
Key words have been added to each full-text document to give you more efficient search results
Abstracts of full-text documents are provided where available

Contact the Library

If you have any questions, or have any problems in accessing or contributing material, please contact us at:

Tel: +977-1-500 3222
Fax: +977-1-500 3277
Email: library[at]mtnforum[dot]org

Latest additions to the library

Keeping our promises: Delivering education for all - HM Treasury, UK; Department for International Development (DFID);

Reducing the risk of disasters – Helping to achieve sustainable poverty reduction in a vulnerable world: A DFID policy paper - Department for International Development (DFID);

Development works 52 weeks a year - Department for International Development (DFID);

Summary of the poverty and social impact assessment: Pakistan microfinance policy - Oxford Policy Management .;

DFID Nepal Annual Report 2005 - Department for International Development (DFID);

The importance of secondary, vocational and higher education to development - Department for International Development (DFID);

Using distance education for skills development - Reehana Raza; Terry Allsop;

Afghanistan: Development in action - True life accounts of the impact of the UK’s development programme in Afghanistan - Department for International Development (DFID);

Why we need a global action plan on water and sanitation - Department for International Development (DFID);

Field-based models of primary teacher training: Case studies of student support systems from sub-Saharan Africa - Elizabeth Mattson;

The Bali road map: Key issues under negotiation - UNDP Environment and Energy Group;

Moving out of poverty: Making migration work better for poor people - Department for International Development (DFID);

Gender equality at the heart of development: Why the role of women is crucial to ending world poverty - Department for International Development (DFID);

Climate change in Uganda: Understanding the implications and appraising the response - Nick Hepworth; Marisa Goulden;

Transforming rural livelihoods in India - Department for International Development (DFID);

Guidance on aid instruments: A DFID Practice Paper - Department for International Development (DFID);

Kyrgyzstan - Department for International Development (DFID);

Modelling the interaction of climate change: Water availability and socio-economic scenarios on cereal production - Department for International Development (DFID);

Rural livelihoods and vulnerability to climate hazards in Ningxia - Department for International Development (DFID);

The Reform Agenda: Overview of the past performance and proposals for the future harmonization of donor assistance in Nepal - Ministry of Finance, Nepal;

Harmonization follow-up: Global architecture and World Bank activities - World Bank, US;

Independent evaluation of SDC’s bilateral engagement in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process: Case studies - Kyrgyz Republic - Richard Gerster; Roman Mogilevsky;

Country ownership, policy reform and support for poverty reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic - World Bank, US;

Aid coordination and management: Considerations, lessons learned and country examples - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP);

Building on success: The London Conference on Afghanistan - Jayme Dos Santos;

Kyrgyz Republic Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Kyrgyz Republic;

DFID Central Asia, South Caucasus and Moldova Regional Assistance Plan - Department for International Development (DFID);

The true cost of coal: A dirty fuel that's destroying the climate - Erika Bjureby; Mareike Britten; Irish Cheng; Marta Kazmierska; Ernest Mezak; Victor Munnik; Jayashree Nandi; Sara Pennington; Emily Rochon; Nina Schulz; Nabiha Shahab; Julien Vincent; Meng Wei;

DFID Regional Programme Evaluation: Central Asia, South Caucasus and Moldova - Paul Thornton; Pam Baatsen; Julian Barr; Jon Bennett; Charlotte Vaillant;

Putting culture first: Commonwealth perspectives on culture and development - Mark Nowottny;

The Fair Trade Platform: Bolivian producers lobby for change - Jean-Sébastien Lévesque; Christina Keys;

Biogas in Uganda: A new experience - Anyanzo Thomas Abbey;

Food security in mountains: Challenges and sustainable strategies - M A Khalid; Geetanjali Kaushik;

Biogas production with guinea pig manure - Carmen Felipe-Morales; Ulises Moreno;

Biodigesters in ecological farming systems - Reg Preston;

Eco Everest Expedition 2008 - Dawa Steven Sherpa;

Learning about biodiversity in Peru - Maria Isabel Scurrah; Edith Fernández-Baca; R Canto; E Nunez; E Olivera; N Zúñiga;

Bia Kud Chum: A tool for creating strong, self-reliant communities - Wanlop Pichpongsa;

Grassroots innovations for survival - Anil K Gupta;

Beating malnutrition with local crops and local food systems - Hira Jhamtani;

'Barah Anaaj' - Twelve food grains: Traditional mixed farming system - Vijay Zhardhari;

Avoiding bruchid infestation in stored beans - Sindi Kasambala; Hendry A Mziray;

Andean tubers: From conservation to sustainable use - Franz Terrazas; Rolando Oros; Gonzalo Alfaro; Raul Delgado; Graham Thiele;

Analog forestry: An alternative to ‘clear and simplify’ - Ranil Senanayake;

The Quesungual system in Honduras: An alternative to slash-and-burn - Luis Alvarez Welches; Ian Cherrett;

Alternative energy and women in rural Nepal - Ishara Mahat;

Agroecological restoration in Guangdong - Peter Riggs;

Bringing agriculture and health workers together - Linda Jo Stern; Scott Killough; Ross Borja; Stephen Sherwood; Nina Hernidiah; Paul Joicey; Peter R Berti;

The advantages of small animals in farming systems - Reg Preston;

Addressing the conditions for getting out of poverty - Sílvio Gomes de Almeida; Paulo Petersen; Adriana Galvão Freire; Luciano Silveira;