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MRI Background
MRI is hosted by the Institute of Geography of the University of Bern
MRI is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF and is endorsed by the following programs:
- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme IGBP
- International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change IHDP
- Global Land Project GLP
- Global Terrestrial Monitoring System GTOS
- UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme UNESCO MAB
MRI is hosted by the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern, Switzerland. The Institute of Geography is an internationally recognized in mountain research.
Objectives
The Initiative's vision is a global change scientific program that
- detects signals of global environmental change in mountain environments,
- defines the consequences of global environmental change for mountain regions as well as lowland systems dependent on mountain resources,
- informs sustainable land, water, and resource management for mountain regions at local to regional scales.