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Governments pledge to avert Central Asia disasters at UN-backed mountain summit

1 November 2002
The Global Mountain Summit in Kyrgyzstan culminated today with agreement on action to clean up dangerous nuclear waste dumps in one of the most densely populated areas of Central Asia, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a key organizer of the event.

Mountain wildernesses increasing threatened, UN environment agency reports

23 October 2002
The world’s mountain regions are increasingly under threat as more and more land is converted to farming and grazing, according to a new report produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Team of climbers to investigate Himalayan environment, UN announces

13 May 2002
A team of expert climbers is on its way to the Himalayas to gather first-hand accounts from monks, local people and other travelers on the state of the environment of the world's most famous mountain range, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today.