In brief
The UNESCO Chair on Natural and Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Mountain Development promotes research and exchange of experiences in areas like nature conservation, renewable resources, protected area management, sustainable tourism, culture, traditions, and regional development.The chair is run by the management centre of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage site, jointly with the Institute of Geography (GIUB) and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), both at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and the Research Centre for Training and Integrated Research in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Development (CETRAD) in Nanyuki, Kenya. Activities focus on the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Mount Kenya UNESCO World Heritage regions, as well as on a protected area and potential natural heritage site in Coyhaique,
Chile. Learn more at: https://www.jungfraualetsch.ch/en/unescochair-2/