Introduction and road map for impact of global changes on high-mountains

Mountain regions encompass nearly 24% of the total land surface of the Earth and is home to approximately 12% of the world’s population, mountains are highly critical from the view point of ecosystem services that sustain human society both in highlands and lowlands in large parts of the planet. Mountains constitute the hot spots of biodiversity, and the mighty glaciers and forested mountain-ranges are the source of important rivers of the …