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First Announcement- The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) of  DIVERSITAS Second GMBA Symposium on "Linking mountain diversity with fire, grazing and erosion" to be held in La Paz (Bolivia) 20-23th August 2003  -Patronage-    DIVERSITAS  AMA Andean Mountains Association  -Sponsors-   Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation  FAO  UNESCO  -Organizers-   Eva Spehn, GMBA Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment, Switzerland   Maximo Liberman Cruz & Eduardo Palenque, University of La Paz, Bolivia   Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, IPICYT, San Luis Potosí, Mexico  Alejandro Velázquez, UNAM, Morelia, Mexico  -Aims of the GMBA symposium- The main objective of this GMBA symposium is to summarize existing knowledge and to identify approaches to sustainable agriculture in montane/alpine areas for both, sustainable carrying capacity and biodiversity in subtropicaland tropical countries. According to the GMBA scope, we seek contributionswith a focus in the uppermost zone of the montane forest or its substitute range land and the tropical-alpine zone.  The symposium will have paper presentations and group discussions. We are looking for contributions from the Andes, but also from other mountain ranges, specifically on:  - land use effects on biological richness of mountains  - functional importance of biodiversity for ground cover, soil stability, pasture quality,  - links between biodiversity among organismic groups (plants vs. animals)  - information on sustainable carrying capacity of the uplands for grazing (comparison of ways of pasturing or fire cycle management) - Sustainable use/restoration of upper montane forest (food, fiber,energy)  A thematically parallel GMBA symposium in cooperation with the 6th  International Conference of the African Mountains Association took place in August 2002 in Moshi, Tanzania, collecting knowledge on Mountain biodiversity and sustainable land use mainly in African Mountains - which should now be compared to experiences in the Andes.  We therefore encourage participants from the Andes and S and SE Asia in particular. Plans exist to lump the results of both workshops into one state of the art assessment product.  Sponsorship for a limited number of participants to the conference is available, especially for participants from Andean or other developing countries. See website (http://www.unibas.ch/gmba) for conditions and application form.  -Languages-    English and Spanish will be the languages at the symposium.  If you need more information about the event, please access the website at  http://www.unibas.ch/gmba or send an e-mail to  GMBA@unibas.ch  -Deadlines-   15th January 2003 - Submission of registration form and outline of paper  15th January 2003 - Submission of financial application form for those requesting funding (obligatory written contribution) 15th April 2003 - Submission of final paper  Please note: Right after the GMBA symposium the 2nd. CONGRESS OFCONSERVATION  OF BIODIVERSITY IN THE ANDES AND THE AMAZON BASIN and IV. ECUADORIAN BOTANICAL CONGRESS takes place in Loja, Ecuador (25-30 August 2003). For more information and registration please see the official website:  http://www.biodiversidad.utpl.edu.ec or directly contact Dr. Rainer W. Bussmann: rbussmann@natureandculture.org, Biodiversidad2003@utpl.edu.ec ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) Dr. Eva Spehn, GMBA office  Institute of Botany, University of Basel Schoenbeinstr.6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland  Tel: ++41 (0)61 267 35 11, Fax: ++41 (0)61 267 35 04 email:  gmba@unibas.ch  http://www.unibas.ch/gmba

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