• Mountain landscapes are among the most complex and fragile ecosystems on earth.

• It identifies priorities such as tropical forests, water, fisheries, biodiversity, fragile ecosystems (such as coral reefs), renewable energy sources, sustainable rural and urban development, desertification, drought, deforestation, sustainable tourism, and the transport and disposal of hazardous waste.

• Today’s tourists desire close, personal, wildlife encounters and are particularly attracted to endangered species in remote, fragile habitats (Williamson and Macfie, 2010).