CSIR-IHBT-Centre for High Altitude Biology, Ribling, P.O.-Tandi, Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh-175 132, India
Mountains regions of the world are most fragile and susceptive to climate change effect. Due to climate change, countless consequences have been felt by many investigators. Over-exploitation by human induced interferences and natural hazards has resulted rapid change in the climate of mountains. Today, with pace of globalization process, need to sustain fragile mountain ecosystem has been realized by many government and non-government organizations. A detailed study for collection of concrete data of all important subjects related to climate change and plant biodiversity sciences has been summarized by us to see the trend of research going in the global mountains and timely making strategy to protect mountainous regions of the World. It is a baseline study related to climate change effect and institutes / agencies working in all mountain regions of the World and further development for opportunities to lead in the mountains.