| Expert Type | Research Interface / Management |
| Topic Atmosphere | Meteorology |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Water Pollution / Waste Water |
| Topic Ecosystems | Marine Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Trade / Globalisation |
| Tourism |
| Water |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Politics/Law | Conventions / Protections |
| Topic Culture/History | Art / Folklore / Symbols / Language |
| Topic Health | Pollution Effects / Water Quality |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Social Sustainability |
| Economic Sustainability |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Recent / Today |
| Time Scale | Millenial |
| Methods | Data Collection |
| Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
| Program Coordination / Management |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
| North America |