وقد أتاح التشكيل المتعدد الاختصاصات للجان الفرصة لتطبيق نهج كلّي فيما يتعلق بالجبال للمرة الأولى.
In some countries the national committee for the International Year of Mountains was the first and sole national mechanism for the sustainable development of mountains and the multi-disciplinary composition of the committee provided an opportunity to implement a holistic approach to mountains for the first time.