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This study shows how assessing and accounting for natural capital in ski and mountain resorts can strengthen sustainability, resilience, and responsible tourism management under climate change.
VOL 45 | NO 4
November 2025
Shifts in yak herding in Nepal, science–society interaction in biosphere reserves worldwide, topography–development links in the European Alps: read about these and other topics in this open issue.
Based on an analysis of key actors’ diverse adaptation strategies and related limitations, the authors recommend increased stakeholder consultation as well as better, long-term coordination among actors.
Mountain biosphere reserves have great potential to link science and society in advancing sustainability transformations—but achieving UNESCO’s vision for them requires grounded and consistent support.
VOL 45 | NO 3
August 2025
How can innovation contribute to sustainability in mountains? Exploring this from different angles, the issue’s articles reflect the diversified nature, processes, and impacts of innovation in mountains.
Market-driven yak herding is threatening traditional sustainable grazing practices. Policies must recognize and integrate these traditional practices to sustain mountain ecosystems.
Stay tuned as the issue fills with articles that analyze tourism trends and impacts, assess solutions for sustainable tourism, or provide agendas for policy, action, or research.
Summer tourists in the Stubai valley value its forests’ aesthetic and cooling services. Understanding such preferences can help manage ecosystem services and adapt tourist...
Examining the interplay between topography and socioeconomic factors in the Alps, the authors demonstrate that development in mountain regions is never determined by topography...
The study shows that while Valle d’Aosta has natural and socioeconomic specificities well suited to the circular economy, transitioning to such a model requires cultural change...
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