Canada’s mountain systems, governance challenges in mountains worldwide, or a global network of mountain observatories: read about these and other topics in this open issue.

This study advances understanding of the biogeography, people, and economic activities associated with mountains in Canada, providing a nationally coherent basis for research, policy, and work on social issues.

Strengthening local governance that fits local conditions is key to supporting sustainable development of mountain social-ecological systems, as this analysis of 75 survey responses shows.

MRD regularly invites experts to review books on mountain-relevant topics. We have just sent several new books out for review. See the whole list by clicking here – and watch out for the upcoming reviews!

Indigenous-driven sustainability initiatives in the tropical Andes, urban risk knowledge and GLOF danger in the Indian Himalayas: read more about these and other topics in this open issue.

Articles will look at the links between hazards, vulnerabilities, disaster management, development, and global change and offer insights into integrative ways of improving disaster management.

The Mountain Research Initiative’s Mountain Observatories Working Group proposes principles and ways of developing a global reference network of long-term environmental and socioeconomic monitoring.

Articles offer examples and insights into education for sustainable mountain development around the world, providing a basis for future research, policy, and action.

This article shows how indigenous peoples, like the Shuar, have become pivotal actors in efforts towards sustainable development in the tropical Andes of Ecuador.

This study reveals that urban development in Uttarakhand’s mountains is largely driven by informal building professionals—without access to risk reduction knowledge.

This assessment of over 5000 glacial lakes shows that people and infrastructure across the Indian Himalayas are threatened by outburst floods, including transboundary ones.