Mountain Research and Development Journal

Local Agency in Crop Booms and Busts: Insights from the Walnut Plantations of Southwest China

By Weijia Zhou and Jun He

This study shows how local knowledge, culture, and institutions have interplayed with policy changes and market fluctuations to sustain local livelihoods and foster ecosystem conservation.

Woodland Resurgence and Sustainability in Mountains—Patterns, Drivers, and Social-Ecological Consequences

VOL 45 | NO 1
February 2025

Farm trees as cultural keystone species in Morocco, Andean forest restoration in Peru, and forest structural complexity in Nepal: read about these and other topics in this focus issue.

Adaptive Livelihoods in Andean Pastoralism: Community-Based Institutions, Peatland Management, and Migration in Sajama National Park, Bolivia

By Tom Perreault

This study suggests that community-based land tenure arrangements can support temporary labor migration among pastoralists by incentivizing migrants to return and keep animals in their home communities.

Collaborative Research for Sustainable Mountain Futures—Special Issue from the International Mountain Conference 2025

VOL 46 | NO 4
Call for papers open

We invite papers emerging from recent research collaborations across different disciplines, experiences, and geographic and cultural perspectives that are slated for presentation at IMC2025.

Restoration of Andean Forests Using a Socioecological Approach: A Case Study from the Aquia Mountain Community in Peru

By Tina Christmann et al

Based on a document analysis and postproject interviews, the authors examine this model restoration project’s procedures and outcomes and pinpoint key success factors.

Urbanization, mountain entrepreneurs, and more

Articles examine rural–urban change in Peru, cultural ecosystem services in Armenia, rural development in Georgia, and governance for sustainable development in the European Alps.