Mountain Research and Development Journal

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.

Farm Trees as Cultural Keystone Species: Bridging Biocultural Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Morocco High Atlas Mountains

By Chaima Mobarak et al

Awareness of the cultural role of farm trees like olive, walnut, and almond can enhance biocultural conservation, stewardship of existing trees, and sustainable development in Mediterranean mountains.

Open Issue

VOL 44 | NO 4
November 2024

Benefits and costs of spring revival in Nepal, the Andean Social–Ecological Observatory Network, or Iranian herders’ livelihood strategies: read about these and other topics in this open issue.

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