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Collaborative Research for Sustainable Mountain Futures—Special Issue from IMC 2025
We invite papers emerging from recent research collaborations across different disciplines, experiences, and geographic and cultural perspectives that are slated for presentation...
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.
Mountain Tourism—Trends and Transformations Toward Sustainability and Resilience
How can tourism support sustainable development in mountains? We invite papers that analyze trends and impacts, assess solutions for sustainable tourism, or provide policy...
Pastoralism, migration and biodiversity, alpine summer farms
Read about pastoralism in Ladakh, links between migration and exotic plant species in the Andes, and the heterogeneity of Swiss alpine summer farms—and how all this relates to...
Restoring Mountain Systems for Social–Ecological Resilience
Articles present a conceptual model for puna grassland restoration, local government perspectives on spring drying and revival, a social science research agenda for landscape...
How can knowledge support restoration and conservation of mountain ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature?
Panelists and participants jointly explored how knowledge can be leveraged to recover degraded or destroyed ecosystems and to conserve intact ecosystems.
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- Andean Initiative, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru
- Beijing Yanshan Earth Critical Zone National Research Station, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China
- Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Switzerland
- Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN), Lima, Peru
- Forum Landscape, Alps, Parks (FoLAP), Bern, Switzerland
- Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS), United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn, Germany and Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal
- Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), Bern, Switzerland
- UNIMONT – University of Milan, Center of Applied Studies for the Sustainable Management and Protection of Mountain Areas, Edolo, Italy
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