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Rural outmigration and land use change, mapping and learning, etc

Topics include links between rural outmigration and land use change in Argentina, participatory digital mapping and local learning in Nepal, a tool to support land use decisions in Ethiopia, and more.

We are looking for additional Editors-in-Chief!

Join our team to help shape knowledge for sustainable mountain futures and strategically guide our unique, not-for-profit, community-supported scientific journal aiming for societal impact!

Drought Dynamics and Futures in Mountain Regions

We seek contributions that offer insights into the complex, cascading effects of drought, bridge disciplinary boundaries, and present innovative responses to drought and water scarcity in mountains.

A warm welcome to our new topic editors!

Biraj Adhikari, Sunetra Ghatak, Ricardo Grau, and Denis Samyn have joined the editorial team as topic editors for the coming 3 years. Click to find out more about them.

Mountain Tourism—Trends and Transformations Toward Sustainability and Resilience

Articles examine how mountain tourism is adapting to climate change and how the sector is being or could be transformed for greater sustainability, equity, and resilience.

MRD’s International Editorial Board embarks on a new 3-year term

The editors thank all previous members for their highly valued service and warmly welcome several new members. We’re excited to work with such a diverse group of experts from around the world!

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Yak herding, science–society interaction, topography–development links

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...

Innovation Pathways to Sustainability in Mountains

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...

We are looking for topic editors to join the team!

Help shape knowledge for sustainable mountain futures and be part of a unique, not-for-profit, community-supported scientific journal aiming for societal impact!

Andean peatlands, or bofedales, such as the one in the community of Caripe in Sajama National Park—shown here with Sajama peak—provide vital pasture for llamas and alpacas. An article in this issue shows that community-based land tenure arrangements can support adaptive livelihoods among pastoralists by incentivizing labor migrants to return occasionally to their home communities to maintain land and animals according to customary practices. Photo by Tom Perreault

Pastoralist livelihoods, Alpine interface areas, and more

Marlène Thibault

August 12, 2025

Meet MRD’s associate editors at IMC25

Heading to the International Mountain Conference 2025 in Innsbruck? MRD is cohosting three sessions designed to support mountain researchers and development practitioners.

The roles of trees differ across landscapes. In Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, farm trees are of great cultural importance to the local Amazigh communities. (Photo by Tobias Plieninger)

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

Marlène Thibault

May 1, 2025

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...

Spring revival, social–ecological observatory network, and more

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.

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.

In memoriam: Jack D. Ives, founding editor of MRD

Marlène Thibault

October 11, 2024

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...

Sargans/Mels, Switzerland: an example of valley-based settlement structures in the European Alps. Photo by Max Klein

Settlement systems, farmer–landscape dynamics, and more

Marlène Thibault

August 12, 2024

Rural outmigration and land use change, mapping and learning, etc

We are looking for additional Editors-in-Chief!

Drought Dynamics and Futures in Mountain Regions

A warm welcome to our new topic editors!

Mountain Tourism—Trends and Transformations Toward Sustainability and Resilience

MRD’s International Editorial Board embarks on a new 3-year term

Entertainment

Food & Drinks

Lifestyle

Latest articles

Yak herding, science–society interaction, topography–development links

Innovation Pathways to Sustainability in Mountains

We are looking for topic editors to join the team!

Pastoralist livelihoods, Alpine interface areas, and more

Meet MRD’s associate editors at IMC25

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

Collaborative Research for Sustainable Mountain Futures—Special Issue from IMC 2025

Spring revival, social–ecological observatory network, and more

Urbanization, mountain entrepreneurs, and more

In memoriam: Jack D. Ives, founding editor of MRD

Mountain Tourism—Trends and Transformations Toward Sustainability and Resilience

Settlement systems, farmer–landscape dynamics, and more

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