Mountain Research and Development
The leading international scientific journal specifically devoted to sustainable development in the world’s mountains

Published by the International Mountain Society (IMS)

Mountain Research and Development Journal

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Hybrid innovation—merging old and new technology—in a mountain product value chain in Hungary: a henhouse made of mud, wood, straw, and stones to keep the animals cool, warm, and safe, fitted with a solar-panel-driven door that closes automatically at sunset to keep foxes out. Photo by Gusztáv Nemes
Innovation Pathways to Sustainability in Mountains

Vol 45, No 3 | Issue complete

19 November 2025

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...

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

Vol 45, No 2 | Issue complete

13 August 2025

Read about adaptive pastoralist livelihoods in the Andes, interface areas in the European Alps, trail running sustainability in Romania, off-piste skiing and climate change in France, and more.

Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel giving a training session she gave at the International Mountain Conference 2022. Photo by Susanne Wymann
Meet MRD’s associate editors at IMC25

8 August 2025

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

The valley floor of the Santa valley around the city of Huaraz, Peru, is undergoing rural–urban change, impacting periurban villages in the Quechua elevational zone. Photo by Andreas Haller
Urbanization, mountain entrepreneurs, and more

Vol 44, No 3 | Issue complete

15 October 2024

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.

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

11 October 2024

Jack D. Ives, Editor of MRD from 1981–1999, died on 15 September 2024 at the age of 92. His life and work was of immense significance for the world’s mountains and mountain people.

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