Developing a scale to measure how social capital—networks, trust, reciprocity—enhances rural disaster resilience, highlighting the role of village cadres in complementing top-down risk management.
Taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic distributions across elevational gradients in temperate Andes
Bird diversity declines with elevation but increases in structurally heterogeneous habitats. Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity are strongly correlated, highlighting the need for multi-
Assessment of Snow and Vegetation Cover Dynamics in alpine ecosystem in Uttarakhand, Central Himalaya
Using MODIS data (1999–2024) to analyze snow cover loss and vegetation shifts in Uttarakhand Himalaya, highlighting ecological changes with potential water resource, economic, and social impact.
Aren’t ethnographic materials on mountain communities qualified as mountain information? Can they be assembled? And How?
The talk gauges the interest of the mountain research community in making use of a wealth of qualitative information about the mountain and its people embedded in ethnographic materials.
An in-depth analysis of meteorological conditions and air quality during major forest fire events in the northwestern himalayas
Meteorological conditions pre-, during-, and post-fire significantly influence fire behavior, burn severity, and emissions. This study analyzes these effects in the Northwestern Himalayas using ERA5,
Understanding the Challenges: A Gendered Perspective on Mountain Youth
Young mountain women face unique challenges, including learned helplessness. Empowering young mountain women and amplifing their voices are crucial for sustainable development.
Adaptive trajectories in temperate mountains: new research at Likonong and Ha Soloja, Lesotho
Pilot research at two rockshelters in Lesotho’s Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains reveal processes of landscape learning and the generation of adaptive strategies beginning in the Middle Pleistocene.
Genomic biomonitoring of high mountain lakes in the Pyrenees
PyriSentinel project studies microbial diversity in high-mountain Pyrenean lakes using advanced DNA sequencing biomonitoring with microbial communities in extreme environments.
Sheep grazing for ecological management on U.S. public lands: a pathway to new income streams and wool markets
Sheep grazing to reduce invasive plants and wildfire risk on U.S. public lands could diversify income streams for transhumant sheep operations and create opportunities to market wool to consumers.
Do protected areas contribute in preventing land use conversions inside them? A case study in Xishuangbanna, Sothern China.
As drivers of deforestation continuously change and accelerate rather than decelerate Xishuangbanna’s PAs might lose more forest than we predicted