This paper explores the understanding, response and incorporation of migration by the local governments of Nepal into their governance system, their integration challenges and strategies.
Presenting the highest elevation Pleistocene site so far identified in Australia
This paper presents new excavation results from a high-altitude (1,073m) cave, Dargan Shelter, in the upper Blue Mountains, Australia which indicate that occupation first occurred ~ 20,000 years ago.
Project LIVEMOUNT: Achieving sustainability of livestock farming in the high mountains under climate change
LIVEMOUNT aims to indicate sustainable livestock farming regimes ensuring biodiversity and ecosystem function maintenance in the Mediterranean mountainous grasslands, under climate change.
Living Cultural Landscapes: Traditional Rice Ecosystems and Sustainable Tourism Development in the Himalayan Foothills
Nagaland’s indigenous rice ecosystems face threats from unsustainable tourism and commodification. This study explores synergies between regenerative tourism emphasizing alder-based jhum system.
Seventy years of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) monitoring reveal the complexity of environmental change effects on population dynamics
Long-term monitoring of Alpine ibex in Gran Paradiso National Park (Italy) showed that milder winters led to increased adult survival and decreased kid survival rates.
High-altitude Mountaineering amidst Climate Change: Perceptions of Nepali Mountaineers
As climate change threatens local communities relying on mountaineering for their livelihood, we inquire into solutions that can be implemented to mitigate the risk in high-altitude mountaineering.
Seasonal labor on Swiss Alpine Farms: Conditions for a Craft Considered Cultural Heritage
Due to inadequate working and living conditions as well as a lack of possibilities to combine the “alpine farm life” with the “other life”, there is a shortage of skilled labor on Swiss alpine farms.
Fieldwork in South Asia: The Outsider in the Social Setting
Mountain-top bird species face extreme conditions, shaping breeding site selection. We monitored alpine nests in temperate Andes. Rock cavities buffer temperatures, potentially enhancing breeding success and adaptation to harsh weather
Inclusive co-curricular student-engaged learning model to advocate for sustainable mountain development in the State of Utah and globally.
Through the Student-Engaged Learning model, advocacy efforts can increase the knowledge and awareness of mountain communities and the issues they currently face.
Absence, longing and becoming of the mountain, becoming of the world
We challenge traditional research paradigms compartmentalizing humans and nature, demonstrating how creative duoethnography can embrace more holistic, evolving relationships with mountains and world.