Modernization led to depopulation in the Alps. Today, abandoned buildings are repurposed mainly for housing, but a shift toward sustainable lifestyles is needed for true, long-term repopulation
Past, present and future of transhumance in Portugal
Long-distance transhumance in Portugal peaked during medieval times and has since faced extinction. Policies have relegated such practices to tourist folklore, despite calls for their revival.
Evolving Perspectives: The Changing Attitude of Indian Shepherds in Karnataka Towards Wolves and Wildlife Conservation
Insights from a qualitative study done in Karnataka, India, on the attitude of shepherds in regard of the wolf, and the socioeconomic impact of predation
Resilience Action Plan for Santa Maria Watershed
Our project it based to enhance the protective functions by the mountain agrifood systems to safeguard their functions as natural buffers and their use for risk reduction to climate change.
Mountain women of the world: Challenges, resilience and collective power.
Women play a key role in protecting the environment and in social and economic development in mountainous areas. The study includes field interviews with mountain women in eight countries.
Mountain Tourism. An alternative for community development. The proposal of Laguna Blanca, Belén, Catamarca. Argentina
The aim was to identify the potential for promoting rural mountain cultural tourism by enhancing the natural and cultural attractions of the indigenous community located in Laguna Blanca.
Resilience Action Plan for Santa Maria Watershed
The management of forests in the watershed, we thus improve the quantity and quality of water and increase resilience focused on mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change.
Eco-cultural Comparison of Alpine Farming Methods in Val Senales and Vercenik Valley Under Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
According to common definitions of alpine farming, livestock grazes on mountain pastures during the summer and is held in stables in the lowlands during winter (Mandl, 2009).