Social perceptions of bears shift with politics, but without strong policies, conflicts persist within a cycle of unresolved issues, highlighting the need for adaptive, community-driven management.
Land-use change in the European Alps: a century of post-abandonment forest dynamics
The GeoLUCA geodatabase, with 50,000 km2 of land cover maps (6 European countries) from 1850 to 2022, efficiently showed the nonlinearity of past land-use/cover change across the Alps
Addressing uncertainties in ecosystem services impacts of solar energy systems under future changes
Siting solar energy systems in Alpine landscapes requires the assessment of ecosystem services impacts under uncertainty to identify suitable locations that are robust to future changes.
Utilization of Different Sources for Drinking Water Scarcity Situation in the South-eastern Mountainous Region of Bangladesh
Drinking water sources in the south-eastern hilly areas of Bangladesh
Mountain Galliformes Disappearance: Ecological Challenges and Human Attachments
This presentation will examine the causes of this decline of Galliforms, the associated conflicts of use, and the various forms of attachment to these birds.
Determining the role of natural and socio-economic factors in the transformation of mountain socio-ecological systems of the North Caucasus
The ratio of the contribution of various factors in the transformation of mountain socio-ecological systems is not always obvious due to their overlap, acceleration or deceleration of transformation.
Designing recurrent participatory research processes in Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research (LTSER) platforms using the example of the LTSER platform Eisenwurzen
In LTSER, systematic observation of socio-ecological changes involves recurrent participatory research. This work explores factors for sustained engagement and effective participatory research design.
Priority areas for nature-based adaptation to drought in the Alps
Priority areas for adaptation to drought do not maximize mitigation nor biodiversity conservation in the European Alps, fostering the need to identify opportunities and barriers in spatial planning.
Perceptions of nature’s contributions to people across an elevational gradient in Eastern Nepal
We conducted household surveys along elevation to explore nature’s contributions to human wellbeing in Nepal and how people’s perceptions of it varies with their cultural and social background.
Not so sustainable after all: Understanding hydropower-based energy transition in the Himalayan headwaters as a flawed development rationale
A massive proliferation of large dams for hydropower development is underway across the Himalayan regions of India.