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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For 45 years, MRD has turned mountain research into real-world impact. Help us keep this unique not-for-profit platform open, innovative, and accessible for all. Donate today! t.ly/yrkWx #MountainResearch #SustainableMountainDevelopment #OpenPublishing

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This summer, 35,000 heat deaths in Europe got one news cycle. Last week, a probability estimate about a hypothetical AI apocalypse got seven. The warnings may be sincere—but notice what they justify: fossil fuel plants. Climate change is existential now. electricnotes.news/p/pick-your-...

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Pick Your Apocalypse: Climate vs. AI Doom

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“This is not an academic book; it is a book that narrates human–mountain relationships through a mosaic of images and narratives,” writes Bibiana Vilá in her review of “Nosotros, los Andes” (We, the #Andes), edited by Rebecca Jarman and Victoria Vargas-Downing. doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Cover of the book. It shows a schematic, two-dimensional representation of a mountain landscape with a high mountain in the background and lower mountains and a lake in the foreground. Each layer has a uniform color. The colors are warm, with brown, red and orange dominating. The title is spelled in large capital letters across the sky, and the editors are indicated in small capital letters across the bottom of the book. These elements are also in brown, red, and orange.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Digital divides persist in Austria, despite its target of full gigabit coverage by 2030. A new study by Erika Quendler and Florian Stender @bab.gv.at shows that mountainous terrain is a key barrier to farm broadband access in the Austrian Alps and requires policy attention. doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Caption: Valley municipality of Heiligenblut am Grossglockner, Kärnten, Austria: How well are its inhabitants connected to the internet? (Photo courtesy of Magnific, www.magnific.com)
Description: Photo of a village in a flat valley lined by steep, densely forested mountains. The photo is taken from an elevated position, looking diagonally across the valley. In the middle of the valley, houses line a road running parallel to a tree-lined river. The rest of the flat valley floor is taken up by fields. More houses and a church sit on the near slope, partly hidden by trees. The sky is cloudy.Photo of a village in a flat valley lined by steep, densely forested mountains. The photo is taken from an elevated position, looking diagonally across the valley. In the middle of the valley, houses line a road running parallel to a tree-lined river. The rest of the flat valley floor is taken up by fields. More houses and a church sit on the near slope, partly hidden by trees. The sky is cloudy.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026

I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible.

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🌍 Co-designing pathways for transformative change? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝟭-𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 🔗 Kick-off: 20 Nov 2026 💡 Interactive learning + interdisciplinary collaboration 🎯 Empowering action for #SDGs 📌Learn more + apply now t.ly/gxs2I #Sustainability #Transformation

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The Netherlands' new open access strategy specifically name-checks 'scaling small' & puts community-driven publishing at its core - the very ethos the OBC was built on. Fantastic to see scholar-led values embedded into national policy! #OpenAccess #OAPolicy #ScalingSmall

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When 'scaling small' becomes national policy

The Netherlands' new open access strategy echoes the principles the Open Book Collective was built on - 'scaling small' and community-led publishing

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A new issue is complete! Read about links between rural outmigration and land use change in Argentina, participatory digital mapping and local learning in Nepal, a tool to support land use decisions in Ethiopia, adaptive strategies of small ski areas in Japan, and more. bioone.org/toc/mred/46/2

Cover of Mountain Research and Development Volume 46 Number 2, with a photo by Ana L. Dip Yordanoff showing around twenty white and beige goats facing the camera in the golden evening sun. They are inside a corral built against a stone wall from logs, wooden beams, and coarse wire netting. Trees and a plastic tarp placed across some of the beams provide some shade. A single goat is grazing outside the corral, closer to the camera, in a yard that is no longer sunlit. Above the trees, a dry-looking, rocky mountain range stretches beneath a blue sky with white clouds. Photo caption: Goats in a corral in the High Monte of Northwest Argentina. The animals graze during the day and are returned to the corral at sunset to prevent predation. Rural outmigration in the region is coupled with a marked reduction in livestock herd sizes, as an article in this issue shows.

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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Every heatwave is a glimpse of a possible future. This is a good time to decide which future we want.

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Brigitte Portner @brigitteportner.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is yet another reason to choose your journal and review invitations wisely and to go for independent publishing places.

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Lucy Barnes @alittleroad.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“This transaction reflects our conviction that research and AI are mutually reinforcing: our proprietary content and data fuels AI, and AI accelerates the pace of publishing.” Not sure that this vision of ever-accelerating pace and expanding scale is good for the quality of academic research (1/2)

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Are you working on issues of drought in mountains? Check out our call for papers. You have just over two weeks left to send your notice of intent! 👇🏼

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Brigitte Portner @brigitteportner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A fantastic opportunity for mountain researchers👇🏻 #knowledgeequity #callforeditor

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

“Research on mountain landraces boosts local economies, strengthens agrobiodiversity, and promotes sustainable development and food security,” say Alex Alberto and coauthors. Read their article on how @unimont.bsky.social works to safeguard mountain plant agrobiodiversity: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Carciofo di Malegno (Cynara cardunculus L subsp scolymus (L) Hayek)—the only Italian landrace of artichoke currently known that is cultivated in a mountain area—is used by a local distillery to make a unique liqueur. The photo by Davide Pedrali shows a close-up of an artichoke plant from the side, with a rock and a fence in the near background and clouded, forested mountains in the distance.

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Brigitte Portner @brigitteportner.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Are you working on #drought in #mountains? MRD‘s latest call for papers is seeking contributions on drought and water scarcity in mountain regions.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

How is migration in northwest Argentina’s High Monte affecting land use? Ana L. Dip Yordanoff, @sofiananni.bsky.social, and Sofía Marinaro Fuentes show that valley areas with suitable farmland attract people, while highland areas face outmigration and a decline in livestock: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Photo by Ana L. Dip Yordanoff showing the view from a vantage point across a small valley with a river. Across the river there are vineyards, surrounded by trees. A large, lone house sits on top of the ridge, against the background of another ridge and, further in the hazy distance, high mountains. The photo shows the expansion of viticulture in the valleys of northwest Argentina’s High Monte. The vineyard area is managed as a key tourist service, overlooked by the boutique winery, situated above the cultivation zone. This illustrates how new services are being established in the valley areas, shifting land use patterns and transforming local labor dynamics.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We’re excited to welcome topic editors Biraj Adhikari, Sunetra Ghatak, H. Ricardo Grau, and Denis Samyn to the editorial team! In the next 3 years, they will oversee the peer review and revision of submissions within their respective topics and promote MRD among their networks. Read more: t.ly/llqcS

Head-and-shoulder portraits of Biraj Adhikari, Sunetra Ghatak, H. Ricardo Grau, and Denis Samyn.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11/04/2026

A 1200+ year climate record is at risk. Do you know know anyone in Japan who could help? See below.

A message from Tuna Acisu asking for help maintaining cherry blossom record in Kyoto Japan.

A figure showing the cherry tree record since 812 from world in data.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

“The strongest feeling I had after reading the book was inspiration,” writes Mark Carey in his review of “The Voices of Glaciers” by Ignacio Palomo, Sofía Lana, Antoine Rabatel, and Oliver Dangles. Read the full review: doi.org/10.1659/mrd.... @ird-fr.bsky.social @unesco.bsky.social #MountainsMatter

Cover of the book. It is taken up entirely by a photo that shows four women from behind, standing side by side in the grass, dressed in warm, mostly traditional clothes, facing Huayana Potosi mountain during a Challa ceremony. The title and authors are printed at the top, across the sky, and the logos of the publishers, UNESCO and IRD Éditions, are placed at the bottom, across the grass.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A new article by Menale Wondie and coauthors describes how they applied the analytic hierarchy process method to evaluate land management scenarios together with farmers, agricultural experts, and local decision-makers in the Ethiopian Highlands, enabling informed decisions: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Photo by Menale Wondie showing focus group discussions in Tara Gedam watershed in 2013. Three groups of men in local clothing are sitting in a harvested field, some discussing, some looking at printed-out materials and thinking, some taking notes. One man in a red T-shirt is squatting next to a collection of materials, also taking notes. A tree grows in the far corner of the field. A donkey is grazing in the background, and further in the background, hills are visible in the haze.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

This is a far bigger fuel, fertilizer, food crisis for Asia and Europe than it is for the US. US dependence on Persian Gulf oil has almost never been lower A thread by @sstapczynski.bsky.social on how Asia is alreaddy within days facing a destabilizing. x.com/SStapczynski...

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

MRD’s International Editorial Board has started a new term. The editors thank all previous members for their highly valued service and warmly welcome several new members. We’re excited to work with such a diverse group of renowned experts from around the world! See who they are: t.ly/NtVQq

A highly diverse flowering mountain meadow in sunny weather. A single tree and a distant mountain are visible in the background. Photo by Marlène Thibault

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“Poorly planned tourism and infrastructure development heighten climate risks in Kinnaur, Western Himalaya. Locally led, equitable, and culturally and ecologically grounded sustainable approaches are needed,” says Aghaghia Rahimzadeh. Read her ethnographic study: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Traffic stops on the National Highway in Kinnaur, Western Himalaya, as a landslide happening around the bend fills the air with dust. The Highway is carved into a very steep, rocky slope. Four vehicles are standing still, a few people are standing outside of them, waiting. Photo © Aghaghia Rahimzadeh

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A new article by Jean Miczka and colleagues analyzes how mountain huts in the western European Alps are being adapted to climate change, what the challenges are, and how adaptation could be improved. Recommendations include ensuring long-term coordination. Find out more: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Saleinaz Mountain Hut in the Swiss Alps is perched high above a steep slope, facing the cliffs and glaciers of Mont Dolent. The hut is small and built of stone, with a metal roof and two wooden extensions attached. Next to it is a small terrace with two tables and a few chairs. Photo by Jean Miczka.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Mountain guides in the Canadian Rockies face growing climate risks. Katherine Hanly and Graham McDowell show that their adaptive capacity is shaped by social factors and institutional barriers. They point to ways of strengthening guides’ resilience and livelihoods. Read more: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

The Bow Falls area of Banff National Park reflects the intersection of climate change, tourism, and guiding practice. As landscapes shift and visitor pressures evolve, guides and institutions face complex questions of adaptation, resilience, and policy response in Canada’s most visited mountain destinations. The photo by Katherine Hanly shows a vast glaciated and snow-covered landscape in the background, with a waterfall running into a turquoise lake enclosed by rocky cliffs, from which another waterfall runs into a partly forested valley below.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunn’s Telegraph piece on #climate communication. I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵

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Brigitte Portner @brigitteportner.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Feeling frightened by heavy news? Get your application in and become an active changemaker for better futures. 👇🏻 #academicsky #change #transformation

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Another issue is complete! Articles examine changes in yak herding in Nepal, challenges in implementing science–society interaction policies in mountain biosphere reserves worldwide, and topography’s role in socioeconomic development in the European Alps. Read the issue: bioone.org/toc/mred/45/4

Cover page of Mountain Research and Development, Volume 45, Number 4. The cover photo by Dipak Raj Rai shows countless pieces of chhurpi—a hard cheese made from yak buttermilk—stored on overhead racks in a dark room with an earthen floor, stone walls, and a black wooden ceiling. The room also contains a wooden chair, baskets, and various other utensils. The chhurpi was produced by a private dairy in Gatlang, Nepal. While the state-supported marketization of yak products has boosted some households’ income, it is simultaneously eroding traditional sustainable herding practices and causing environmental degradation, as shown in the article by Indra Mani Rai and colleagues in this issue.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

In a study of science–society interactions in 18 mountain biosphere reserves across 4 continents, A. Mitrofanenko and coauthors find that the reserves hold great potential to link science and society in advancing sustainability—but tapping it requires consistent support. doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

University students engage in a landscape assessment during a field excursion in the Dedoplistskaro Biosphere Reserve, Georgia, guided by a local ranger. They are standing in a circle in a green meadow on a gently sloping ridge, listening to the ranger’s explanations. A wide and flat valley stretches out in the background, lined by another green mountain ridge on its far side. Photo by Alexander Mitrofanenko.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

A new article by M. Lambracht and T. Chilla of @fau.de examines the interplay between topography and socioeconomic factors in the European Alps. It shows that development in mountain regions is never determined by topography alone; other factors are also key. Get the details: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Where relief is dominant: Switzerland’s Lauterbrunnen is an example of a settlement in a topographically challenging environment. The summer scene photographed by Markus Lambracht shows part of the village, including its church, and the vertical cliffs, hundreds of meters high, towering over the narrow valley on both sides. The snowy peaks of the high alps are visible above the cliffs.

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FID Romanistik @fidromanistik.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The French 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (#CNRS) is canceling the #WebOfScience and encouraging its affiliates to use #OpenAlex. From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases: www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...

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The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science

From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🐝🌿 In der letzten Episode unseres Podcasts 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 erzählen die vier Forschenden Eric Allan, Astrid Zabel, Olivier Pichard & Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel von ihren Wünschen für eine biodiversitätsfreundlichere Landnutzung. 🎧 (EN / DE / FR) 👉 t.ly/8KJmv 👀 Übersetzung 👉 t.ly/if6KL

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

2/2 In their guest editorial, Jörg Balsiger, Anne B. Zimmermann, João C. Azevedo, and Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt not only present the issue’s articles but also reflect on different framings of innovation and propose considering it as a multidimensional, context-specific concept: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

Innovative adaptive practices in mountain communities often emerge from local resource constraints and community needs, as highlighted by Zhou and He in their contribution to this issue. In Guangming village, Yunnan, China, farmer cooperatives have succeeded in enhancing creation of value added in the local walnut trade by establishing processing facilities, such as this drying facility, in the village. The photo by Weijia Zhou shows a man shoveling walnuts in the drying room. The nuts lie in heaps on an aerated wire mesh floor resting on evenly spaced-out wooden beams; some nuts are packed in mesh bags. The room has light gray walls and a ceiling made of wooden beams.

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

1/2 How can innovation contribute to sustainability in mountains? Articles in this focus issue explore the question from different angles, providing insights from China and various European mountain contexts and showcasing the diversity of the concept. Have a look: bioone.org/toc/mred/45/3

Cover of Mountain Research and Development Vol 45, No 3, with a photo by Gusztáv Nemes showing a henhouse made of mud, wood, straw, and stones to keep the animals cool, warm, and safe. It is fitted with a solar-panel-driven door that closes automatically at sunset to keep foxes out. This is an example of hybrid innovation—merging old and new technology—found in a mountain product value chain in Hungary that was among the many mountain product value chains analyzed in one of the articles in the issue.

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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 22/11/2025

"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement. theconversation.com/the-world-lo...

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The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality

The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.

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Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @lossanddamage.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

1/10. 📣 MUST DO BETTER: 📢Early this morning the #COP30. Presidency released a new text 📜 for the #GlobalMutirão but it still does not go far enough to urgently scale up 📈 #LossAndDamage action and support!🤯

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

👂🦆 1/2 «Das Hörbare ermöglicht eine andere Art, wie wir unsere Umwelt wahrnehmen», sagt Olivier Pichard, Klangforscher in Lille (F). In der 3. Folge unseres Podcasts 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. Und er erklärt, wie Frankreich das sensorische Erbe seiner Landschaften schützt. 🌿 🎧 (FR) 👉 t.ly/xnxdT

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🌿We can learn a lot from Indigenous peoples about how to protect ecosystems, says Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel (#CDE & @wyssacademy.bsky.social) in episode 4 of our podcast 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. And she explains why this is key to our future. 🎧 t.ly/gGmba #IndigenousKnowledge

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🌿1/2 «Wir sollten Geräusche & Gerüche der Natur stärker in den Schutz der #Biodiversität einbeziehen», so Astrid Zabel, CDE, in der 2. Folge unseres Podcasts 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. Denn ohne Verbindung zur Natur verlieren wir das Gefühl dafür, was wir schützen wollen. 🌱 🎧(DE) 👉 t.ly/fMEwP

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Does a circular economy lend itself as a sustainable way forward for high mountain regions? In a Delphi survey among stakeholders in Valle d’Aosta, Italy, Domenico Tassone and Dario Musolino found it would—but transitioning requires cultural change and targeted policies: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

View of Valle d’Aosta from Bard Fortress. Photo by Dario Musolino.
The flat valley floor with green fields, some trees, and small towns has a powerline, a highway, the river Dora Baltea, and a road running along it. It is nested between steep mountains consisting partly of forested slopes and partly of bare cliffs and rock faces. The stone roof of the fortress is visible in the foreground.

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

1/2 🐝 «Wir haben viel ruhigere Graslandschaften, da wir die Insekten verlieren.» In der 1. Folge unseres Podcasts 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 stellt Eric Allen @unibe.ch ein Biodiversitäts-Langzeitexperiment vor und zeigt auf, warum das Summen in der Landschaft wichtig ist. 🌿 🎧 (EN) 👉 t.ly/4BD99

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Dr Selena Wisnom @lswisnom.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Market-driven yak herding in Gatlang, Nepal, is threatening traditional sustainable grazing practices. Policies must recognize and integrate these traditional practices to sustain mountain ecosystems. Read the article by Indra Mani Rai and coauthors: doi.org/10.1659/mrd.... #MountainsMatter

A herder takes chauri (female yaks) up a dirt road to the designated pasture for day herding in the village of Gatlang. Photo by Dipak Raj Rai

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

How can Alpine regions transition to renewables while preserving landscapes and open spaces? Marco Pütz and colleagues discuss the role of spatial planning and propose an agenda for future development and governance: doi.org/10.1659/mrd.... @wslresearch.bsky.social @bokuvienna.bsky.social

A snowy, sunny winter scenery, with the upper station of a ski lift and some skiers the foreground and several hills with numerous wind turbines in the background. These are the wind farms of Pretul, Steinriegel, and Hochpürtschling in Styria, Austria. A total of 48 wind turbines produce 115 MW, providing approximately 75,000 households with electricity. © Schindelegger 2020

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I was recently invited to present my thoughts on the role of universities in the #climate crisis Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice. Long 🧵😊

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A critical remembrance of Jane Goodall for the latest issue of @thecontinent.org. Open to comments and feedback www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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