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Mountain Research and Development Vol 45, No 1: Woodland Resurgence and Sustainability in Mountains—Patterns, Drivers, and Social-Ecological Consequences

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The roles of trees differ across landscapes. In Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, farm trees are of great cultural importance to the local Amazigh communities. (Photo by Tobias Plieninger)

How can woodland resurgence best benefit people and nature? Articles in this focus issue reflect the diversity of woodland resurgence across mountain contexts, as well as the growing importance of restoration in the context of this phenomenon. In the MountainDevelopment section, contributions assess an Andean forest restoration project in Peru and a reforestation project integrating local ecological knowledge in Nepal. Articles in the MountainResearch section focus on forest structural complexity in Nepal and on farm trees as cultural keystone species in Morocco. In the MountainPlatform section, GLOMOS shares experiences from its first 5 years of action, and ARU presents its Malagasy Mountain Programme; both invite cooperation and partnerships.

The issue is available online and open access:
https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/volume-45/issue-1

Note that other issues are starting to fill up as well:
https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/inprogress

Read about the journal’s section policies, guidelines, and submission procedure at:
https://www.mrd-journal.org/

 

The MRD Editorial Team
MRD Editorial Office, University of Bern, Centre for Development and Environment
mrd-journal.cde@unibe.ch

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