Mountains are highly sensitive to climate change. Their elevated areas provide essential
ecosystem services both for the surrounding mountainous regions and particularly for …

Andean cities are increasingly subjected to landslide susceptibility and events,
accompanied by population and urban growth and uncertain extreme climate events. In light …

Water security is a global concern sharpened by the biggest humanity challenge of climatic
crisis. With the end of designing and implementing efficient and sustainable water …

Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) poses threats to biodiversity and to the health and
well-being of human communities. However, ASGM also economically supports several …

Over the last twenty years, numerous strategies and policies (eg, 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development) have emerged to promote flood risk reduction that is compatible …

Between natural and social systems there are two-way interactions, which determine the
path of change in the Socio-Ecological System. For example, the type of land use decisions …

Abstract Building the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) is one of China's three national
development policies in the new era. The ecological environment of the Yangtze River …

This study investigated the intersection between empirically derived and farmers perceived
soil erosion risk in a medium-sized catchment on the Ugandan side of mountain Elgon. We …

Widespread land development, deforestation, and wetland degradation have disrupted the
physical integrity and functional capacity of ecosystems, leading to a reduction in ecosystem …

Water is one of the most demanded resources in rural areas of develo** countries. Its
management and governance need knowledge transfers and interactions among several …