The recent publication of a World Scientistsʼ Warning to Humanity highlighted the fact that
climate change, absent strenuous mitigation or adaptation efforts, will have profound …

Although religions are major social actors and institutions with considerable reach, relatively
little social science research has focused specifically on the interaction of religious bodies …

Ethnobiology, like many fields, was shaped by early Western imperial efforts to colonize
people and lands around the world and extract natural resources. Those legacies and …

Warming trends and increasing temperature extremes have been observed across most of
the Asian region over the past century (high confidence).{24.3} Increasing numbers of warm …

Global average temperature increase during the last century has induced species
geographic range shifts and extinctions. Montane floras, in particular, are highly sensitive to …

Demand for traditional medicine ingredients is causing species declines globally. Due to this
trade, Himalayan caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) has become one of the …

The Himalayas are a global hotspot for biodiversity and endemism, and yet the health of its
natural ecosystems is deteriorating rapidly. Natural ecosystems across the Himalayas are …

Worldwide, changing climates and land use practices are escalating woody-plants
encroachment into grasslands, reducing biodiversity and altering ecosystem functions. The …

Plant diversity is critical to the functioning of human societies, and evidence shows that plant
conservation success is driven by integrative approaches that include social and biological …

This chapter discusses that the wealth of ecological knowledge and management ability has
great value for providing much-needed phenological data and governance models, as well …