A global survey by the MRI Mountain Governance Working Group sheds new light on how mountain regions connect governance with spatial planning. The findings reveal substantial gaps between high-level agendas and their implementation on the ground, shaped by varying technical capacity, participation, and planning instruments. The Mountain Research Initiative’s (MRI) Mountain Governance Working Group (MGWG) […]

In a new study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, researchers synthesised global datasets and case studies to show that mountain regions are warming more quickly than surrounding lowlands and experiencing profound shifts from snow to rain. These changes pose growing risks for ecosystems and for the more than one billion people who rely […]

At the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival’s Fire and Ice Symposium, MRI SLC Member Ignacio Palomo contributed to key conversations on adaptation and the power of narrative in a warming world. During the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival earlier this month, MRI Science Leadership Council member Ignacio Palomo – a researcher […]

MRI Chair Jörg Balsiger is among the guest editors of this MRD focus issue, which explores innovation in mountains as multidimensional and context-specific. Articles examine how social, institutional, technological, and scientific innovations can advance – or hinder – sustainable mountain development. How can innovation contribute to sustainability in mountains? Articles in this focus issue offer […]