Mountain Environments and Communities explains the background physical environment
and then explores the environmental and social dimensions of mountain regions. This …

A Guide to the Mammals of China is an outgrowth of the desire of the Biodiversity Working
Group (BWG) of the China Council for International Cooperation in Environment and …

Very little is known about the issue of wildlife conservation within China. Even China
specialists get a meager ration of stories about pandas giving birth in zoos, or poachers in …

Sacred sites are based on indigenous culture and traditional practices that value land and
lives, and are considered to be of significant contribution in biodiversity conservation …

This book breaks the ground in Geographical texts by transcending a strictly regional or
topical focus. It presents the opportunities and constraints that mountains and their …

Purpose Through a case study of the Po Klaong Girai temple in Vietnam, this paper explores
how indigenous community perceive tourism benefit sharing (TBS) associated with their …

Abstract Context The Sanjiangyuan region of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau—also known as
the “Three Rivers' Headwaters”—is the origin of the Yellow, Yangtze, and Mekong Rivers …

This study conducted in Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Nepal aimed to determine the
habitat preferred by musk deer during spring season, assess biophysical factors associated …

Grasslands have provided fundamental goods and services to humankind for millennia. In
many of the world's mountain regions, pastoralists (livestock herders) have benefited from …

Adult male musk deer (Moschus spp.) secrete musk, a widely used ingredient in traditional
Asian medicine and the international perfume industry. Musk deer are endangered due to …