The local wisdom of indigenous people in nature conservation plays a critical part in
protecting the planet's biodiversity and the overall health of the ecosystems. However, at the …

Abstract The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is an area with highly distinctive natural and socio-
cultural characteristics. In recent years, the pastoral areas of northern Tibet have undergone …

In the Himalayas, water is seen by some as intricately linked to humans and produced
through ethical actions. Its materiality, as a lack or excess of rain or snow, as healthy or …

Land system science (LSS) has substantially advanced understanding of land dynamics
throughout the world. However, studies that explicitly address the causative role of culture in …

Since time immemorial indigenous people have engaged in legal relationships with other-
than-human-persons. These relationships are exemplified in enspirited sacred natural sites …

Several studies have indicated the importance of understanding farmers' perceptions of risks
associated with climate change, the adaptation strategies they employ and factors that affect …

The role of religion in the environment has yet to be empirically investigated in the country
with the largest atheist population across the globe. Using data from the Chinese General …

While tensions between the sacred and the profane in tourism have been of long standing
interest to tourism scholars, there is a dearth of literature on the growing influence of tourism …

Abstract In 2020, COVID-19 mitigation measures, including lockdowns and travel bans to
curtail disease transmission, inadvertently led to an “Anthropause”–a unique global pause to …

Large mammals are at risk of extinction due to their extensive home ranges, slow
reproductive rates, and substantial energy requirements (Macdonald et al., 2013) …