The Greater Himalayas hold the largest mass of ice outside polar regions and are the source
of the 10 largest rivers in Asia. Rapid reduction in the volume of Himalayan glaciers due to …

Humans possess great capacity for behavioral and cultural change, but our ability to
manage change is still limited. This article has two major objectives: first, to sketch a basic …

Ecological restoration can mitigate human disturbance to the natural environment and
restore ecosystem functions. China's Grain-for-Green Programme (GFGP) has been widely …

This book presents recent estimates on the rate of change of major land classes.
Aggregated globally, multiple impacts of local land changes are shown to significantly affect …

Quantitative analysis of the response of ecosystem health to rural land use change is
required to comprehend the human-nature coupling mechanism and to explore the process …

Support for low‐carbon energy and opposition to new large dams encourages global
development of small hydropower facilities. This support is manifested in national and …

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

Previous attempts to elucidate the drivers of speciation mechanisms and spatial distribution
patterns of biodiversity in mountain regions have treated different floras within a single …

China is undergoing economic growth and expansion to a free market economy at a scale
and pace that are unprecedented in human history. This is placing great pressure on the …

The concept of the “moral economy,” which figures prominently in this book, can be freighted
with diverse and sometimes unintended meanings, and I wish to limit the potential for …