Geographical names and the entities they represent act as a fundamental cornerstone
across numerous disciplines. However, inconsistent geographical names and arbitrarily …

In this recapitulation, China's policies towards simultaneously achieving carbon neutrality
and enhancing national energy security are reviewed. Without considering the vital energy …

The high-altitude region of Asia is prone to natural resource degradation caused by a variety
of natural and anthropogenic factors that also threaten the habitat of critical top predator …

Within the ongoing controversy regarding the orogeny of the Tibetan Plateau region, two
directly-conflicting endmember frameworks have emerged, where either: 1) a high central …

The “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI), ie, the official Chinese term for the “Silk Road Economic
Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”, was proposed to share China's …

Central Asia (CA) faces escalating threats from increasing temperatures, glacier retreat,
biodiversity loss, unsustainable water use, terminal lake shrinkage, and soil salinization, all …

Transboundary regional infrastructure development projects are prone to multiple and
multilevel challenges and risks due to the involvement of the multiple heterogeneous and …

Tulips are one of the most recognisable plants with their current horticultural trade estimated
as a billion-euro industry. This trade initially relied heavily on wild specimens but now relies …

An increasing frequency of extreme atmospheric events is challenging our basic knowledge
about the resilience mechanisms that mediate the response of small mountainous …

The common walnut (Juglans regia) is one of the most economically important nut trees
cultivated worldwide. Despite its importance, no comprehensive evaluation of walnut tree …