This issue features 23 publications, including a review of main public policies for reducing landslide impacts in Brazil, research on alpine wetland degradation in the northern Maloti-Drakensberg in southern Africa, an analysis of climate change and human activities on vegetation dynamics in the Zoige Plateau, and a study on the biomechanical behavior of grass roots at different gauge lengths.

The Journal of Mountain Science, established in 2004, is an international English-language journal supervised by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, sponsored by the Chengdu Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, CAS, published by Science Press China, and distributed globally by Springer. Dive into this latest issue, featuring a rich tapestry of research and technical papers covering mountain environment, ecology, hazards, resources, and sustainable mountain development.

Cover image by: Jandré van der Walt