Valerie Braun
is Managing Editor of eco.mont and Project Manager of several projects at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
Stefanie Gubler
is Head of Research Commission of the Swiss
National Park, SCNAT
Margreth Keiler
is Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
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ISSN 2073-106X Print Edition
ISSN 2073-1558 Online Edition
ISBN 978-3-7001-5408-2 Online Edition
doi: https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-18-2Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 18/2 06/2026
Online Edition Die Print-Edition erscheint in der Innsbruck University Press
59 Seiten, zahlr. Farbabbildungen, Tabellen, Karten, Englisch
License: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License:
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
“eco.mont – Journal of Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management” was founded as a joint initiative of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC), the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR), the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Innsbruck. “eco.mont” offers a platform specifically for scientists and practitioners working in and on protected mountain areas in Europe and overseas. Target audiences of the journal are scientists from all related disciplines, managers of protected areas and an interested public including practitioners, visitors, teachers, etc. “eco.mont” is available by open access under CC BY-NC-ND-Licence from the Austrian Academy Press and in a printed version from Innsbruck University Press. Alpine protected areas play a key role in biodiversity conservation, but also in monitoring species and habitats. Since its first issue, eco.mont has published articles on long-term monitoring programmes in different areas of the Alps.
The current issue covers a wide range of topics concerning protected areas and conservation initiatives around the world. The subjects discussed include the use of remote sensing data as a management tool in biosphere reserves, the carbon sequestration potential of tropical mountain forests, and the role of local participation and regional commitment in the long-term success of nature parks. Further contributions explore the preservation of traditional mountain heritage, the opportunities offered by regenerative tourism for protected areas, and the restoration of high-mountain aquatic ecosystems through international conservation projects. The issue concludes with an overview of biodiversity conservation challenges, highlighting threats to species and ecosystems and presenting approaches to strengthen biodiversity protection.
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