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The article discusses the importance of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) mountain ecosystem. Topics include the need for recognition of the HKH mountain people, the prevention of biodiversity loss and land degradation, and the key role by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in sustaining mountain environments and enhancing livelihoods.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) supports regional and transboundary cooperation to meet challenges of climate change, disaster risks, and sustainable development in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH). Action to sustain the HKH has the potential to directly improve the lives of more than one fourth of the world's population. However, facilitating cooperation and policy coherence among the countries sharing HKH resources is a persistent challenge in a region that is prone to conflict and is highly variable regarding development. At ICIMOD, we work across HKH countries to help attain common goals related to sustainable development, using our skills in bringing together different groups within programmatic transboundary approaches covering topics such as river basins or transboundary landscapes. In addition, the Hindu Kush Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme and the Himalayan University Consortium have made strides in promoting regional and transboundary cooperation among HKH countries, particularly emphasizing research synthesis and the role of academia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including climate change adaptation debate; decision-making about the future of glacier tourism; and risk awareness in relation to resource use in alpine pastures.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development is coordinating the Hindu Kush Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme, which will be carried out with partners and individual experts. The assessment addresses the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable mountain development and will serve as a basis for evidence-based decision-making to safeguard the environment and advance people's wellbeing. It is not a one-off assessment but will be an ongoing process. A 2017 publication is planned as the first of a series of monitoring and assessment reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) believes in a future where the mountain people of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas can experience enhanced livelihoods, equity, and social and environmental security; where they can adapt to environmental, socioeconomic, and climate change; and where future generations of mountain and downstream populations can enjoy the benefits and opportunities afforded by the region's natural endowment. ICIMOD is an intergovernmental center that develops and shares information and knowledge, facilitates learning, and uses innovation and effective communication to empower its eight regional member countries-Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan-and the women, men, and children living there. ICIMOD believes that interventions are most successful when they take into account the points of view of everyone in society, regardless of gender, caste, or ethnicity. Inclusiveness is the hallmark of ICIMOD's work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Thirty years ago, 8 countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan) realized the importance of mountains and established the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). With an 8-country charter, ICIMOD serves as a regional intergovernmental center for cooperation on the sustainable development of the Hindu Kush- Himalayan region. ICIMOD believes in a future in which the region's mountain people can experience enhanced livelihoods, equity, and social and environmental security; in which they can adapt to environmental, socioeconomic, and climate change; and in which generations of mountain and downstream populations can enjoy the benefits and opportunities afforded by the region's natural endowment. ICIMOD foresees a future in which the role of the region, as the water tower for more than a billion people, a cultural and spiritual hub, the home of global biodiversity hotspots, a significant ecological buffer zone, and a source of resources and services for mountain and lowland people, is upheld, valued, and recognized globally and regionally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various topics within the issue including sustainable development in mountains, mountain biodiversity, and mountain ecosystem conservation.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the author discusses various topics discussed within the issue including failures of gender mainstreaming, gender impacts of development efforts in mountain environments and increase in Nepalese women's labor burden.

An introduction to the journal is presented wherein the editors discuss various articles published within the issue on topics including trend of outmigration and aging in Georgia, the remittance economy in Nepalese mountain communities, and impact of labor migration and remittances on rural livelihoods and the environment in central Kyrgyzstan.

An introduction is presented in which the editors discuss articles in the issue on topics including hazard assessment of landslides, the perceptions of farmers on climate change in Nepal, and the mountain development.

An introduction is presented in which the editors discuss various reports within the issue including topics on food security, sustainable mountain development, and livelihood diversification.

An editorial is presented in which talks about the different types of mountains which can be rugged, slopes, in remote and harsh environments, influence of these on the people that includes researchers, development actors, policymakers and influence of the external factors. It talks about the maps of the mountains of the world, research and policy on immigration to the European Alps, hosting programs and sources of economic development.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including role of mountain forests in sustainable development, impact of migration on gender relations in Nepal's forests, and analyses of profitability of small-scale farm forestry.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including family farming practices, governance and partnership between city and mountain residents and cultural continuities of mountain pastoral families in the western Italian Alps.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including landslide impact hazards, research on alpine ecology in Iberian Peninsula, and conclusion of Millersill meeting of the Swiss-Australian alliance for mountain research.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including the Colca Valley in Peru, water governance in mountains, and the black-necked crane, a threatened mountain wetland bird species.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including renewable energy sources in European Alps, the benefits of modernization interventions on local households, vegetation.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the sustainability of built environments in mountain villages in southwest China, the effect of natural disturbances on direct protection forests in Italy, and the trade-offs to consider when aiming for sustainable livelihoods and sustainable land management.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including food security in North Korea, relationship between permafrost and land surface temperature in the central Tien Shan mountain and wildlife conservation in Kashmir valley, India.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the factors on intrafamily farm succession in Italy, social acceptance of photovoltaic installations in a Swiss Alpine region, and habitat conservation in Changbai area of China.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various topics within the issue including the ethnic Tibetans' relation to their traditional mountain environment in Nepal, the condition of agriculture in the mountain ranges of Northeastern Thailand and natural resource use in Bhutan.