Sunset in Chakrata, Uttarakhand, India. In a case study near Ukhimath, Uttarakhand, India, Dwivedi et al. (pp 105–116) investigate use of the Alder tree (Alnus nepalensis) for slope stabilization. The research offers a holistic understanding of the potential of A. nepalensis to mitigate the risk of landslides and promote sustainable mountain ecosystems. Image – Mubarak/Adobe Stock.

Burbot (Lota lota). Jermilova et al. (pp. 396–413) employed Bayesian Network Relative Risk Models to assess the risk of mercury exposure to the freshwater ecosystems of Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River Basin in the Canadian Northwest Territories. The fish species studied were lake whitefish, lake trout, northern pike, walleye, and burbot, which are critical to the health and food security of the people in the Mackenzie River Basin. Image © Rostislav/Adobe Stock

Páramo de Ocetá in Boyacá, Colombia. Vergara Buitrago et al. (pp. 485–495) analyze the literature on the Rabanal páramo and provide strategies for the development of sustainable management practices to improve ecosystem services. Image © JoergSteber/Adobe Stock