Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt

Biographic Data

ID96683
NAMEDietrich Schmidt-Vogt
GIVEN NAMESDietrich
FAMILY NAMESchmidt-Vogt
SIGNATURESCHMIDT-VOGT D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Freiburg
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS27
TOTAL CITATIONS232
AUTHOR COUNT26
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX7

  • The emerging and escalating consequences of rural depopulation in the Himalaya

    Open AccessKaruna Budhathoki, Bhola Bhattarai et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2026

    The Himalayan region, home to fifty million inhabitants and sustaining more than one billion, is experiencing mass rural depopulation and agrarian transition, the consequences of which are complex, varied, and still nascent. We convened a panel of 34 experts from various fields of socio-environmental sciences working in the Himalaya to conduct a horizon scan to identify escalating and emerging issues arising from rural depopulation over the next …

  • Focus Issue

    Open AccessDietrich Schmidt-Vogt, Dietrich Schmidt‐vogt et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2025

  • Focus Issue

    Open AccessJörg Balsiger, Anne B Zimmermann et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2025

    Editorial

  • Land covers associated with forest expansion hot spots in the Nepal Himalaya

    Open AccessKaruna Budhathoki, Johanness Jamaludin et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2024

    Many regions of the Himalaya are experiencing forest expansion, signifying a widespread forest transition across this fragile mountain system. In the Nepal Himalaya, forest expansion is increasingly attributed to the narrative of cropland abandonment driven by rural outmigration. Understanding forest change dynamics as consequences of land use changes is critical in the context of rural mountain societies such as Nepal, which exhibit complex inte…

  • Drivers and mechanisms of forest change in the Himalayas

    Open AccessAkash Verma, Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2021Cited by: 8References: 12

  • Water and sectoral policies in agriculture–forest frontiers

    Open AccessChris Seijger, Daniela Kleinschmit et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2021Cited by: 2References: 55

    Major land use changes such as deforestation and restoration influence water resources in agriculture–forest landscapes. Changes are observed in water flows, groundwater infiltration, water quality and rainfall. Interdisciplinary water–forest research has unravelled biophysical parts of the interplay that influences forest and water resources. In this Perspective paper, we propose an expanded interdisciplinary research approach to study water and…

  • The Aral Sea Basin

    Open AccessM Hoelzle, Martina Barandun et al.BOOKChapter 8 The Status and Role of…2019

    The alpine cryosphere, including snow, glaciers and permafrost, is critical to water management in the Aral Sea Basin (ASB) and larger Central Asia (CA) under the changing climate, as it stores large amounts of water in its solid forms. Most cryospheric components in the Aral Sea Basin are close to melting point, and hence very vulnerable to a slight increase in air temperature with significant consequences to long-term water availability and to …

  • A comparative assessment of land management approaches in Bhutan

    Yeshey Yeshey, Rajendra P Shrestha et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Arable land in Bhutan is under serious threats of land degradation. Proper land management approach is needed to control soil erosion problems. This study is an attempt to characterize and document the conventional and the community-based land management approaches, applied in Chukha and Dagana districts, respectively. The study tried to make a comparative assessment of their social, economic and environmental impacts on the participating farmers…

  • Strengthening Mountain Societies in Central Asia in a Context of Multidimensional Change

    Open AccessDietrich Schmidt-Vogt, Dietrich Schmidt‐vogt et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2016

    The Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) conducts transdisciplinary research for development, with the goal of improving the livelihoods and well-being of mountain societies in Central Asia and building their resilience in a rapidly changing socioeconomic, political, and biophysical environment. MSRI is a core institute of the Graduate School of Development at the University of Central Asia (UCA), working alongside the Institute of Public…

  • Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Changing Climate in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal

    Open AccessNani Maiya Sujakhu, Sailesh Ranjitkar et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2016

    Knowledge of farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change is important to inform policies addressing the risk of climate change to farmers. This case study explored those issues in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal through a survey of 365 households and focus group discussions in 6 communities using a Community-Based Risk Screening Tool–Adaptation and Livelihoods (CRiSTAL). Analysis of climate trends in the study area for 1979–2009 showed…

  • Farmers’ land use decision-making in the context of changing land and conservation policies

    Open AccessWirongrong Duangjai, Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2015Cited by: 1References: 5

  • Secondary Forests and Local Livelihoods along a Gradient of Accessibility

    Puwadej Thanichanon, Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2013Cited by: 4References: 1

    Rural livelihoods in developing countries can be enhanced by improving access to natural resources, services, and markets. In remote rural areas of the humid or semihumid tropics, forests represent an important resource for livelihoods. In countries like Laos, where most primary forest has been converted to secondary forest, and where an intricate and interlinked mosaic of forest and farmland prevails, people depend on secondary forests as a prim…

  • Community Monitoring for Redd

    Open AccessFinn Danielsen, Teis Adrian et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2013Cited by: 7

    Danielsen, F., T. Adrian, S. Brofeldt, M. van Noordwijk, M. K. Poulsen, S. Rahayu, E. Rutishauser, I. Theilade, A. Widayati, N. The An, T. Nguyen Bang, A. Budiman, M. Enghoff, A. E. Jensen, Y. Kurniawan, Q. Li, Z. Mingxu, D. Schmidt-Vogt, S. Prixa, V. Thoumtone, Z. Warta, and N. Burgess. 2013. Community monitoring for REDD+: international promises and field realities. Ecology and Society 18(3): 41. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05464-180341

  • Trends, drivers and impacts of changes in swidden cultivation in tropical forest-agriculture frontiers

    Open AccessNathalie Van Vliet, Ole Mertz et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2012Cited by: 90References: 24

  • The forgotten D

    Ole Mertz, Daniel Müller et al.ARTICLEGeografisk Tidsskrift-Danish…2012Cited by: 15References: 105

    International climate negotiations have stressed the importance of considering emissions from forest degradation under the planned REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation + enhancing forest carbon stocks) mechanism. However, most research, pilot-REDD+ projects and carbon certification agencies have focused on deforestation and there appears to be a gap in knowledge on complex mosaic landscapes containing degraded fores…

  • Use of Forest Resources by Residents of Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Bhutan

    Open AccessOm Katel, Om N Katel et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2011

    This paper examines the use of forest resources by local residents in Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Bhutan. It also inquires into local residents' knowledge and perceptions of park management interventions. The data were collected through a questionnaire survey, group discussions, and observations. The results show that local people depend on forest resources for their livelihoods, and that their knowledge and perceptions of the park and …

  • Humla Development Initiatives” for Better Livelihoods in the Face of Isolation and Conflict

    Open AccessRabindra N Roy, Rabindra Roy et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2009

    Humla, situated in the north-western corner of Nepal on the border with China, is one of the poorest and least developed districts of Nepal. Constraints are imposed by low agricultural productivity in mountainous terrain under harsh climatic conditions. Food subsidies and other forms of external support have created a state of dependency, stifling local initiative and reducing reliance on local resources. Development efforts were hampered until r…

  • Consequences of Swidden Transitions for Crop and Fallow Biodiversity in Southeast Asia

    Open AccessKanok Rerkasem, Deborah Lawrence et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2009Cited by: 36References: 57

  • Who Counts? Demography of Swidden Cultivators in Southeast Asia

    Open AccessOle Mertz, Stephen J Leisz et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2009Cited by: 32References: 32

    Swidden cultivators are often found as a distinct category of farmers in the literature, but rarely appear in population censuses or other national and regional classifications. This has led to a worldwide confusion on how many people are dependent on this form of agriculture. The most often cited number of 200-300 million dates back to the early 1970s, but the source is obscure. We assess available, published data from nine countries in Southeas…

  • An Assessment of Trends in the Extent of Swidden in Southeast Asia

    Open AccessDietrich Schmidt-Vogt, Dietrich Schmidt‐vogt et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2009Cited by: 32References: 62

  • Identification of agricultural factors for improving sustainable land resource management in northern Thailand

    Yuan Jiang, Muyi Kang et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2007

    This paper aims to identify the land-use factors benefiting sustainable land management in terms of environmental conservation. For evaluating the impacts of land use on the environment, the following parameters were used: chemical fertiliser and pesticide use, land-use structure and diversity. The farmers' income, land tenure and farming scale were selected for their influence on agricultural sustainability. The analysis shows a rapid increase i…

  • The Dynamics of Secondary Forest Landscapes in the Lower Mekong Basin

    Open AccessAndreas Heinimann, P Messerli et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2007

    Secondary forests in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) are increasingly recognized as a valuable component of land cover, providing ecosystem services and benefits for local users. A large proportion of secondary forests in the LMB, especially in the uplands, are maintained by swidden cultivation. In order to assess the regional-scale status and dynamic trends of secondary forests in the LMB, an analysis of existing regional land cover data for 1993 a…

  • What is a forest? Competing meanings and the politics of forest classification in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand

    Open AccessTheresa Wong, Claudio O Delang et al.ARTICLEGeoforum2007Cited by: 5References: 18

  • Defining Degradation

    Open AccessDietrich Schmidt-Vogt, Dietrich Schmidt‐vogtARTICLEMountain Research and Development1998

    This paper reconsiders existing 'orthodox' definitions of forest degradation by looking at the changes in vegetation caused by swidden farming near three upland villages in Northern Thailand. It is argued that the common belief that swidden is a degrading land use, causing species loss, soil erosion, and water shortages, is highly simplistic. Instead, swidden should be evalu- ated in recognition of its great diversity in species encouraged; the e…

  • Neue Forschungen im Himalaya

    Open AccessWillibald Haffner, Perdita Pohle et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development1996