Dr. Thomas Kohler

Associated Senior Research Scientist

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Dr. Thomas Kohler
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Universität Bern
Mittelstrasse 43
CH-3012 Bern

Areas of professional focus at CDE

  • Local development
  • Livelihoods and household strategies
  • Small-scale farming
  • Mountain research and development
  • GIS/Earth Observation, cartography

Projects

  • Mekong Watershed Classification Project (terminated in 2002)
  • SLM (Sustainable Land Management Programme) Eritrea
  • International Partnership for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Research Initiative) 
  • Mountain Agenda
  • Mountain Mandates
  • GIS/EO Mandates

Further professional interests

  • Soil and Water Conservation

Field experience

Kenya, Eritrea, Greater Mekong Region, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nepal, Iceland

Languages

German, English, French, Swahili
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2022

Kohler, Thomas; Hurni, Hans (2022). Landscape Change, Land Degradation, and Sustainable Land Management in the Central Highlands of Eritrea. In: Billi, Paolo (ed.) Landscapes and Landforms of the Horn of Africa. World Geomorphological Landscapes (pp. 209-222). Cham: Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-031-05487-7_8

Schmid, Leonie Greta; Gugushvili, Temur; Kohler, Thomas (2022). The rise of guesthouse tourism in the Greater Caucasus and the effects of the covid pandemic. The example of Lagodekhi town and its Protected Area, Georgia. Erdkunde, 76(1), pp. 41-58. Geographisches Institut, Universität Bonn 10.3112/erdkunde.2022.01.03

2020

Messerli, Paul; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Kohler, Thomas (2020). Hochland-Tiefland Beziehungen in ihrer Bedeutung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in Gebirgsräumen. In: Lozán, José L.; Breckle, Siegmar-W.; Escher-Vetter, Heidi; Grassl, Hartmut; Kasang, Dieter; Paul, Frank; Schickhoff, Udo (eds.) Warnsignal Klima: Hochgebirge im Wandel. Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen (pp. 370-377). Hamburg: GEO

2019

Jaquet, Stéphanie; Kohler, Thomas; Schwilch, Gudrun (2019). Labour Migration in the Middle Hills of Nepal: Consequences on Land Management Strategies. Sustainability, 11(1349), pp. 1-19. MDPI 10.3390/su11051349

2018

Barrueto, Andrea Karin; Merz, Juerg; Kohler, Thomas; Hammer, Thomas (2018). What prompts agricultural innovation in rural Nepal: A study using the example of macadamia and walnut trees as novel cash crops. Agriculture, 8(2), p. 21. MDPI 10.3390/agriculture8020021

Lanari, Nora; Schuler, Roland; Kohler, Thomas; Liniger, Hanspeter (2018). The Impact of Commercial Horticulture on River Water Resources in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro Basin, Kenya. Mountain Research and Development, 38(2), pp. 114-124. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00135

2017

Eckert, Sandra; Ghebremicael, Selamawit Tesfay; Hurni, Hans; Kohler, Thomas (2017). Identification and classification of structural soil conservation measures based on very high resolution stereo satellite data. Journal of Environmental Management, 193, pp. 592-606. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.02.061

Alcantara-Ayala, Irasema; Bachmann, Felicitas; Fuchs, Sven; Keiler, Margreth; Kohler, Thomas; Mishra, Arabinda; Sötz, Elisabeth; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Zimmermann, Markus N. (2017). Messages for policy-makers. In: Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Bachmann, Felicitas; Alcantara-Ayala, Irasema; Fuchs, Sven; Keiler, Margreth; Mishra, Arabinda; Sötz, Elisabeth (eds.) Safer lives and livelihoods in mountains: Making the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction work for sustainable mountain development (pp. 66-69). Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

Fessehaye, Mussie; Abdul-Wahab, Sabah A.; Savage, Michael J.; Kohler, Thomas; Gherezghiher, Tseggai; Hurni, Hans (2017). Assessment of fog-water collection on the eastern escarpment of Eritrea. Water international, 42(8), pp. 1022-1036. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 10.1080/02508060.2017.1393714

Kohler, Thomas; Elizbarashvili, Nodar; Meladze, Giorgi; Svanadze, Davit; Meessen, Heino (2017). The demogeographic crisis in Racha, Georgia: Depopulation in the central caucasus mountains. Mountain Research and Development, 37(4), pp. 415-424. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00064.1

Kohler, Thomas; Messerli, Paul (2017). Kommentar zum Bericht von Avenir Suisse zum Strukturwandel im Schweizer Berggebiet. Zuhanden Interakademischer Kommission Alpenforschung (ICAS). In: Dialog Forum Strukturwandel.

Cavelti, Naina; Kohler, Thomas (2017). Pendeln im Emmental. Bevölkerung, Wirtschaft und Arbeitsmobilität 1950-2011. In: Bäschlin, Elisabeth; Wiedemar, Hans (eds.) Emmental. Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern: Vol. 65 (pp. 211-226). Bern, Schweiz: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern

2016

Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Batjargal, Elbegzaya; Kanyamibwa, Sam; Daniel, Maselli; Wiesmann, Urs Martin (2016). The science-policy dialogue for climate change adaptation in mountain regions. In: Salzmann, Nadine; Huggel, Christian; Nussbaumer, Samuel U.; Ziervogel, Gina (eds.) Climate Change Adaptation - an Upstream-downstream Perspective (pp. 271-292). Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-319-40773-9_15

Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Bachmann, Felicitas; Borsdorf, Axel; Kohler, Thomas; Jurek, Matthias; Sharma, Eklabya (eds.) (2016). Investing in sustainable mountain development: Opportunities, resources and benefits. Sustainable Mountain Development Series. Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

Meessen, Heino; Švajda, Juraj; Kohler, Thomas; Fabriciusová, Vladimira; Galvánek, Dobromil; Bural, Miroslav; Káčerová, Marcela; Kadlečík, Jan (2016). Protected areas in the Slovak Carpathians as a contested resource between metropolitan and mountain stakeholders: On the road to local participation. Revue de géographie alpine/Journal of alpine research, 103(103-3) Association pour la diffusion de la recherche alpine 10.4000/rga.3055

Garrard, Rodney; Kohler, Thomas; Price, F. M.; Byers, A.C.; Sherpa, A.R.; Maharjan, G.M. (2016). Land use and land cover change in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Himalayas of Eastern Nepal. Mountain Research and Development, 36(3), pp. 299-310. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00005.1

Jaquet, Stéphanie; Shrestha, Gitta; Kohler, Thomas; Schwilch, Gudrun (2016). The Effects of Migration on Livelihoods, Land Management, and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Harpan Watershed in Western Nepal. Mountain Research and Development, 36(4), pp. 494-505. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00034.1

Breu, Thomas Michael; Bürgi Bonanomi, Elisabeth; Epprecht, Michael; Giger, Markus; Jaquet, Stéphanie; Kohler, Thomas; Lardelli, Corina; Messerli, Peter; Zähringer, Julie Gwendolin (2016). Spotlight on Dealing With Trade-Offs in Sustainable Development. CDE Annual Report 2015 (CDE Annual Report 2015). Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

2015

Jaquet, Stéphanie; Schwilch, Gudrun; Hartung-Hofmann, Fritz; Adhikari, Anu; Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen; Shrestha, Gittat; Liniger, Hanspeter; Kohler, Thomas (2015). Does outmigration lead to land degradation? Labour shortage and land management in a western Nepal watershed. Applied geography, 62, pp. 157-170. Elsevier 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.04.013

Kohler, Thomas; Wymann von Dach, Susanne (2015). CDE links regional research and global efforts for sustainable mountain development. Mountain Research and Development, 35(2), pp. 203-207. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00028.1

Kohler, Thomas; Balsiger, Jörg; Rudaz, Gilles; Debarbieux, Bernard; Pratt, D. Jane; Maselli, Daniel (eds.) (2015). Green economy and institutions for sustainable mountain development: From Rio 1992 to Rio 2012 and beyond. Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); University of Geneva; Geographica Bernensia

Eckert, Sandra; Giger, Markus; Kohler, Thomas; Messerli, Peter (2015). Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Mountain Areas - Analysis of Land Matrix Data (Unpublished). In: Perth III: Mountains of Our Future Earth. Perth, Scotland. 04.10.-08.10.2015.

Fessehaye, Mussie; Abdul-Wahab, Sabah A.; Savage, Michael J.; Kohler, Thomas; Tesfay, Selamawit (2015). The potential for scaling up a fog collection system on the eastern escarpment of Eritrea. Mountain Research and Development, 35(4), pp. 365-373. International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00013.1

2014

Fessehaye, Mussie; Abdul-Wahab, Sabah A.; Savage, Michael J.; Kohler, Thomas; Gherezghiher, Tseggai; Hurni, Hans (2014). Fog-water collection for community use. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 29, pp. 52-62. Elsevier 10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.063

Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) (2014). Mountains and climate chance. A global concern. Sustainable Mountain Development Series. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Geographica Bernensia

Brönnimann, Stefan; Andrade, Marcos; Diaz, Henry F. (2014). Climate Change in the European Alps. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and Climate Change. A Global Concern (pp. 14-15). Bern: Geographica Bernensia

Brönnimann, Stefan; Andrade, Marcos; Diaz, Henry F. (2014). Observed and Future Changes in the Tropical Andes. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and Climate Change. A Global Concern (pp. 16-17). Bern: Geographica Bernensia

Brönnimann, Stefan; Andrade, Marcos; Diaz, Henry F. (2014). Climate Change and Black Carbon in the Himalayas. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and Climate Change. A Global Concern (pp. 18-19). Bern: Geographica Bernensia

Weingartner, Rolf (2014). Mountain Waters and Climate Change From a Socio-Economic Perspective. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and Climate Change. A Global Concern (pp. 26-31). Bern: Geographica Bernensia

Weingartner, Rolf; Kauzlaric, Martina Catharina (2014). Impacts of Global Warming on Mountain Runoff: Key Messages From the IPCC Report. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and Climate Change. A Global Concern (pp. 38-39). Bern: Geographica Bernensia

Schädler, Bruno; Graefe, Olivier; Reynard, Emmanuel; Rist, Stephan; Weingartner, Rolf (2014). Water Management Options Under Climate Change in the Swiss Alps. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and Climate Change. A Global Concern (pp. 40-43). Bern: Geographica Bernensia

Bernet, Daniel B.; Lafranchi Pittet, Silvia; Devkota, Fidel (2014). Moving a Whole Village as a Last Resort. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and Climate Change. A Global Concern (pp. 44-46). Bern: Geographica Bernensia

Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (2014). Mountains and climate change: A global concern. In: Kohler, Thomas; Wehrli, André; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Mountains and climate change: A global concern (pp. 124-128). Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Debarbieux, Bernard; Oiry Varacca, Mari; Rudaz, Gilles; Maselli, Daniel; Kohler, Thomas; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) (2014). Tourism in mountain regions: hopes, fears and realities. Geneva, Switzerland: Department of Geography and Environment, University of Geneva; Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern

Debarbieux, Bernard; Jurek, Matthias; Kohler, Thomas; Maselli, Daniel; Oiry Varacca, Mari (2014). Moving from hopes and fears to sustainable realities. In: Debarbieux, Barnard; Oiry Varacca, Mari; Rudaz, Gilles; Maselli, Daniel; Kohler, Thomas; Jurek, Matthias (eds.) Tourism in mountain regions (pp. 94-97). Geneva, Switzerland: Department of Geography and Environment, University of Geneva; Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern; United Nations Environment

Bader, Christoph; Breu, Thomas; Gämperli, Ursula; Hirschbühl, Tina; Kohler, Thomas; Lardelli, Corina; Michel, Claudia; Providoli, Isabelle (2014). Spotlight on knowledge for a new development agenda: CDE annual Report 2013 (CDE Annual Report, 2013). Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Rueff, Henri; Rahim, Inam-ur; Kohler, Thomas; Mahat, Tek Jung; Ariza, Clara (2014). Can the green economy enhance sustainable mountain development? The potential role of awareness building. Environmental science & policy, 49, pp. 85-94. Elsevier 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.08.014

Liniger, Hanspeter; Kiteme Bonface, Peter; Wiesmann, Urs Martin; Kohler, Thomas (2014). Mount Kenya: Water tower in a complex regional setting. In: Africa mountains atlas (pp. 258-259). Nairobi: UNEP

2013

Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Romeo, Rosalaura; Vita, Alessia; Wurzinger, Maria; Kohler, Thomas (eds.) (2013). Mountain farming is family farming: a contribution from mountain areas to the International Year of Family Farming 2014. Rome: FAO

Price, Martin F.; Byers, Alton C.; Friend, Donald A.; Kohler, Thomas; Price, Larry W. (eds.) (2013). Mountain geography: physical and human dimensions. Berkeley: University of California Press

Kohler, Thomas; Romeo, Rosalaura (2013). Mountain farming is family farming. In: Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Romeo, Rosalaura; Vita, Alessia; Wurzinger, Maria; Kohler, Thomas (eds.) Mountain farming is family farming (pp. 10-11). Rome: FAO

Kohler, Thomas; Romeo, Rosalaura; Vita, Alessia; Wurzinger, Maria; Wymann von Dach, Susanne (2013). The future of family farming in mountains: policy messages. In: Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Romeo, Rosalaura; Vita, Alessia; Wurzinger, Maria; Kohler, Thomas (eds.) Mountain farming is family farming (pp. 86-87). Rome: FAO

Kohler, Thomas; Wagner, Kata (2013). Diversification of mountain livelihoods. In: Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Romeo, Rosalaura; Vita, Alessia; Wurzinger, Maria; Kohler, Thomas (eds.) Mountain farming is family farming (pp. 72-75). Rome: FAO

Price, Martin F.; Kohler, Thomas (2013). Sustainable mountain development. In: Price, Martin F.; Byers, Alton C.; Friend, Donald A.; Kohler, Thomas; Price, Larry W. (eds.) Mountain geography (pp. 333-365). Berkeley: University of California Press

Balsiger, Urs; Bottazzi, Patrick; Breu, Thomas Michael; Bürgi, Elisabeth; Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Giger, Markus; Kiteme, Boniface; Kohler, Thomas; Lardelli, Corina; Messerli, Peter; Rist, Stephan; Schneider, Flurina (2013). Spotlight on governance of land and natural resources: CDE annual report 2012 (CDE Annual Report, 2012). Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Ariza, Clara; Maselli, Daniel; Kohler, Thomas (2013). Mountains: Our Life, Our Future. Progress and Perspectives on Sustainable Mountain Development from Rio 1992 to Rio 2012 and Beyond. A global synthesis based on 10 regional reports. Bern: Geographica Bernensia

2012

Fessehaye, Mussie; Abdul-Wahab, Sabah A.; Savage, Michael J.; Kohler, Thomas; Gherezghiher, Tseggai; Hurni, Hans (2012). Testing fog-water collection along the eastern escarpment of Eritrea. In: International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD). Research for Global Transformation, 20.-22.8.2012, Bern, Switzerland (p. 198). Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Kohler, Thomas; Messerli, Peter; Breu, Thomas; Balsiger, Urs (2012). Report 2011: Global change and its impacts on sustainable development Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Kohler, Thomas; Balsiger, Jürg; Pratt, Jane; Debarbieux, Bernard; Rudaz, Gilles; Maselli, Daniel (eds.) (2012). Sustainable mountain development, green economy and institutions: From Rio 1992 to Rio 2012 and beyond, final draft for Rio 2012. Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SCD), University of Geneva and Geographica Bernensia

Garrard, Rodney; Kohler, Thomas; Wiesmann, Urs; Price, Martin; Byers, Alton; Ang, Rita Sherpa (2012). Landscape dynamics in Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park, Nepal: Impacts on environmental services and adaptive capacities. In: International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas, 16.-18.4.2012 (pp. 79-80). Stuttgart: Universität Hohenheim

Garrard, Rodney; Kohler, Thomas; Wiesmann, Urs; Price, Martin F.; Byers, Alton D.; Sherpa, Ang Rita (2012). An ever-changing place: interpreting landscape change in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal; re-photographic survey and encounter. Eco.mont - journal on protected mountain areas research, 4(2), pp. 49-55. Wien: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 10.1553/eco.mont-4-2s49

Gracheva, Raisa; Kohler, Thomas; Stadelbauer, Joerg; Meessen, Heino (2012). Population dynamics, changes in land management, and the future of mountain areas in northern Caucasus: the example of North Ossetia. Erdkunde, 66(3), pp. 197-219. Bonn: Geographisches Institut, Universität Bonn 10.3112/erdkunde.2012.03.02

Björnsen Gurung, Astrid; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Price, Martin F.; Aspinell, Richard; Balsiger, Jörg; Baron, Jill S.; Sharma, Eklabya; Greenwood, Greg; Kohler, Thomas (2012). Global Change and the World's Mountains-Research Needs and Emerging Themes for Sustainable Development A Synthesis From the 2010 Perth II Conference. Mountain Research and Development, 32(1), S47-S54. Boulder, Colo.: International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00084.S1

Garrard, Rodney; Kohler, Thomas; Wiesmann, Urs; Price, Martin F.; Byers, Alton C.; Sherpa, Ang Rita (2012). Depicting community perspectives: repeat photography and participatory research as tools for assessing environmental services in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. Eco.mont - journal on protected mountain areas research, 4(2), pp. 21-31. Wien: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 10.1553/eco.mont-4-2s21

Kohler, Thomas (2012). The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern. Mountain Research and Development, 32(2), pp. 231-234. Boulder, Colo.: International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-12-00033.1

Gracheva, Raisa; Kohler, Thomas; Meessen, Heino (2012). Transformation of human-environment systems in the rural mountain regions of the Caucasus (Russia and Georgia). In: International Conference on Research for Development, 20.-22.8.2012, Bern, Switzerland. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Kohler, Thomas; Gracheva, Raisa (2012). Global megatrends: Threats and opportunities for mountain development. In: International Conference on Research for Development, 20.-22.8.2012. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

2011

Pajares, Pedro; Eckert, Sandra; Berrahmouni, Nora; Kohler, Thomas; Maselli, Daniel; Zelaya, Sergio (eds.) (2011). Highlands and Drylands: Mountains, a source of resilience in arid regions. Rom, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Centre of Development and Environment (CDE)

Price, Martin; Gratzer, Georg; Alemayehu Duguma, Lalisa; Kohler, Thomas; Maselli, Daniel (eds.) (2011). Mountain Forests in a Changing World: Realizing Values, Adressing Challenges. Rom, Italien: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Centre of Development and Environment (CDE)

Hurni, Hans; Debele, Berhanu (2011). Water Governance in the Nile Basin: Box 15. In: Berrahmouni, Nora; Romeo, Rosalaura; McGuire, Douglas; Zelaya, Sergio; Maselli, Daniel; Kohler, Thomas (eds.) Highlands and Drylands. Mountains, a source of resilience in arid regions (p. 92). Rom, Italien: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Centre of Development and Environment (CDE)

Hurni, Hans; Debele, Berhanu; Zeleke, Gete (2011). Sustainable land management in the Ethiopian Highlands. Adaptive Management in Agriculture: Box 9. In: Berrahmouni, Nora; Romero, Rosalaura; McGuire, Douglas; Zelaya, Sergio; Maselli, Daniel; Kohler, Thomas (eds.) Highlands and Drylands. Mountains, a source of resilience in arid regions (p. 76). Rom, Italien: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Centre of Development and Environment (CDE)

Price, Martin; Kohler, Thomas; Gratzer, Georg (2011). Moving towards action. In: Price, Martin; Gratzer, Georg; Alemayehu, Duguma; Kohler, Thomas; Maselli, Daniel (eds.) Mountain Forests in a Changing World (pp. 76-78). Rom, Italien: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Kohler, Thomas (2011). Forschungsräume und Themen der Berner Geographie. UniPress - Forschung und Wissenschaft an der Universität Bern(150), pp. 10-11. Bern: Abteilung Kommunikation, Universität Bern

Kohler, Thomas; Maselli, Daniel; Neu, Urs (2011). Mountains and Climate Change: A Global concern. Alpine journal, 115(359), pp. 231-239. London: The Alpine Club

Kohler, Thomas; Messerli, Peter; Breu, Thomas Michael; Balsiger, Urs (2011). Report 2010: Innovations in sustainable development Bern, Schweiz: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

2010

Kohler, Thomas; Giger, Markus; Hurni, Hans; Ott, Cordula; Wiesmann, Urs; Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Maselli, Daniel (2010). Mountains and Climate Change: A Global Concern. Mountain Research and Development, 30(1), pp. 53-55. Boulder, Colo.: International Mountain Society 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-09-00086.1

2009

Kohler, Thomas; Maselli, Daniel (eds.) (2009). Mountains and Climate Change. From Understanding to Action. Bern: Geographica Bernensia

2008

Gracheva, Raisa; Meessen, Heino; Kohler, Thomas; Nefedova, Tatjana (2008). Mountain Communities of North Caucasus: Disappearance or New Stage of Development? In: International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD 2008). Pre-conference Proceedings University of Bern, Switzerland, 2-4 July 2008. NCCR North-South Dialogue: Vol. 21 (p. 81). Bern: CDE / NCCR North-South

Kiteme, Boniface P.; Liniger, Hanspeter; Notter, Benedikt; Wiesmann, Urs Martin; Kohler, Thomas (2008). Dimensions of Global Change in African Mountains: The Example of Mount Kenya. IHDP Update, 2008(2), pp. 18-23. IHDP International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change

2007

Roden, Paul; Abraha, Negusse; Debessai, Merhawit; Ghebreselassie, Menghistab; Beraki, Haile; Kohler, Thomas (2007). Farmers' appraisal of pearl millet varieties in Eritrea. SLM Eritrea Report: Vol. 8. Bern: Geographica Bernensia

2006

Roden, Paul; Negusse, Abraha; Eskinder, Tesfay; Kohler, Thomas (2006). Participatory on-farm appraisal of improved pearl millet varieties in Eritrea. SLM Eritrea Report: Vol. 7. Bern, Switzerland: Geographica Bernensia

Kohler, Thomas; Bachmann, Felicitas; Ott, Cordula (2006). Status and Future of Mountain Research: Results of two Surveys by the Research Initative of the Mountain Partnership Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

2005

Tewolde, Woldetensae; Dessalegn, Bissirat; Burtscher, Robert; Woldemichael, Berhane; Gassner, Michael; Stillhardt, Brigitta; Kohler, Thomas (2005). Amadir: Livelihood and Resource Management in an Eritrean Highland Community: A development baseline (Eritrea SLM Series 5). Bern, Switzerland: Geographica Bernensia

Heinimann, Andreas; Breu, Thomas; Kohler, Thomas (2005). Watershed classification in the Lower Mekong Basin: Rapid economic growth - a source of increasing potential for conflict over resource use. Mountain Research and Development, 25(2), pp. 180-182. International Mountain Society 10.1659/0276-4741(2005)025[0181:WCITLM]2.0.CO;2

2004

Kohler, Thomas; Hurni, Hans; Wiesmann, Urs; Kläy, Andreas (2004). Mountain infrastructure: access, communication, and energy. In: Price, Martin F.; Jansky, Libor; Iatsenia, Andrei A. (eds.) Key Issues for Mountain Areas (pp. 38-62). Tokyo, Japan: United Nations University Press

Heinimann, Andreas; Breu, Thomas Michael; Kohler, Thomas (2004). The challenge of applying Geographic Information Systems to Sustainable Mountain Development. Mountain Research and Development, 23(4), pp. 312-319. International Mountain Society

2003

Kohler, Thomas; Wiesmann, Urs Martin (2003). Kleinbäuerliche Besiedlung und die Ausprägung von Haushaltsstrategien am Mount Kenya. In: Jeanneret, François; Wastl-Walter, Doris; Wiesmann, Urs; Schwyn, Markus (eds.) Welt der Alpen - Gebirge der Welt (pp. 185-196). Bern: Haupt Verlag

2002

Nepal, Sanjay Kumar; Kohler, Thomas; Banzhaf, Bernhard Rudolf (2002). Great Himalaya: Tourism and the dynamics of change in Nepal. Zürich, Bern: Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research; Centre for Development and Environment

Walther, Pierre; Kohler, Thomas; Imbach, Kristina (eds.) (2002). Mountains of the world - Sustainable development in mountain areas: The need for adequate policies and instruments 6. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment

2001

Hurni, Hans; Wiesmann, Urs; Kohler, Thomas (2001). Mitigating the syndromes of desertification: The requirements for transdisciplinary research and information exchange. In: Enne, G; Peter, D; Pottier, D (eds.) Desertification Convention: Data and information requirements for interdisciplinary research. Proceedings of the international workshop. Alghero, Italy. 09.-11.10.1999.

1996

Hurni, Hans; Kläy, Andreas; Kohler, Thomas; Wiesmann, Urs (1996). Development and Environment: A Social and Scientific Challenge. In: Umwelt - Mensch - Gebirge: Festschrift Bruno Messerli: Jahrbuch der Geographischen Gesellschaft Bern 59 (pp. 85-101). Bern, Schweiz: Geographische Gesellschaft Bern

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