We would like to invite you to participate in a short online survey on governance in mountain environments. We are interested in gaining understanding of the major challenges for governance, and what is being done to foster sustainability in the world’s mountains. We are particularly interested in gaining insights from in-depth case studies that have paid attention to governance as [...]
Background A significant proportion of the global population depends on crucial goods and services provided by mountain and boreal regions, including fresh water (for domestic use, irrigation and hydropower), raw materials, and recreation. However, mountain regions all over the world are facing multiple challenges due to environmental and socio-economic changes with related impacts on human [...]
Register by Jan 4 to submit comments on the IPCC Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere: https://www.ipcc.ch/apps/comments/srocc/sod/register.php Relevant chapters for mountain cryosphere in a changing climate (glaciers, permafrost, snow) include Chapter 2 (High Mountain Areas) and to some extent also Chapter 3 (Polar Regions) and Chapter 6 (Extremes, Abrupt Changes, and Managing Risks), in which [...]
Abstracts due August 1. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/46017
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4322166/GMBA-Biodiversity-and-Human-Wellbeing-Survey
Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate https://www.ipcc.ch/apps/comments/srocc/fod/register.php Deadline: 22 June 2018
The IPBES assessment will be the first global snapshot of the condition of the world’s biodiversity and ecosystems in more than a decade. https://www.ipbes.net/registration-second-external-review-global-assessment
Mountain Remote Sensing special issue deadline August 22. http://www.mountainresearchinitiative.org/en/mri-news/global-news/call-for-articles-remote-sensing-special-issue