Mapaura et al. (2020)

The invasive grass genus Nassella in South Africa: A synthesis

Moos et al. (2020)

A quantitative assessment of rockfall influence on forest structure in the Swiss Alps

Collins et al. (2020)

Belowground impacts of Alpine woody encroachment are determined by plant traits, local climate and soil conditions

Saladin et al. (2020)

Rapid climate change results in long-lasting spatial homogenization of phylogenetic diversity

Irl et al. (2020)

Climate controls plant life‐form patterns on a high‐elevation oceanic island

Herrando‐Moraira et al. (2020)

Generic boundaries in subtribe Saussureinae (Compositae: Cardueae): Insights from Hyb‐Seq data

Chen et al. (2020)

Phylotranscriptomics reveals extensive gene duplication in the subtribe Gentianinae (Gentianaceae)

Xi et al. (2020)

Land surface phenology and greenness in Alpine grasslands driven by seasonal snow and meteorological factors

Telleria (2020)

Long-term altitudinal change in bird richness in a Mediterranean mountain range: habitat shifts explain the trends

Canella et al. (2020)

Benefits of conservation-driven mowing for the EU policy species Gladiolus palustris Gaudin in mountain fen meadows: a case-study in the European Alps

Trant et al. (2020)

A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Matysek et al. (2020)

The importance of habitat diversity and plant species richness for hazel grouse occurrence in the mixed mountain forests of the Western Carpathians

Yu et al. (2020)

Response of multiple mountain ecosystem services on environmental gradients: How to respond, and where should be priority conservation?

Lovari et al. (2020)

Climatic changes and the fate of mountain herbivores

Guillerme et al. (2020)

Evolution of traditional agroforestry landscapes and development of invasive species: lessons from the Pyrenees (France)

Zhang et al. (2020)

Automatic classification of fine-scale mountain vegetation based on mountain altitudinal belt

Scherrer et al. (2020)

Competition and demography rather than dispersal limitation slow down upward shifts of trees’ upper elevation limits in the Alps

Lett et al. (2020)

Mosses modify effects of warmer and wetter conditions on tree seedlings at the alpine treeline

Gentili et al. (2020)

Glacier shrinkage and slope processes create habitat at high elevation and microrefugia across treeline for alpine plants during warm stages

Covaciu-Marcov et al. (2020)

Herpetofauna diversity in the middle of the Southern Carpathians: data from a recent survey (2016–2018) in Cozia National Park (Romania)

Amidzic et al. (2020)

Vegetation overview of meadows and pastures of north-west Šar-Planina Mountain (Serbia)

Vanicka et al. (2020)

Interventions have limited effects on the population dynamics of Ips typographus and its natural enemies in the Western Carpathians (Central Europe)

Turturenaeu et al. (2020)

Biogeography of intraspecific trait variability in matgrass (Nardus stricta): high phenotypic variation at the local scale exceeds large scale variability patterns

Shen et al. (2020)

Contrasting patterns and drivers of soil bacterial and fungal diversity across a mountain gradient

Ai et al. (2020)

Distribution patterns and drivers of artificial soil bacterial community on cut-slopes in alpine mountain area of southwest China

Martinez‐Almoyna et al. (2020)

Climate, soil resources and microbial activity shape the distributions of mountain plants based on their functional traits

Dingkuhn et al. (2020)

A multi-method approach for the integrative assessment of soil functions: application on a coastal mountainous site of the Philippines

Sokolowska et al. (2020)

Succession from meadow to mature forest: Impacts on soil biological, chemical and physical properties—Evidence from the Pieniny Mountains, Poland

Thom et al. (2020)

Climatic dynamics and topography control genetic variation in Atlantic Forest montane birds

Hülber et al. (2020)

Habitat availability disproportionally amplifies climate change risks for lowland compared to alpine species

Ledesma et al. (2020)

Arthropod biodiversity patterns point to the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) as a climate refugium

Steinbauer et al. (2020)

Dieback and expansions: species-specific responses during 20 years of amplified warming in the high Alps

Khan et al. (2020)

Biodiversity conservation in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan mountain region of northern Pakistan: Overview of big mammal protection

Deng et al. (2020)

Ancient orogenic and monsoon-driven assembly of the world’s richest temperate alpine flora

Päckert et al. (2020)

“Into and Out of” the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau and the Himalayas: Centers of origin and diversification across five clades of Eurasian montane and alpine passerine birds

Storz et al., (2020)

Discovery of the world’s highest-dwelling mammal

Verrall and Pickering (2020)

Alpine vegetation in the context of climate change: A global review of past research and future directions

Lozano et al. (2020)

Plant diversity and composition changes along an altitudinal gradient in the Isolated Volcano Sumaco in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Cabrera et al. (2020)

Functional diversity changes after selective thinning in a tropical mountain forest in Southern Ecuador

Maicher et al. (2020)

Seasonal shifts of biodiversity patterns and species’ elevation ranges of butterflies and moths along a complete rainforest elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon

Sainge et al. (2020)

Tree diversity patterns, above-ground biomass and carbon assessment along elevational gradient in a tropical forest of the Cameroon volcanic line

Fontana et al. (2020)

Species richness and beta diversity patterns of multiple taxa along an elevational gradient in pastured grasslands in the European Alps

Czarniecka-Wiera et al. (2020)

Understanding the importance of spatial scale in the patterns of grassland invasions

Barros et al. (2020)

Going off trails: How dispersed visitor use affects alpine vegetation

Chen et al. (2020)

Red list of China's forest ecosystems: A conservation assessment and protected area gap analysis

Nowak et al. (2020)

Red List of vascular plants of Tajikistan – the core area of the Mountains of Central Asia global biodiversity hotspot

Liu et al. (2020)

Variation patterns of plant composition/diversity in Dacrydium pectinatum communities and their driving factors in a biodiversity hotspot on Hainan Island, China

Hu et al. (2020)

Contrasting floristic diversity of the Hengduan Mountains, the Himalayas and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau sensu stricto in China

Kühn et al. (2020)

Contrasting patterns of intra-specific trait variability in native and non-native plant species along an elevational gradient on Tenerife, Canary Islands

Pezzi et al. (2020)

Contrasting patterns of tree features, lichen, and plant diversity in managed and abandoned old-growth chestnut orchards of the northern Apennines (Italy)

Scheibler et al. (2020)

Seasonal influence and local factors affecting macroinvertebrate structure in a high-altitude Andean stream

Kukula and Bylak (2020)

Synergistic impacts of sediment generation and hydrotechnical structures related to forestry on stream fish communities

Canedoli et al. (2020)

Evaluation of ecosystem services in a protected mountain area: soil organic carbon stock and biodiversity in alpine forests and grasslands

Thorn et al. (2020)

Indigenous uses of wild and tended plant biodiversity maintain ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Terai Plains of Nepal

Laiolo et al. 2020

Evolutionary conservation of within-family biodiversity patterns

Certner et al. (2020)

Massive introgression weakens boundaries between a regionally endemic allopolyploid and a widespread congener

Cotado and Munné-Bosch (2020)

Plasticity in the growth habit prolongs survival at no physiological cost in a monocarpic perennial at high altitudes

Carlson et al. (2020)

Monitoring the seasonal hydrology of alpine wetlands in response to snow cover dynamics and summer climate: a novel approach with Sentinel-2

Lozano et al. (2020)

Plant diversity and composition changes along an altitudinal gradient in the isolated volcano Sumaco in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Costa et al. (2020)

The first botanical explorations of bryophyte diversity in the Brazilian Amazon mountains: high species diversity, low endemism, and low similarity

Global survey: SDG priorities in mountains and the role of protected & conserved areas

Do you live or work in mountains and work on regional or sustainable development? Colleagues at the University of Bern invite you to participate in an online survey about sustainable development in mountain regions. The survey applies the Q methodology to collect stakeholder perspectives on which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should be prioritized to successfully implement the full SDG agenda in mountains and investigates the role of protected and conserved areas for sustainable development. Take the survey...

Sparking Change in Mountain Biodiversity through Youth

In light of this year's International Mountain Day theme, Mountain Biodiversity, the Mountain Partnership organizes a youth-led dialogue to discuss the relevance of mountains as biodiversity hotspots. The event will feature young people from diverse backgrounds, ranging from wildlife to forestry, to spark a conversation about the urgent need for the sustainable management of mountain biodiversity. Panelists will discuss mountain biodiversity in their unique contexts, sharing experiences, stories and innovative solutions. The event aims to forge key messages and recommendations and build a network of Youth Mountain Champions to advocate for change and join the #MountainsMatter movement. DATE and TIME: Monday, 19 October 2020 - 15:30 - 17:00 CET. Register...

LTER Network request for proposals - LTER synthesis working groups

Last chance to submit a proposal for an LTER synthesis working group in 2020! These working groups organized through the LTER Network Office (LNO) are intended to support collaborations based on data produced at LTER sites. In the 2020 competition, the LNO expects to award 2-4 synthesis working groups at a funding level of up to $55,000 per year for up to two years. Deadline for submission: 14 October 2020. Read more...

Mountains - A fragile source of life

With a series of short films, called "Mountains – a fragile source of life" GMBA network member Dirk Schmeller explains different aspects of mountains and why they are important for the human society. Check out the first episode "Research to protect our future"...

Post-doctoral fellowship on plant reproductive and evolutionary ecology

The Afromontane Research Unit and Department of Plant Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS): Qwaqwa campus, is advertising a Post-doctoral fellowship focussing on reproductive ecology of indigenous and invasive plant species in Afromontane regions of Southern Africa.. Application deadline: 31 October, 2020. Read more...

MRD call for papers - Dynamic Urban Centers and Sustainable Mountain Development

Mountain Research and Development is looking for papers that help understand urbanization in mountains and emerging new relations between rural mountain areas and urban centers in and outside mountains. Papers that propose ways of shaping these transformation processes to increase sustainability, as well as synthesis and comparative studies across several mountain regions are also highly welcome. Full papers are due by 7 December 2020. Read more...

Swiss Polar Insitute Exploratory Grants

The SPI Exploratory Grants support Swiss based scientists active in polar regions (including remote high-altitude regions such as the Andes and the Himalayas) by allowing them to launch short-term new ideas (for example pilot projects), fund additional field work or launch new collaborations with financial support for logistics. Deadline for applications: 19 October 2020. Read more...

New GMBA publication: Endemism in island-like systems – Are true islands and sky islands alike?

Endemism in island-like systems – Are true islands and sky islands alike? To answer this question, Suzette Flantua and co-authors reviewed the theoretical concept of isolation and asked themselves what it means to be isolated and what relevance it has for species in mountains and islands. Their conclusions are published today in Global Ecology and Biogeography. Read more...

PhD position - eXtreme Plant Ecology Research Team

The eXtreme Plant Ecology Research Team in the Centre for Integrative Ecology is seeking a PhD candidate to contribute to an Australian Research Council funded research program aimed at enhancing the resilience of Australian alpine plant communities through strategic restoration practices. An anticipated commencement date is October 2020 or early 2021. Read more...

Conference Mountain Forests & Climate Change in the Alpine region

The Union régionale des Associations des Communes forestières Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in association with the Departmental Councils of Savoie and Isère, the Savoie-Mont Blanc Council, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energie Environnement and the Regional Nature Parks of Les Bauges and La Chartreuse invite to the international conference "MOUNTAIN FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE" in Aix-les-Bains (Fr) on 03 and 04 September 2020. The event is taking place within the framework fo the EUSALP French Presidency 2020. Read more...

Online Conference: Let´s team up for Climate Action in the Alps!

Are you willing to team up for Climate Action in the Alps? Do you want to contribute to the climate-neutral and climate-resilient Alps vision? Join the Matchmaking Workshop of the Alpine Climate Board to take further steps towards the implementation of the Alpine Climate Target System 2050. Representatives of all sectors of activity in the Alps and from local to cross-border level are invited to embark on the pathways for action. Read more...

Special issue Global and Planetary Change: Exploring the impact of Andean uplift and climate on life evolution and landscape modification

Guest editors Carina Hoorn, Luis Palazzesi, and Daniele Silvestro are inviting papers that focus on the relationships among mountain building, sedimentary processes, and biotic evolution in South America at different stages of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Read more...

Joint Collaborative Research Action (CRA) on the theme of Pathways for Sustainability.

The Belmont Forum is pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative research networking call on the theme: Transdisciplinary Research for Pathways to Sustainability. The goal of this CRA is to provide a science base for achieving sustainability goals. The CRA will support 1-2 years of collaborative research networking activities that focus on integrated qualitative and quantitative approaches to develop Earth-system-based transformation pathways for sustainable development. Deadline for full proposals: 31 October 2020. Read more...

Reminder: PostDoc & PhD Opportunities 2021, Afromontane Research Unit

The Afromontane Research Unit (ARU) of the University of the Free State offers a PostDoc and two PhD positions to begin 1 January 2021. Application deadline: 30 September, 2020. Read more...

BID call for proposals

GBIF invites the submission of concept notes for project funding from sub-Saharan Africa through Biodiversity Information for Development (BID), a programme funded by the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Union. Deadline for concept notes: 27 August 2020. Read more...

Call for book chapters - Exploring the Multiple Values of Nature - Connecting Ecosystems and People across Landscapes.

Guest editors Ieva Misiune, Daniel Depellegrin, and Lukas Egarter Vigl are inviting contributions for a Springer Nature book on Exploring the Multiple Values of Nature - Connecting Ecosystems and People across Landscapes. In a section on mountain systems they are looking for contributions that analyze and promote mountains as integrated systems and deal with the unique challenges of these landscapes to increase their resilience and sustainability. Read more...

EUSALP "Pitch your project" competition

The EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) aims to actively involve young people when it is about to make the Alpine Region fit for the future. “PITCH YOUR PROJECT” is a competition for young people and young adults between 16 and 25 years. As experts of your living space, the Alpine Region, you are invited to submit your project ideas for a sustainable development of the Alpine Region individually or as a group. Read more and apply...

Call for abstracts - 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting

The Department of Earth Sciences of the ETH Zurich and the Platform Geosciences of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) cordially invite you to participate in the 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting to be held on Friday, 6 November and Saturday, 7 November, 2020 in Zurich. Read more and submit an abstract...

Global Mountain Sustainability Forum: call for abstracts EXTENDED

Eurac Research’s Centre for Advanced Studies in collaboration with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security and within the framework of their joint Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme, have initiated a Global Mountain Sustainability Forum (GMS Forum) conference series. The first GMS Forum edition will be hosted in Sexten/Steso, Italy, on 5-6 October 2020 and online. Scientists, actors and practitioners as well as students are invited to submit their application to present their research in alignment with this year’s topic being “Sustainability Governance: International Frameworks and Local Contributions”. Abstract submission is extended to June 15! Read more...

Call for papers - Special Issue "Insects in Mountain Ecosystems"

Roberto Pizzolotto and Mauro Gobbi, guest editors of the open access journal "Insects" are inviting contributions for a Special Issue on "Insects in Mountain Ecosystems." This Special Issue will broadly address studies on insects in mountain ecosystems across all relevant disciplines, and, in this context, submissions in the form of reviews and original basic or applied research are welcome. Papers may be submitted until 31 March 2021 and accepted contributions will be published on an ongoing basis. Read more...

Call for inputs – The functional significance of mountain biodiversity

We all appreciate the fundamental importance of our mountains' biological richness. But what is the functional significance of this diversity? Why does this diversity really matter? These questions have been standing at the cradle of GMBA for the last 20 years and are rightfully asked by politicians, stakeholders, and the broader public alike. Today we invite you to join our new effort to compile examples that help answer them. Read more and contribute...

Call - Tales of Mountain Biodiversity: DEADLINE EXTENDED

For this year's International Mountain Day on mountain biodiversity, the Mountain Partnership and the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment have launched the “Tales of Mountain Biodiversity” initiative. The proposal calls for mountain lovers worldwide to submit stories of biodiversity in their mountains until June 30, 2020. Read more...

Mountain Research and Development Vol 39, No 3 available online and open access

Papers explore ways of supporting girls’ education in rural Nepal; forest fires on the slopes of Mount Kenya; how commercial medicinal plant collection improves high-altitude livelihoods and how forest use practices impact landscape hydrology, both in Nepal; and how snow affects landslide vegetation patterns in Japan. Two more propose a multiscale transdisciplinary framework for advancing sustainability in mountain agriculture and a strategy for integrated biodiversity monitoring in high mountain ecosystems.

REMINDER - MIREN survey on alien invasive species in mountains

The Mountain Invasion Network MIREN online survey on the perception of alien invasive species in mountains is still open. The aim is to get the perspectives from a broad range of stakeholders worldwide (managers, land-owners, farmers, policy makers, conservation, scientists, etc.) on alien invasive species, their impacts, and their management. Take the survey... (and spread the word)

Webinar: Earth Day 2020 and COVID-19. How Are Environmental and Health Crises Linked?

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22, to demonstrate support for environmental protection and represents a day of action to shift human behaviour and provoke policy changes. Given the urgency of the shared challenge we are facing on Earth, the main objective of this webinar hosted and organized by Future Earth is to present the link between environmental issues and the current health crisis (COVID-19). The emphasis will be on two main drivers: i) rapid urbanization and ii) loss of biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as the consequences: hotspots of zoonotic diseases. Read more and sign up for April 22...

Wildflower App celebrates Beauty of Sagarmatha National Park

Wildflowers of Mount Everest is the first-ever wildflower identification app for Nepal. The richly illustrated app includes 557 species of wildflowers, shrubs, and trees and is meant for anybody who wants to identify or learn about plants in the Mount Everest region. Read more...

New GMBA publication on past changes in the diversity of mountain species

Mountains host a spectacular diversity of species. Yet current species distribution is only a snapshot in time that bears the memory of past geomorphological and climatic changes. Understanding past changes is key to interpret current patterns and inform mountain biodiversity conservation and management in the future. Read more about it in a short GMBA co-authored contribution in the latest issue of the PAGES magazine. Read more...

PhD opportunity: Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology

The Department of Ecology at the University of Innsbruck invites applications for a PhD position with research and teaching activities in the fields of ecosystem ecology, landscape modelling, ecosystem services. Deadline for applications: 12 May 2020. Read more...

International Colloquium on Soil Zoology & on Apterygota: POSTPONED

Due to the current situation, the XVIII International Colloquium on Soil Zoology (ICSZ) and the XV International Colloquium on Apterygota (ICA) hosted by Eurac Research in Bolzano has been postponed to March/April 2021! Read more and stay tuned...

Call for papers - Biodiversity Revisited: Developing new approachesto sustain life on Earth - DEADLINE EXTENDED

The Luc Hoffmann Institute and Future Earth are inviting papers for a Special Issue in the Journal of Environmental Conservation Biodiversity Revisited: Developing new approaches to sustain life on Earth. NEW DEADLINE: 01 June. Read more...

Policy Brief: Elevating Mountains in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 2.0

Today, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), GRID-Arendal (GRIDA), Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA), Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), Mountain Partnership, Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, Secretariat of the Alpine Convention, Government of Austria, Government of Hungary, and Government of Poland are convening country delegates attending the Second meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in Rome to an informal mountain gathering. This gathering will serve as the occasion to launch the second version of the Policy Brief "Elevating Mountains in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 2.0" co-developed by UNEP, GRIDA, GMBA, and MRI. Read more...

International Colloquium on Soil Zoology & on Apterygota: abstracts and registration

Abstract submission is still open for the XVIII International Colloquium on Soil Zoology (ICSZ) and the XV International Colloquium on Apterygota (ICA) hosted by Eurac Research in Bolzano. Contribute with your research on "Soil biodiversity from the lowlands to the high mountains" and register! Read more...

Call for papers - Montane Rangelands in a Changing World

The African Journal of Range & Forage Science is preparing a special Issue on "Montane Rangelands in a Changing World". The special issue welcomes contributions on all aspects of montane rangelands, particularly from southern Africa, but will also consider high quality contributions from around the world. The Journal will especially welcome papers on montane rangelands that juggle the same complexities as Southern Africa. Submissions may include original research, reviews and meta-analysis. Abstracts are due on 15 March 2020. Read more...

European Conference of Tropical Ecology - last minute call for abstracts

Abstract submission is still open for the “European Conference of Tropical Ecology” and the Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology (Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, gtö) organized in Leipzig, Germany, March 24-27, 2020. This conference includes a session on "mountain biogeography: new insights, challenges, and future directions” chaired by Alexandra Muellner-Riehl, Adrien Favre, Zehao Shen, Suzette Flantua. The deadline is tight (16.01.2020). Read more...

New GMBA publication on biodiversity monitoring, species distribution models and remote sensing

GMBA working group on species distribution models & remote sensing publishes in Remote Sensing of Environment on Monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene using remote sensing in species distribution models. The paper first surveys the literature on remote sensing data products available to ecological modelers interested in improving predictions of species range dynamics under global change. Focus is on key biophysical processes underlying the distribution of species in the Anthropocene including climate variability, changes in land cover, and disturbances. The paper then discusses potential synergies between the ecological modeling and remote sensing communities. Specific attention is given to how synergies could lead to new opportunities to report on progress towards global agendas - such as the Agenda 2030 or the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, and help guide conservation and management strategies. Get free access to the paper for another until early March...

PhD opportunities - ecosystem responses to climate and land-use change

Exciting PhD opportunity at the University of Bergen to work on impacts of warming, land-use, nitrogen deposition, and invasive plants (with warmer-climate trait) impacts on C fluxes and stocks in the INCLINE and ThreeD field experiments in the SeedClim climate grid in alpine grasslands western Norway. Read more...

PhD opportunity on soil carbon accumulation

PhD opportunity at the University of Bergen to work on exploring soil carbon accumulation in different habitats and land-use regimes in western Norway. Read more...

2020 Request for Proposals

The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for multi-year projects focused upon biodiversity data, knowledge and information services related to (1) freshwater biodiversity, (2) pollinator biodiversity, and (3) biodiversity informatics capacity development. The foundation will award about 1.6 million U.S. dollars among qualifying proposals by July 2020.

Information technology in biodiversity research Conference - submit your abstract!

Abstract submission for the III National Scientific Conference "Information Technologies in Biodiversity Research" is open until 15 February. The purpose of this conference held at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia, 20-25 April, 2020 is to discuss and share the experience of using modern informatics technologies for research and analysis of biodiversity. Check out the program online and read more...

Summer research opportunity at Niwot Ridge

The University of Colorado - Boulder offers 10 paid summer research internships for Colorado Community College students interested in Environmental Science, Atmospheric Science, Earth Science, Geology, Ecology, Geochemistry, Climate Science, and Geomorphology. These are independent research projects guided by a science mentor. Read more...

Special Issue "Remote Sensing for Biodiversity & Conservation in Mountain and Polar Regions"

Guest editor Dr. Katarzyna Ostapowicz is inviting contributions for a special issue in Remote Sensing on "Remote Sensing for Biodiversity & Conservation in Mountain and Polar Regions". This special issue is aiming to cover the most recent advances in techniques and algorithms to process remotely sensed information for ecology and conservation in the high-altitude and high-latitude regions. Read more and submit your manuscript by 31 July 2020...

Mountain Research and Development Vol 39, No 2 available online and open access

Papers focus on scenario planning in Iceland; risk awareness in Austria; alpine pasture assessment in France; the role of different knowledge sources in adaptation in Venezuela and Colombia, Ecuador, and the Indian Himalaya; local adaptations to water scarcity in the Hindu Kush–Himalaya; declining glacier water in the Mongolian Altai; national glacier monitoring worldwide; and adaptation initiatives in African mountains. Read more...

Special Issue: Mountains Under Pressure

This Special Issue of Land aims to provide practitioners and policymakers with key information on the dynamics and changes in threatened mountain ecosystems and help them design and implement appropriate management strategies for sustainable mountain futures. Guest editors: Rob Marchant & Aida Cuni-Sanchez. Submission deadline: 30 December 2020. Read more..

Sustainable Summit Conferences 2020

The Sustainable Summits conference is being held in Nepal 1-5 June 2020 to showcase the country’s mountain environment, highlight climate change issues and bring international attention to Nepal’s mountain tourism. Read more...

10 New Insights on Climate Change 2019

UNFCCC’s Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa officially receives “10 New Insights in Climate Science” as it is launched at COP25, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain. These Insights are a collaborative product of Future Earth and the Earth League. Insight 3 "Climate change leaves no mountain summit behind" is co-authored by GMBA and MRI. Read more...

Open positions at Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change

Several postdoc positions are available with start dates in 2020. Consideration begins in mid December 2019 and continues until the positions are filled. Topics pertain to quantitative ecology and global biodiversity of various taxonomic groups. Check them out!

Open positions at Eurac Research - Insitute for Alpine Environment

Eurac Research - Institute for Alpine Environment has a number of research positions as well as internship positions open! Topics are ecosystem services and green infrastructure as well as biodiversity monitoring in South Tyrol. Check them out!

Open position - IPBES Technical Support Unit on Data and Knowledge

Open position for a Scientific Developer / Technical Coordinator to join the IPBES Technical Support Unit on Data and Knowledge hosted at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute in Frankfurt, Germany. Review of applications will begin on December 16th, 2019 and continue until the position is filled. Check it out!

Gordon Research Conference - Biological Responses to Winter Climate Change

The Biology of Winter Gordon Conference (21-26 June 2020, Waterville Valley, NH, USA) is now open for registration. The GRC aims at three key impacts: 1) bring together winter researchers from a range of disciplines and identify the common threads and significant divergences in winter research; 2) consolidate and coordinate interpretation of the biological impacts of ongoing winter changes; and 3) set an agenda for future winter research that leverages existing partnerships to include a broader array of disciplines and to foster interactions among levels of biological organization, across traditional disciplinary lines, and among taxa. Read more...

Sponsored workshop on Long-Term Ecological Research and public policies for environmental management in Swiss mountains

On October 31, 2019, 20 scientists and individual actors in charge of formulating and implementing environmental policies for Swiss mountains got together at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating research and long-term monitoring data into public policies for environmental management in Swiss mountains. Read more...

Information technology in biodiversity research

The III National Scientific Conference "Information Technologies in Biodiversity Research" is dedicated to the 100 year's anniversary of the birth of academician Pavel Gorchakovsky, the outstanding botanist who first initiated research on the Urals alpine flora. The conference will be held in the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia, 20-25 April, 2020. The purpose is to discuss and share the experience of using modern informatics technologies for research and analysis of biodiversity. Read more...

Summer Field School & Workshop on Mountain Ecosystems and Resource Management (FSc MER 2020)

The Grassroots Institute organizes a 10 days summer field course and workshop on mountain ecosystems and resource management in Ukraine, 06-15.07.2020. The aim is to build perspectives and capacities of young researchers, PhD students, teachers, field practitioners and future leaders on regional mountain ecology, sustainable development, and local livelihoods. Read more...

International Postgraduate Course: land dynamics in an era of change - learning from the past to shape the future

The Afromontane Research Unit (ARU - South Africa) in collaboration with Wageningen University (The Netherlands) will be running an inter-disciplinary course on past, present, and future trajectories of landscape dynamics and developments. This course will take place 12-23 October 2020, in the northern Maloti-Drakensberg (South Africa-Lesotho). Read more...

GMBA Sponsored workshop on the contribution of Long-Term Social Ecological Research to global conventions and agendas

On October 02-04, 2019, 22 experts from science and policy got together in the botanical garden of Champex-Lac (Switzerland) to discuss the contribution of Long-Term Social Ecological Research (LTSER) in mountains to global agendas and conventions. The objective of the workshop was to deliver a synthetic overview of how mountain LTSER currently support global policy agendas and UN conventions and how their contribution could be improved and strengthened in the future. Read more...

Mountain Portal: new online data uploader

It is now possible to upload occurrence as well as inventory data directly online! Map of Life’s online tool is designed to help you easily load your biodiversity data to the Map of Life and Mountain Portal database, map them, compare and integrate them with other datasets, set permissions to share them publicly for use in other platforms, and publish them with a minted DOI. Try the tool with your own data!

PEGASuS blog

Future Earth posted a blog that we wrote about our PEGASuS Project entitled "Toward biodiversity-related opportunities for sustainable development: a global social-ecological mountain comparison". Enjoy the read...

GMBA database search tool: online in beta version!

An important role for GMBA is to connect mountain biodiversity scientists. For that purpose, we have developed an online tool for the query of our database of members. The beta version is now online! Check it out!

The Mountain Partnership's new Indigenous Mountain Peoples Database is online!

During the past months, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) in close collaboration with GMBA has developed an interactive webportal for the query and visualization of information about indigenous mountain communities worldwide. Read more...

Release of the new USGS Global Mountain Explorer

On 24.10.2017 USGS releases the Global Mountain Explorer developed in partnership with GMBA, the Center for Development and Environment, the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), and ESRI. This tool was developed to provide a detailed view of the world's mountains according to the three most commonly used definitions of mountains. With this product, MRI, who led the effort, achieves the first objective of the Group on Earth Observations - Global Network for Observation and Information in Mountain Environments (GEO-GNOME) work program. Read the full press release...

Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment Mountain Portal V2.0

The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) and Map of Life (MOL) launch the Mountain Portal V2.0, now with more data and an improved user experience to the mountain biodiversity science community.

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