Mountain Research Initiative
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MRI promotes and coordinates global change research in mountain regions all over the world. MRI promotes and coordinates global change research in mountain regions all over the world.
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facebook.comInternational Mountain Day
Got plans for International Mountain Day (Dec 11)? Let the Mountain Partnership know so your activity can be included in their interactive map! “Mountain Cultures: celebrating diversity and strengthening identity” is the theme chosen for this year’s celebration of International Mountain Day. http://www.fao.org/forestry/internationalmountainday/en/
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International Conference: Adapting to climate change in practice: where are we today, what do we need for tomorrow? 7–8 June 2016, Berne, Switzerland Most Central European countries have developed their own adaptation strategies over the past few years, and it is now questions relating to the implementation of these strategies which are taking centre stage. How can regions, cities and municipalities reduce their climate-related risks and exploit any resulting opportunities? How can researchers, government departments and industry professionals work together successfully on the adaptation process? What underlying conditions will be required? The aim of this international conference is to deliver the answers to these questions. The emphasis will be on concrete examples and experience gathered from the practical implementation of adaptation measures in Central Europe. Projects and measures will be presented and discussed in eight sessions focusing on different challenges. The framework is provided by several overarching topics, namely: strategies, governance approaches, forms of cooperation and knowledge transfer. You can find the conference program at: http://www.proclim.ch/media?3726. The final program, including all speeches that are held in the sessions will be available at the end of March. The event targets everybody who is involved in the practice of adaptation to climate change or who is working at any of the interfaces between science, administration and implementation.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Mountain Social-Ecological Systems Participatory Modeling
Cool postdoc opportunity! Postdoctoral Fellow in Mountain Social-Ecological Systems Modeling The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and Department of Ecosystem Science & Sustainability at Colorado State University seek candidates for a postdoctoral fellow position for synthesis and modeling of mountain social-ecological systems as part of a NSF-funded research coordination network (RCN). The RCN goals are to (1) expand an international network of linked mountain biophysical and social science researchers and diverse stakeholders; (2) explore and evaluate transdisciplinary modeling frameworks for mountain social-ecological systems; and (3) promote transdisciplinary approaches linking science with policy and practice. The project involves developing and applying geospatial social-ecological datasets and participatory models and conducting synthesis across diverse mountain social-ecological systems. The project is led by Julia Klein (CSU), in collaboration with Anne Nolin (Oregon State University), Catherine Tucker (Indiana University), Robin Reid (Colorado State University), Adrienne Grêt-Regamey (ETH, Switzerland), Sandra Lavorel (CNRS, France) and colleagues from the Mountain Sentinels Collaborative Network (mountainsentinels.org). The successful candidate will build and synthesize GIS databases, co-develop future scenarios, co-design and test social-ecological models across a range of mountain contexts, and develop visualization tools for relevant stakeholders. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to contribute to educational modules and work on innovative ways to communicate project findings – from scientist and stakeholder perspectives. Travel to, leadership and organization of network workshops and meetings is required. https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/18505
Course: Summer School on the Governance of Socio-Ecological Systems, 3-8 July 2016
Summer school opportunity! THE GOVERNANCE OF SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Pre-registration deadline 31 March!! University of Reims, France, 3-8 July 2016 http://myportal.sense.nl/course/view.php?id=42
AAQR-Volume 16, No. 3
Publication alert: The special issue on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites has now been published on-line in AAQR website. Check it out! http://aaqr.org/Articles_In_Press.php?v=16&i=3&m=3&y=2016
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences - Swiss Committee on Polar and High Altitude Research
Prix de Quervain The "Prix de Quervain" for Polar and High Altitude Research is attributed to young scientists for outstanding achievements in their MA or PhD thesis or other research projects. The "Prix de Quervain" is announced annually, and funded by the Swiss Committee on Polar and High Altitude Research SKPH and the Commission for the Research Station on Jungfraujoch SKJF. In 2016, the call is open for research conducted in, or concerning polar regions. http://www.polar-research.ch/e/prix_De_quervain/
Projects - Climate Adaptation Fund
Funding opportunity for US-based projects! Climate Adaptation Fund (Wildlife Conservation Society) Pre-proposal applications are due by Friday, April 8, 2016 by 5:00 PM EDT http://wcsclimateadaptationfund.org
MOUNTAINS 2016
Abstracts submission for the I International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions is now open! Important dates: Abstracts submission deadline: March 31, 2016 Early bird registration: June 2016 http://cimo.esa.ipb.pt/mountains2016/
The Interval at Long Now - Bar Cafe Museum - San Francisco
Calling all mountain geographers! The Mountain Research Initiative is hosting a mixer in San Francisco on Thursday, March 31, from 6-8 pm in conjunction with the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. We will be gathering at The Interval, located at: 2 Marina Blvd Bldg A, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 94123 (http://theinterval.org), which is about 3 miles (15 minutes by taxi or Uber) from the AAG conference venue. If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Tucker (tuckerc@ufl.edu). Hope to see many of you there!
Desert cactus purifies contaminated water for aquaculture, drinking and more
Not really mountain-related, but a cool example of how invaluable "indigenous" knowledge can be. Who would have thought? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160314085035.htm
New Studies Find Amazing Concentration Of Species Unique To East African Mountains
How cool is this?!? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070116133954.htm
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