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Pinching policymakers: Notes from a MARGISTAR Training School

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Simo Sarkki (Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Finland), Renata...

MARGISTAR Opens 5th Call for Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) Grant Applications

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MARGISTAR has launched its fifth call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for mobilities occurring between June 15 and August 30, 2026. All applications must be submitted before May 30 and all activities must occur before August 30, 2026.

Call for Pitches: Pinching Policy-Makers & Green Diplomacy

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The MARGISTAR COST Action invites its members to contribute to a high-level policy event in Brussels, designed to strengthen the interface between science, policy and practice in the context of marginal regions, ecosystem restoration and climate action.

A Bittersweet Harvest: Marginalisation and Survival in the Axarquía

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The Axarquía region of Málaga is one of contradictions. To the tourist, it is a rugged viticulture paradise. To the local farmer, it is a demanding landscape that often asks for more than it gives back. Behind the world-renowned Muscat of Alexandria raisin lies a story of a community fighting to remain rooted in the land while the globalised world moves on.

The Triglav National Park: BalancingEcological Corridors for LargeCarnivores and the Preservation ofCultural Landscapes

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By Mojca Nastran & Luka Jemec (Biotechnical Faculty, University...

Mountainous Spain: Landscapes, Communities, and Challenges Across the Highlands

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By José Jesus Delgado Peña, Professor at Universidad de...
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Supporting Biodiversity Through Local Engagement With Shepherds

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Dr Laura Boffi is an interaction design researcher and practitioner with a background in product design. She just completed a one-year research fellowship at the Università Ca' Foscari Venezia in Italy. In this blog, Laura delves into a participatory project focused on biodiversity conservation and local agropastoral traditions, which was inspired by her conversations with a local shepherd in Abruzzo, Italy.