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Pinching policymakers: Notes from a MARGISTAR Training School

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

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

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

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

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.

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

By José Jesus Delgado Peña, Professor at Universidad de...
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MARGISTAR 1st call for Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grant Applications

MARGISTAR is launching its first call for Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grant for conferences occurring between June 1 and September 30 2025. All applications must be submitted before the deadline on April 20 2025, and all activities must occur before September 30th.

MARGISTAR at the Sustainability of COST Actions Networking Event in Brussels

Written by Andrej Ficko (University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty) Trust, Ideas, and Proof of Concept: Key Elements for Sustaining the COST Action Network The COST Academy...

MARGISTAR meets in San Michele all’Adige for 6th Management Committee Meeting

Written by Andrej Ficko (University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty) The 6th Management Committee Meeting of COST Action MARGISTAR was held on January 28-29, 2025, in...

MARGISTAR Team meets in Brussels for the COST Connect Event on “Agriculture and its Products”

On October 17-18, Brussels hosted the COST Connect event, “Agriculture and Its Products.” This gathering brought together policymakers, stakeholders, and more than 40 researchers from 20 COST Actions to discuss agricultural research and policies. Prof. António Manuel Teixeira Monteiro from the University of Lisbon, Dr. Irene Christoforidi from the Hellenic Mediterranean University and Dr. Somaye Latifi from the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research (BAB) represented MARGISTAR at the event.

MARGISTAR’s 2nd call for Short-Term Scientific Mission Grant Applications

MARGISTAR is launching its second Short-Term Scientific Mission call for mobilities occurring between January 25th, 2025 until May 31st, 2025. All applications must be made before the deadline on January 6th, 2025, and all activities must occur before May 31st, 2025.

MARGISTAR’s 3rd Call for Dissemination Conference Grant Applications

MARGISTAR is launching its third call for Dissemination Conference Grants for mobilities occurring between January 25th, 2025 until May 31st, 2025. All applications must be made before the deadline on January 6th, 2025, and all activities must occur before May 31st, 2025.