MARGISTAR on the Road
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.
MARGISTAR convenes in Gospić for 7th Management Committee Meeting
Written by Antonia Egli (Dublin City University) and Anita Bušljeta Tonković (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar)
The MARGISTAR COST Action’s 7th Management Committee Meeting...
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...
Ferlanda’s Short-Term Scientific Mission at ClimLaw: Graz: Examining Climate Change and Its Impact on Urban Development and Legal Regulation
MARGISTAR’s Ferlanda Luna participated in a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) at ClimLaw: Graz in Graz, Austria. The mission focused on interdisciplinary research into data practices and examining their multiple dimensions, and provided a platform for discussing legal concepts and regulatory frameworks for managing climate vulnerabilities. This experience involved comparative desk research on urban public policies and risk management across different countries, enriching Ferlanda’s research methodologies and understanding of diverse climate impacts. Continue reading to learn more about the mission and its effects on Ferlanda’s research.
Disseminating MARGISTAR Outcomes at the 12th Annual International Conference on Ecology, Ecosystems, and Climate Change
The 12th Annual International Conference on Ecology, Ecosystems, and Climate Change, held in Athens, Greece, on July 15-18, 2024, gave MARGISTAR’s Yaşar Selman Gültekin a special opportunity to disseminate preliminary results from case studies conducted on the Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Read on for more about this important opportunity to present MARGISTAR and some of its case studies to researchers, scientists, and students from around the world.
