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EU COST Action, MARGISTAR, Launched to Further Sustainability in Mountainous Regions

MARGISTAR, an EU-funded COST Action aimed at furthering inclusive, competitive, and green mountainous regions, was launched in collaboration with 27 countries and more than 100 participants this April. The project supports international collaboration that invites scholars, inhabitants, civil society, entrepreneurs, local government, and policymakers to work together to bring about transformative change towards more connected and resilient mountainous communities.

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.

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

By Mojca Nastran & Luka Jemec (Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) Triglav National Park in Slovenia is currently...

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

By José Jesus Delgado Peña, Professor at Universidad de Málaga, Spain The mountains of Spain are far more than...

[Reopened] MARGISTAR Launches Fourth Call for Short-Term Scientific Mission Grant Applications

MARGISTAR is launching its fourth call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for mobilities occurring between February 1 and...