Press Releases

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

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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.
Events

Pinching policymakers: Notes from a MARGISTAR Training School

Simo Sarkki (Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Finland), Renata Pacheco (IRTA, Sustainability in Biosystems, Spain), Irene Christoforidi (Department of Agriculture, Hellenic Mediterranean University), Rajesh Nautiyal (University of Lincoln, UK),...
Project News

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.
Conferences

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.
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.
Country Focus

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...