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.
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.
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.