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MARGISTAR blogs highlight Country Focus insights, featured projects, press releases, and project news. These blogs are the best way to stay up-to-date on MARGISTAR's latest efforts in transforming marginalised mountainous regions. The ideas and topics presented in MARGISTAR's blogs are a part of the collaborative effort to bring real-world solutions to the problem of sustainability.

MARGISTAR Blog

Call for Pitches: Pinching Policy-Makers & Green Diplomacy

Conferences
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.
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A Bittersweet Harvest: Marginalisation and Survival in the Axarquía

MARGISTAR on the Road
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.
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The Triglav National Park: BalancingEcological Corridors for LargeCarnivores and the Preservation ofCultural Landscapes

Country Focus
By Mojca Nastran & Luka Jemec (Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) Triglav National Park in Slovenia is currently navigating a complex conflict between the...
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Mountainous Spain: Landscapes, Communities, and Challenges Across the Highlands

Country Focus
By José Jesus Delgado Peña, Professor at Universidad de Málaga, Spain The mountains of Spain are far more than a scenic backdrop, but rather a...
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[Reopened] MARGISTAR Launches Fourth Call for Short-Term Scientific Mission Grant Applications

Featured
MARGISTAR is launching its fourth call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for mobilities occurring between February 1 and June 30, 2026. All applications must...
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[Reopened] MARGISTAR Launches Second Call for Virtual Mobility Grant Applications

Featured
MARGISTAR has launched its second call for Virtual Mobility Grants for mobilities occurring between February 1 and June 30, 2026. All applications must be...
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MARGISTAR Launches 5th Call for Dissemination Conference Grant Applications

Conferences
MARGISTAR is launching its fifth call for Dissemination Conference Grants occurring between March 1 and June 30, 2026. The deadline for applying to this...
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MARGISTAR convenes in Gospić for 7th Management Committee Meeting

Events
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...
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Empowering Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas Through Virtual Mobility

Events
By Dr. Mirela Tase and Dr. Murat Sarginci Virtual Mobility Details Title: Policy Brief Virtual Mobility Grant: “Sustainable Development in MountainAreas” in Higher Education Institutions in...
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Empowering Change: How Women-Led Social Innovations Are Advancing Gender Equality in Rural Areas

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By Cristina Dalla Torre In many rural communities across the globe, gender equality remains a distant goal. Women often face structural barriers - social, economic,...
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