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Call for Proposals: Belmont Forum Resilience Collaborative Research Action – Mountain Research Initiative MRI

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Final call! You have until ⏰ 17 October to submit your proposals for @belmontforum.bsky.social Collaborative Research Action on ‘Vulnerability & #Resilience Management for Socio-Environmental Systems in Exposed Territories.’

🔗 Find out more: buff.ly/ydJ3tQa
#OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter

The Belmont Forum welcomes proposals for its Collaborative Research Action (CRA) on ‘Vulnerability and Resilience Management for Socio-Environmental Systems in Exposed Territories.’ Registration…

The MRI Governing Body Builds Momentum in the Mountains – Mountain Research Initiative MRI

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 5d

🌄 Last month, the MRI team met to reflect on progress & plan for the future.

From #GlacierLoss to governance surveys, we shared insights — & looked to our 25th anniversary next year. Our focus: advancing science, supporting policy, & building capacity for #OurChangingMountains.

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At the beginning of September, in the Swiss mountain village of Curaglia, the MRI Governing Body, Coordination Office, and Working Group Leads gathered for their annual retreat – a chance to reflect...

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 6d

🗞️ In case you missed it in your inbox, here are some highlights from our September newsletter.

⛰️ In it, you'll find new research and upcoming events, plus job, funding, and publication opportunities from across #OurChangingMountains.

🔗 Catch up here: bit.ly/MRINewslette...

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Matthias Huss @matthias-huss.bsky.social · 7d

Remember the catastrophic rock-ice avalanche of Blatten 🇨🇭 this May?
This incredible image comparison shows like nothing else the darkening of mountain peaks.
And along with the disappearance of snow, ice and permafrost, new hazards come along
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 7d

🏔️ The Alps are warming faster than the global average & Swiss #glaciers have lost a quarter of their volume since 2015.

❄️ Melting extends to the highest peaks; this summer, the zero degree line exceeded 5,000 metres several times.

#OurChangingMountains #IYGP2025 #Glaciers2025

SCNAT @scnat.ch · 7d

🏔️ Switzerland is losing its glaciers - fast. 2025 alone saw a dramatic 3% loss, making it the fourth-worst year on record, according to @matthias-huss.bsky.social (GLAMOS & @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social) and @scnat.ch. Learn more here 👉 scnat.ch/en/id/wLLYv
#ClimateChange #Glacier

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 11d

📆 This week, MRI Chair Jörg Balsiger & Executive Director @drcarolinadler.bsky.social have been at the 5th @unesco.org World Congress of #Biosphere Reserves in Hangzhou, China.

🌄 Proud to bring a mountain-focused perspective to this pivotal global dialogue!

#OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter

Call for Participation: Global survey on the Governance of Forests for Protection Against Natural Hazards in Mountain Regions – Mountain Research Initiative MRI

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WSL Extremes Research Program @extremeswsl.bsky.social · 13d

🌡️🏔️ Hitze erwärmt den #Permafrost – der Untergrund kollabiert, Hänge werden instabil.

🦠 Mikroorganismen aktivieren sich, 🌱 Pflanzen dringen höher vor, ☁️ #CO₂ entweicht.

🖥️ Unsere WebApp #EXtremes zeigt, wie unterschiedliche #Klimaszenarien diese Effekte verstärken könnten.

➡ extremesapp.wsl.ch/de

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 13d

🌲 Share your expertise on protective forests and #DisasterRiskReduction in mountain regions by contributing to a new global survey. Your insights can help advance international understanding & may lead to co-authorship in the resulting publication. ➡️ buff.ly/DmNlxYs #OurChangingMountains

Forests in steep mountain terrain play a critical role in reducing the risks of natural hazards such as flash floods, landslides, rockfall, and snow avalanches. By reinforcing soil, stabilizing snow…

Call for Abstracts | MRI Session at the World Biodiversity Forum 2026 – Mountain Research Initiative MRI

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 14d

🌍 Call for abstracts! Our session for the World Biodiversity Forum 2026 explores how social innovation, governance & collective action can halt biodiversity loss in mountain regions. Submit by 18 Nov 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/k1x3I12
#MountainBiodiversity #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter #WBF2026

Under the theme of ‘Leading Transformation Together’, the fourth edition of the World Biodiversity Forum will take place from 14-19 June 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 16d

🌍 The IPCC AR7 will include a Cross‑Chapter Paper on “high‑altitude & mountain regions”. MRI invites experts to join coordinated efforts to support mountain-relevant content in the Working Group II report on 'Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability'.
🔗 Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/C0S5WNF
⏰ Deadline: 31.10.25

Expressions of Interest for Coordinated Inputs to Support “Mountains” in the IPCC AR7 – Mountain Research Initiative MRI

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body responsible for assessing the science related to climate change. Established in 1988, it provides policymakers with…

Large-scale wildfires are becoming increasingly frequent and devastating worldwide, hindering forest recovery

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CREAF @creaf.cat · 19d

🔥 #ForestFires are becoming more frequent worldwide, intense, and harder to recover from.

🟢 A new global study shows forests are taking longer to bounce back — especially since 2010, as #ClimateChange accelerates.

www.creaf.cat/en/articles/...

Large-scale wildfires have been slowing forest recovery since 2010, especially in arid and boreal regions.

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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 21d

More chairs needed! Great to see a good turnout out for our Mountain #Futures session at the International Mountain congress in Innsbruck - clearly demonstrating the need for research that is trying to get ahead of multiple challenges faced across the worlds #Mountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 20d

🏔️ From novel methods to bold futures, the MRI hosted 2 vibrant sessions today at #IMC25! Workshop 3.104 & Focus Session 3.127 sparked rich discussion on advancing integrated mountain research & co-producing just, sustainable transformations. 🙌 Thanks to all who shared ideas and energy! 📸⬇️

#IMC25 - FS 3.127: Mountain futures – Assessing challenges and co-producing solutions to mountain-social-ecological futures

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 20d

⛰️ Today at #IMC25, don't miss Part III of FS 3.127:
Mountain futures – Assessing challenges & co-producing solutions to mountain-social-ecological futures

🗓️ 18 Sept | 08:30–10:00 LT
📍 Theologie – MS
🔗 buff.ly/cfP74x2

Join us & help shape a global research agenda for #OurChangingMountains! 🌍✨

The future is increasingly shaped by uncertainty as climate change drives unprecedented and irreversible ecosystem changes. These impacts are felt most acutely by those living at high elevations.…

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 21d

🌏 A few impressions of MRI's GEO Mountains Scientific Project Officer Alex Massot presenting "Spatialising international and multilateral environmental agreements across the world's mountains" at #IMC25 this morning!

Read more about this talk here ➡️ buff.ly/oVoa7Ox

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Don't miss #IMC25 FS 3.127 on 'Mountain futures – Assessing challenges & co-producing solutions to mountain-social-ecological futures'

🗓️ Talks: 17+18 Sept 2025 | 📍 Venue: Theologie – MS
🖼️ Posters: 17 Sept, 15:00–16:00 LT | 📍 Venue: SOWI – Garden
🔗 buff.ly/cfP74x2
👉 Join us!

#OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 21d

🌍 Happening this morning at #IMC25!

WS 3.121: The science-policy interface for regional mountain governance

🗓️ 17 Sept | 10:00–12:00 LT
📍 Theologie – MS
🔗 buff.ly/EDvDIrX

A chance to explore how science supports cross-border cooperation & governance in #OurChangingMountains. ⛰️

#MountainsMatter

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Global Network for Observations & Information in Mountain Enviro @geomountains.bsky.social · 22d

🙏 Sincere thanks all who joined WS 3.117 at #IMC25! Lively discussions on integrated monitoring & policy links, with insights from global experts & GEO Mountains projects. Your contributions help strengthen mountain science & practice worldwide. 🌍⛰️

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 23d

Are you at #IMC25? Come visit us at SOWI, 2nd floor!
We have a shared MRD/IMS table and are happy to chat about
- publishing your research,
- the possibility of your becoming an MRD topic editor,
- our special issue from #IMC25,
- and anything else you’d like to discuss!
#MountainsMatter

Photo showing shared presentation table of the journal Mountain Research and Development and its publisher, the International Mountain Society, with flyers laid out, posters on the wall behind, and two people standing and talking next to it.

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 22d

🌄 Fantastic to see such rich discussions at #IMC25. The contributions of participants made for an inspiring dialogue on interdisciplinary data and mountain policy. 👏

#OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll #EO4Impact #EO4Mountains

Global Network for Observations & Information in Mountain Enviro @geomountains.bsky.social · 22d

🙏 Thanks to everyone who joined FS 3.192 at #IMC25!

Great discussions & presentations on integrating interdisciplinary data to better understand mountain socio-ecological dynamics & support multi-scale policy. 🌍⛰️

#OurChangingMountains #EO4Mountains #EO4Impact #EarthIntelligenceForAll

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 22d

🏔️ Today at #IMC25... WS 3.111:
Elevating mountains in the #IPCC #AR7: addressing assessment-relevant knowledge needs

🗓️ 16 Sept | 18:00–19:30
📍 Theologie – MS
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Convened by MRI's @drcarolinadler.bsky.social. How can #OurChangingMountains be best represented in global assessments?

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 22d

🌄 Don’t miss FS 3.204 at #IMC25 today:
Transformative changes towards Living Well in mountains

🗓️ 16 Sept | 13:30–15:00 & 16:00–17:30 LT
📍 Theologie – SR VI
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What does living well in #OurChangingMountains mean to you? To different mountain communities worldwide? Join us to discuss!

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 22d

📡 Don’t miss WS 3.117 at #IMC25 this morning!
'Exploring opportunities & best practices to enhance integrated monitoring & policy interaction.'

🗓️ 16 Sept | 10:00–12:00 | Theologie – SR VI
👉 Join us to bridge data, practice & policy!
🔗 buff.ly/ShZaGYx

#OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll

Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 23d

🌍 Find out more about how Aida's research sheds light on the ways smallholder farmers in African mountain regions are navigating the challenges of a rapidly changing climate here: mountainresearchinitiative.org/news/climate...