On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the ForumAlpinum conference series, the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR) presents the history and impact of this Alpine-wide conference in a MountainPlatform article in the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD). ForumAlpinum is organized by ISCAR in collaboration with national partners across the European Alps. Thirty years after the first ForumAlpinum in 1994, Thomas Scheurer, Elisa Frank, Valerie Braun, Irma Potočnik Slavič, Janez Nared, and Živa Novljan trace its evolution in terms of interaction with the scientific and political environment. They highlight some success factors and challenges experienced throughout the 14 editions of this interdisciplinary conference, which aims to link natural sciences, humanities, and society for sustainable development in the European Alps, according to the principles of the Alpine Convention.
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The journal MRD is published by the International Mountain Society (IMS).
ForumAlpinum is a scientific conference aiming to promote international research cooperation on topics of relevance across the entire Alpine Arc. ForumAlpinum has also been designed as an interface between the scientific community and policy, providing opportunities for science-policy dialogue.
ForumAlpinum 2024 titled »The Alps – a Refuge of Bio- and Geodiversity!?« focused on biodiversity and geodiversity that are under severe threat – worldwide and especially in sensitive ecosystems like the Alps. The conference identified hot spots of bio- and geodiversity, their monitoring and management in the Alps, analysed land use conflicts and their impact on bio- and geodiversity, and assessed the relevance of bio- and geodiversity protection in the regional, national or international context to discuss possible solutions. ForumAlpinum 2024 took place in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Participants were invited to join:
° the pre-conference evening programme on 11 June (film screening at Kranjska Gora parish church square);
° the Alpine Convention Biodiversity Conference and actively join the interactive workshops and plenary discussion on 12 June (Hotel Ramada Resort), together with the evening official reception and acknowledging the 30th Anniversary of ForumAlpinum;
° the ForumAlpinum 2024 on June 13 (Hotel Ramada Resort) with three slots of interactive parallel sessions which brought together more than 40 scientific papers and posters from various Alpine localities;
° the field excursions on June 14 where local organizers enriched the understanding of bio- and geodiversity in the case of Radovna River valley and Soča River valley.
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new MRD article On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the ForumAlpinum conference series, the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR) presents the history and impact of this Alpine-wide conference in a Weiterlesen…