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The Digital Transition and Use of Mountain Spaces / Transition numérique et fréquentation des espaces de montagne

Volume 21, Issue 1 of the Journal of Mountain Science includes a diverse set of articles, including a review of physicochemical properties of dissolved organic carbon impacting mountain glaciers, post-fire recovery in the puna of Huascarán National Park, Peru, and the technical efficiency of cocoa farms in Davao City, Philippines.

Researchers and young scientists interested in contributing to the Carpathian region are invited to join the Science for the Carpathians network. An open call is now active, and interested individuals are encouraged to participate in the survey by 1 February 2024, available here.

Discover the latest insights in environmental and sustainability research with the release of GAIA Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Volume 32, Number 4, 2023. GAIA is a peer-reviewed inter- and transdisciplinary journal for scientists and other interested parties concerned with the causes and analyses of environmental and sustainability problems and their solutions.

Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) is pleased to announce the launch of their latest initiative—the MIREN rock face survey, a global exploration into the impact of rock climbing on cliff vegetation. Distinct from traditional monitoring efforts on mountain roads and trails, this survey aims to unveil the unique linear disturbance caused by rock climbing routes.

The Journal of Political Ecology has published a series of peer-reviewed articles as the grassroots special section "Knowledge co-creation and water conservation in the Global South," edited by Emilie Dupuits (Universidad San Francisco de Quito), Cecilia Puertas (International University of Ecuador) and MRI Chair and Co-Principal Investigator Jörg Balsiger (University of Geneva).

On 11 January 2024, over 50 high-level European experts on mountains convened in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the future of mountain regions and enabling post-2027 EU policies for these regions. The discussion was part of the European Foresight Workshop for resilient mountain areas, organised by the EU-funded MOVING project (MOuntain Valorisation through INterconnectedness and Green Growth).

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will deliver a set of reports assessing the latest climate change science during the seventh assessment cycle. More than 300 delegates from 120 governments decided on the IPCC’s scientific structure of work for the new cycle at the Panel’s 60th Plenary session, which concluded on 20 January 2024 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

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