Promoting Long-Term Social-Ecological Research in mountains
Short description
Well-identified limitations of ongoing LT(S)ER programs are the lack of consensus about data collection protocols and the heterogeneity of the data collected so far. Both make systematic cross-site comparative studies challenging. The lack of consensus about protocols seems largely due to a mismatch between global requirements and local relevance. Overcoming this mismatch calls for the development of conceptual models that allow for the integration of global and local objectives as well as for linking potential causes and effects, and for the implementation of rigorous and adaptable LT(S)ER study designs that fit tractable research questions. The primary role of this working group is to serve as a catalyst in the development of such models and in the improved uptake of long-term data and information into global policies and conventions.
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Objectives
Page under construction.
Deliverables
Deliverable | Status | Lead |
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Article:Mountain LTSER science in global conventions and agendas* * preliminary title |
Ongoing | TBD |
Article: Mountain LTSER in and for the 21st century* * preliminary title |
Ongoing | TBD |
Coordinators
Name | Affiliation | |
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Christophe Randin | University of Lausanne & Jardin Flore-Alp, Switzerland | GMBA Network |
Nigel Yoccoz | The Arctic University of Tromsoe |
GMBA SSC |
Laszlo Nagy | University of Campinas, Brazil |
GMBA SSC |
Christian Körner | University of Basel, Switzerland | GMBA SSC |
Davnah Payne |
GMBA |
GMBA office |
Links & Resources
- Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT)
Adaptive long-term research in the face of climate change in the Arctic Tundra - Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems (CREA Mont-Blanc)
The Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems (CREA Mont-Blanc) is an organization specialized in the study of natural mountain environments. - Zones Ateliers Alpes
The Zone Atelier Alpes is a multidisciplinary observation and research infrastructure on the trajectories and functioning of the social0ecological systems of the Alps in the context of global climate change and socio-economic changes in mountain areas - BlueMount project
The BlueMount project is a one year pilot project that aims at developing the roadmap for a Long-Term Social-Ecological Observatory of the Alps of Canton de Vaud and Valais in Switzerland
Events
Upcoming Events
CONFERENCE SESSION
Policy-relevant mountain biodiversity monitoring
IMC2022, Innsbruck (Austria), 11-15.09.2022
Past Events
WORKSHOP
Contribution of Long-term Ecological Research Programs in mountains to global policy agendas and UN conventions
Flore-Alpe Botanial Garden, Champex-Lac (Switzerland), 01-04.10.2019
 
WORKSHOP
Integrating research and long-term monitoring data into public policies for environmental management in Swiss mountains– challenges and opportunities
Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, Lausanne, Switzerland, 31.10.2019
 
WORKSHOP
Quels indicateurs écosystémiques pour mieux appréhender et gérer les changements globaux en montagne
Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, 01.12.2021