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GLOCHAMORE Products
1. GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy
The GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy provides a negotiated settlement between MBR managers and global change researchers on what kind of research is needed in mountain regions as a response to global environmental change.
The GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy is based on the inputs from the four thematic workshops, which were discussed and compiled during the research strategy meeting in September 2005 (Vienna, Austria). The first draft of the Strategy was presented, reviewed and discussed at the Open Science Conference on “Global Change in Mountain Regions” in October 2005. The inputs were compiled in a temporarily expanded version of the strategy, which was again reviewed by the GLOCHAMORE consortium, MBR representatives, interested conference participants and selected Global Change specialists. The final version of the Research Strategy (an extended and a short version) were made available to the broader public by mid December 2006.
1.1 Full version
http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=101
1.2 Light version, color
http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=103
1.3 Light version, b&w
http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=102
2. Open Science Conference
2.1 Book Publication
Based on the Open Science Conference in Perth, a comprehensive book with 154 extended abstracts (10 plenary and 144 oral presentation) was prepared by Martin Price:
“Global Change in Mountain Regions”. Sapiens Publishing, Duncow: xxxii + 343 pp. 2006.
(not open access; Sapiens Publisher not existing anymore)
2.2 Webcast
The MRI financed and organized the technical equipment and software needed for real-time casting the plenary presentations of the OSC on the web. A webcast of the Keynotes at the Open Science Conference is available via the internet:
http://hosted4.mediasite.com/mediasite/catalog/?cid=2446fe96-1a75-4795-a8ab-7718bb618532
2.3 Perth Declaration
The Perth Declaration developed by Thomas Schaaf, UNESCO-MAB, and other consortium members expresses the commitment of the representatives of National Committees of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme, managers of Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites, and members of the scientific community to engage in future global change research in mountain regions, particular in MBRs. The document has been further elaborated during the Open Science Conference and endorsed by the participants on the final day.
http://mri.scnatweb.ch/download-document?gid=124
2.4 Film Night
As a side-event of the OSC, the MRI organized and financed the film night on October 4 on “Changing Mountains”. The program was a mix of short films related to the conference topic and ended with a participatory video documentation “Himalayan Voices” produced by InsightShare:
http://www.insightshare.org/watch/video/himalayan-voices
3. Workshop Documents
3.1 Reports
The workshop reports summarize the main findings of each workshop giving recommendations for future global change research in mountain regions. As a result of early discussions during the Entlebuch workshop, detailed information is generally provided on different levels of scientific sophistication: minimum, medium, and maximum. There was a general consensus that the research actions proposed should take into account the various levels of technical knowledge and skills available in a certain MBR and similarly, the financial capacities of local research organizations and of the MBR management.
Kick-off WS Entlebuch 2003:
MRI/UNESCO/IHP. 2004. Global Change in Mountain Biosphere Reserves. Workshop Report. Bern, MRI, 20pp.
Monitoring WS Vienna 2004:
Grabherr G. et al. 2004. Monitoring Global Change. Thematic Workshop Report. Vienna, University of Vienna, 34pp.
Modelling WS D’Aquila 2004:
Bugmann H. et al. 2005. Projecting Global Change Impacts in Mountain regions. Bern, MRI, 34pp.
Process Studies WS Samedan 2005:
Becker A. et al. 2005. Altitudinal Gradient Studies and Highland-Lowland Linkages. Bern, MRI, 69pp.
Sustainable Development WS Granada 2005:
Price M. et al. 2005. Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management in Mountain Regions. Bern, MRI, 22pp.
3.3 Synthesis Articles in Mountain Research and Development
In collaboration with the Scientific Project Manager and other workshop participants, the organizers of the four thematic GLOCHAMORE workshops published peer-reviewed synthesis papers containing research recommendation for Global Change research in mountain regions, in particular Mountain Biosphere Reserves.
Monitoring WS Vienna 2004:
Grabherr et al. 2005. Long-term environmental observations in mountain biosphere reserves: recommendations from the EU-project GLOCHAMORE. Mountain Research and Development Vol. 25, Issue 4: 376-382.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/0276-4741%282005%29025%5B0376%3ALEOIMB%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Modelling WS D’Aquila 2004:
Bugmann et al. 2007. Modelling the impacts of Global Change in mountain biosphere reserves. Mountain Research and development. Vol. 27, Issue 1: 66-77.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/0276-4741%282007%2927%5B66%3AMTBIOG%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Process Studies WS Samedan 2005:
Becker et al. 2007. Altitudinal gradient studies and highland-lowland linkages. Mountain Research and Development Vol. 27, Issue 1: 82-86.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/0276-4741%282007%2927%5B82%3ASIFTSG%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Becker et al. 2007. Ecological and land use studies along elevational gradients 2007. Mountain Research and Development Vol. 27, Issue 1: 58-65.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/0276-4741%282007%2927%5B58%3AEALUSA%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Sustainable Development WS Granada 2005:
Price et al. 2006. Sustainable land use and natural resource management in mountain regions. Mountain Research and Development Vol. 26, Issue 2: 174-180.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/0276-4741%282006%2926%5B174%3ASMIMBR%5D2.0.CO%3B2
3.4 Workshop Proceedings
Thanks to the initiative of UNESCO-MAB (Thomas Schaaf and Cathy Lee), the abstracts and articles submitted for the thematic workshops were published in proceedings. While the launching workshop in Entlebuch and the monitoring workshop in Vienna yielded separate proceedings, the results of the workshops in Aquila and Granada were merged in one publication. Due to constraints of time and human resources, no proceedings were published from the last workshop in Samedan. Instead, the extended abstracts of the Samedan workshop were formatted and attached to the Samedan workshop report. The proceedings have been published by UNESCO and are available on the web: www.unesco.org/mab/mountains/publications.htm
Lee C, Schaaf T, Editors. 2004. Proceedings of the International Launching Workshop. Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve, Switzerland, 10-13 November 2003. Paris, UNESCO.
Lee C, Schaaf T, Editors. 2005. Proceedings of the International GLOCHAMORE Workshop on Global Environmental and Social Monitoring. Vienna 9-11 May 2004. Paris, UNESCO.
Lee C, Schaaf T, Editors. 2005. Global Change Impacts in Mountain Biosphere Reserves: l’Aquila and Granada Workshops. Paris, UNESCO.
4. Other Communication Products
4.1 GLOCHAMORE Final Report
4.2 MRI Newsletter Mountain Research and Development
The MRI bi-annually publishes a 2-pages newsletter under the Mountain Platform of the journal “Mountain Research and Development”. Two issues were written on GLOCHAMORE:
Björnsen Gurung A, Schaaf T. 2003. Global Change research in UNESCO Mountain Biosphere Reserves (MRI Newsletter 2). MRD 22(4):66-67.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/0276-4741%282003%29023%5B0376%3AMNGCRI%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Greenwood G, Björnsen A, Drexler C. 2005. GLOCHAMORE Update (MRI Newsletter 5). MRD 25(3):282-283.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1659/0276-4741%282005%29025%5B0282%3AMNGU%5D2.0.CO%3B2
5. GLOCHAMORE Links
• UNESCO-MAB Website (list of selected MBRs for GLOCHAMORE):
• BIOTA Cluster (general information on GLOCHAMORE):
http://www.edinburgh.ceh.ac.uk/biota/
http://www.edinburgh.ceh.ac.uk/biota/glochamore_page.htm