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2010-09-26, Perth II: Global Change and the World's Mountains, Perth, UK
News: first webcasts of the plenary sessions online now! Perth II, 26-30 September 2010. Find also the pdf files of the presentations. News
Webcasts of the plenary and parallel sessions are now available.
Webcasts of the Plenary Sessions
Webcasts of the Parallel Sessions 1
Webcasts of the Parallel Sessions 2
Webcasts of the Parallel Sessions 3
Webcasts of the Parallel Sessions 4
Webcasts of the Parallel Sessions 5
Webcasts of the Parallel Sessions 6
Presentations
The presentations of the Perth II conference are alphabetically listed:
Final statement
Final statement of Dr. Martin Price, Organizer and Head of the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College, UHI, Scotland about the second conference on global change and the world's mountains that took place from September 27 through September 30, 2010:
Final statement on Youtube Short report on the conference
General link:
http://www.perth.ac.uk/specialistcentres/cms/conferences/
World Photo Map
Third version of the World Photo Map online! See all the submitted photos by participants of the Perth II conference:
MRI photo map 110.56 Kb
Catalogue of research summaries
The "Catalogue of Research Summaries" containing information on each participants' research activities and future plans is now online.
Catalogue of Research Summaries Perth_v3 3.30 Mb
Picture galleries
See all of your favorite pictures of the world's mountains on our gallery.
View the photo gallery of the conference
Objectives
The aims of the conference are to:
- present, evaluate and synthesise progress in our understanding of global change in relation to mountain regions since 2005;
- evaluate progress with regard to the implementation and impacts of the GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy, especially in mountain biosphere reserves;
- work proactively on a global agenda for research and action relating to global change and mountain regions, taking into consideration global assessment and policy processes such as those relating to the IPCC, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity.