MRI Europe/South Eastern Europe
SEEmore, South Eastern European Mountain Research Network
On the occasion of the conference on „Identifying the research basis for sustainable development of the mountain regions in Southeastern Europe” in Borovets, Bulgaria (24-26 April 2009) organized by the Institute of Geography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office (Ljubljana and Sofia), the 54 participating scientists agreed to launch a new mountain science network for the Balkan region.
Objectives and topics
The Borovets Declaration has been prepared by the participants to highlight the specificacies of the mountains of South Eastern European and elaborates on the themes and topics that emerged from the conference presentations. In particular, the participants declare
- to establish and develop a scientific network for the Mountain Regions of Southeastern Europe to advance research efforts in the field of Global Change to support sustainable development in the region; and
- to formulate recommendations to the national and international institutions and organizations for initiating the development of a Balkan Convention, based on the present experience of Alpine and Carpathian conventions.
Borovets Declaration 129.80 Kb
A more refined survey of priority topics has been conducted after the event among the same participants. Voting results, overview of the topics, diagrams:
SEEmore research topics 31.50 Kb
Contact
Scientific Programme Manager Dr. Astrid Björnsen Gurung,
Institute of Mountain Research: Man and Environment, Austrian Academy of Sciences
0041 (0) 31 631 51 41 astrid.bjoernsen@uibk.ac.at
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