This presentation explores the use of community-based traditional music and arts in the Appalachian Mountains as part of placemaking efforts and social/environmental movements for the land and people.
Climate, not land-use, drives a recent acceleration of larch expansion at the forest-grassland ecotone in the southern French alps
This study investigates treeline shifts in the southern French Alps, showing how climate change accelerates tree establishment, reinforcing a dynamic initially triggered by historical land-use changes
Cooperatives´ contribution to resiliency of alpine family farming in South Tyrol
I am goingo to explain how cooperatives are a key factor in assuring resiliency in cases of market shocks and instabilities as well as shortcuts deriving from a lower independency in farm managem.
Critical Comments on the Papers in the Session “Mountain Echoes Beyond Boundaries”
My task in this section is to summarize the various papers, to comment on them critically and to show how they are related.
AI Support
Plot-scale homogenization of alpine vegetation masks loss of rare species under warming and colonization from competitive lowland species
Warming and transplant experiment in Norwegian mountain sites shows that alpine species losses due to competitive lowland colonizers are masked by a plot-scale richness increase due to homogenization.
Thermophilization and ecosystem colonization sensitivity on mountain summits in Filefjell, Norway
Vegetation resampling of 12 Filefjell mountain summits in Norway documents clear thermophilization over the last 14 years and differences in colonization sensitivity among alpine ecosystem types.
How effective is mycofiltration in the removal of contaminants in water? A systematic review
Mycofiltration is an environment-friendly technology which involves the treatment of contaminated water by passing it through a network of fungal mycelium. This systematic review aimed to collate lite
The acceleration of microclimate warming and its implications for species redistributions.
Microclimatic warming can exceed macroclimatic trends, posing risks to biodiversity. This talk explores global microclimate data, modeling trends, species redistributions, and conservation strategies,
Building Climate-Resilient Livelihoods and Sustainable Development: Action Research for Local Empowerment in Central Himalayan (Uttarakhand) Region through an Ecosystem Approach
The study integrates climate resilience with sustainable livelihoods in Uttarakhand,using local knowledge and community-driven initiatives like agroforestry and ecotourism to enhance adaptation
… Because it’s enough: Sufficiency in high alpine dairy farming
We explore sufficiency as resilience capacity in mountain farming, working with examples of milking technology and alpine cheese-making, meadow management and barn construction.