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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🏔️ Our September newsletter is out! Inside: MRI Retreat reflections 🤝, new GEO Mountains Small Grants 🌍, research on accelerating plant extinctions 🌱, BeyondIceFutures 🧊, mountains at CBD #COP17 + opportunities to contribute to #HorizonEurope & #IPCC #AR7. 📖 buff.ly/HjQ8laW #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🏔️ What happens after the ice retreats? 📺 Tune in to five livestreamed keynotes from the MRI-funded #BeyondIceFutures synthesis workshop, exploring soils, plants, sediment dynamics, & #PostglacialEcosystems. 🔗 Learn more: mountainresearchinitiative.org/events/beyon... #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🏔️ Meet the @geomountains.bsky.social Small Grants recipients 2026-2027! Eight projects across Africa, Asia, & the Americas will tackle critical data gaps in #OurChangingMountains, from #ClimateData rescue & #GlacierMonitoring to hydrology & #biodiversity. Discover the projects 👇 🔗 buff.ly/StIBZWu

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌍 How can international research collaboration remain resilient in an increasingly fragmented world? MRI Executive Director @drcarolinadler.bsky.social brought a #MountainResearch perspective to this timely discussion at the recent @pathwaysinitiative.bsky.social conference. 📖 More: bit.ly/4ruvyzs

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Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures @futuremountain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

CFP: Towards a Posthumanistic Mountain Humanities, Online Workshop 11 December 2026. shorturl.at/wnsS8 #Mountains #EnvHist #EnvHums #HistGeog #IndigenousKnowledge #AnimalHist #NewAnimism #NewMaterialism #AssemblageTheory #Posthumanism

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

❄️🏔️ #PhDOpportunity! Join the Mountain #Hydrology Research Group at the University of Wyoming to study melt dynamics in mountain snowpacks. 💧 Modelling + optional fieldwork / #RemoteSensing 🎓 Funded research assistantship 📅 Review starts 16 Nov 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4dDARqo #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🌿 #ResearchFunding: How do we navigate #ecosystems becoming fundamentally different from those of the past? #BiodivFuture supports transnational research on #biodiversity, novel ecosystems & socio-ecological change. 📅 Pre-proposals: 10 Nov 🔗 bit.ly/4h6BOIV #MountainResearch #OurChangingMountains

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PAGES (Past Global Changes) @pages-ipo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🌍 Know an early-career researcher whose work deserves recognition? The PAGES Early-Career Award 2027 closes on 29 September. We’re looking beyond publications: collaboration, outreach and leadership in the paleoscience community. 🏆 Nominate someone: pastglobalchanges.org/support/the-...

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌱🏔️ More plant species are reaching European summits. But that’s only half the story. Research across 62 summits finds local plant #extinctions are also accelerating, particularly among high-elevation specialists. More species can mask #BiodiversityLoss. 📖👉 buff.ly/eP358V8 #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🏔️🛰️ #MountainJob opportunity at ICIMOD! Seeking a Senior Specialist to lead Regional Information Services across the Hindu Kush Himalaya, spanning #EarthObservation, GIS, data, AI & digital tools for decision-making. 📍 Kathmandu 📅 Apply by 4 Oct 🔗 More: buff.ly/8PeXJHS #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🎓 #ResearchFunding opportunity! Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are open to ECRs from 183 countries wishing to conduct research in Switzerland. 🔬 Research & PhD scholarships 💰 CHF 2,450/month ⚠️ Deadlines vary 🔗 mountainresearchinitiative.org/funding-oppo... #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

⏰ Funding deadline approaching! Community-based organisations in the East African Community & South Caucasus can apply for up to USD 30,000 through #MountainsADAPT 🏔️🌱 Supporting locally led, ecosystem-based #ClimateAdaptation. 📅 Deadline 15 Sept 🔗 More: buff.ly/GyisJlv #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌍 #Climate risks rarely occur in isolation. A new Nature Collection invites research on cascading impacts, compound events, & tipping-point risks, & how #adaptation, governance, finance, & #ClimateJustice can build #resilience. 📅 Submit by 17 Apr 2027 🔗 bit.ly/4x1PryQ #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📬 New MRI Newsletter out now! 🏔️ 5 priorities for uncertain futures in #OurChangingMountains 🌊 Local knowledge & #GLOF early warnings 🧊 Rock glaciers as #climate refugia 🌳 How mountain trees are responding to warming 🦬 New world map of yaks Plus events, funding, jobs & more 👇 bit.ly/MRINewslette...

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

⏰🌍 #AcademicJob deadline approaching! The University of Zurich is seeking an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in #ClimateResearch 🌍 Focus: #ClimateModelling, variability & uncertainty, #extremes, scenarios & #adaptation. 📍 Zurich, Switzerland 📅 Apply by 31 Aug 🔗 Full details: buff.ly/ys3FnEB

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🏔️🌊 Research in Bhutan shows local knowledge, environmental cues, trusted mobile networks, & evacuation preparedness can strengthen warnings for glacial lake outburst floods. Effective systems must reflect how communities actually respond to risk. 🔗 mountainresearchinitiative.org/news/local-k...

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🔟 days left! Researching #Commons in #OurChangingMountains? Submit an abstract to our #SwissGeoscienceMeeting session exploring their evolution, transformation, & emergence, including questions of collective action, governance, & management. ⏰ Deadline 28 Aug 📍 Fribourg 🔗 bit.ly/4ql05iy #SGM2026

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🏔️🛰️ Turning #EarthObservation into action! At the GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon 2026, 12 early-career researchers & practitioners came together to develop practical solutions to #DisasterRisk challenges facing #OurChangingMountains. 📖 Discover what they developed: buff.ly/pgcg1KN #EO4Impact

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🦬 Where in the world are the yaks? A new map charts the global world of yaks, including around 70 pastoralist groups who keep them and nearly 50 organisations involved in yak research, development, & support. 🏔️ Explore this great resource: bit.ly/WorldYakMap #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🌿🏔️ #ResearchOpportunity! IGVI seeks 4 scholars for a 4-year comparative study of Indigenous governance & #biodiversity across the Global South, including the #Andes & mountain regions of Kenya/Uganda. 📅 Extended deadline: 6 Sept 2026 🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/vqVd3z6 #OurChangingMountains

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New study presents framework building on simple-to-use equation structure designed to illustrate some climate tipping points. The equation can describe any hysteresis, where some Earth system components may not reset after attempts to reverse overall global warming. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2mk3jznr 1/

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A simple dynamical system for representing climate tipping points with hysteresis

Abstract. The risk that the climate system may contain tipping points remains a concern. Firstly, a level of global warming may be reached at which relatively small additional warming could cause majo...

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#ClimateChange isn't driving all mountain trees uphill. New research shows species’ water-use & drought-tolerance traits are stronger predictors of elevational shifts than warming alone. Some move upslope others down, reshaping forests in #OurChangingMountains in unexpected ways. 🔗 bit.ly/4wQErFn

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🎓🌍 Postdoc opportunity! The Leuphana Transformation Lab is offering up to 7 international postdoctoral #ResearchFellowships for #InterdisciplinaryResearch on societal, ecological & technological transformations. 📅 Apply by 30 Sept 2026 🔗 buff.ly/IVw6DZy #OurChangingMountains #ResearchFunding

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

❓What counts as a scientific contribution? The ISC wants your view on how #AcademicResearch is recognised beyond journal articles, from datasets & software to policy engagement & community collaboration. 📝 15-minute survey 📅 Closes 31 Aug 🔗 bit.ly/4gdxs3k #OurChangingMountains #ResearchAssessment

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Future Earth @futureearth.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We’re hiring! Future Earth is seeking an Executive Director to lead our newly established Global Coordination Hub. Help shape the future of sustainability science and collaboration. Learn more and apply: futureearth.org/future-earth...

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Future Earth Seeks Executive Director for Global Coordination Hub | Future Earth

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🗺️🏔️ Looking for mountain #ClimateAdaptation solutions? Adaptation at Altitude have launched a new Solutions Map featuring tried-and-tested #adaptation approaches from #mountain regions worldwide. Take a look! 👇 🔗 adaptationataltitude.org/placemarks/ #OurChangingMountains #ClimateResilience

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🏔️🌊 A new study warns that tiny lakes in #OurChangingMountains formed by #glacier retreat can trigger destructive floods, yet many are missing from current hazard inventories. Better #Earthobservation could help identify these hidden risks. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/pLr3fvp

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🧭💷 #ResearchFunding opportunity! The Kensington Fieldwork Grant will award 4 grants of £25k for impactful field research & expeditions. Open to researchers, explorers & storytellers worldwide. 🗓 Deadline: 8 Jan 2027 🔗 buff.ly/vrcUMYx #OurChangingMountains #ResearchGrant

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🪨❄️ Hidden in plain sight: rock glaciers. A new study shows these debris-covered ice bodies are remaining far more stable than traditional #glaciers, helping keep #mountain streams cool & providing important #climate refugia for freshwater species. 🔗 bit.ly/RockGlaciers... #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌍📢 The #IPCC is seeking expert reviewers for the First Order Draft of #AR7 Working Group I. Help strengthen the next global #ClimateAssessment by reviewing the latest physical #ClimateScience. 📝 Register by 25 Sept 📅 Review: 10 Aug to 2 Oct 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4fyqrIU #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🏔️ How can #OurChangingMountains navigate an increasingly uncertain future? A new MRI-funded synthesis in Cell Reports Sustainability draws on 25 case studies worldwide to identify 5️⃣ priorities for more #resilient, inclusive, & #sustainable mountain futures. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/5PrioritiesM...

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

⏰ Deadline 31 July! The LEGO Foundation Fellowship offers USD 300k/3 years for #TransdisciplinaryResearch on how children thrive. 🧩 Mountain researchers could explore #resilience, remote education, #ClimateImpacts on children, or AI-enabled learning in #OurChangingMountains. 🔗 bit.ly/44G2Y3A

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LIQUIDICE @eu-liquidice.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A GEO Mountains Small Grant is helping researchers unlock a remarkable archive of historical aerial photographs, providing new insights into how #glaciers in the #Chilean #Andes have changed over the last 80 years.

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🏔️ New workshop report: advancing high-resolution climate modelling in mountain regions will require more than higher-resolution models – it will require stronger international collaboration. We're proud to contribute to and support this global effort. 🔗 buff.ly/jEufVqG #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Excited to share that our session "Youth-led Data Solutions for Mountain Disaster Risk Reduction" took place today at the #RMC2026! We also had the opportunity to present the ideathon concept at the plenary session. #OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll #EO4Mountains #MountainsMatter

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🚀 What happens when young scientists, practitioners and policy experts join forces to tackle mountain disaster risks? Join us for "Youth-led Data Solutions for Mountain Disaster Risk Reduction", an interactive session at the Regional Mountain Conference 2026! Tuesday 7 July 2026, 13:15 - 14:45.

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🧊📸 A @geomountains.bsky.social supported project has digitised 4,500+ historic aerial photos to reconstruct nearly 80 years of glacier change in the Chilean Andes. A great example of how open science & collaboration can unlock new climate insights. 🔗 buff.ly/0sCWOZ3 #OurChangingMountains

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🎯 GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon Day 3: Solutions taking shape Today, participants worked in teams to refine and strengthen their design solutions. Felix Gertheinrich and Raphaël Lelouvier from the Alpine Convention Secretariat led an inspiring workshop on the role of policy in mountain governance.

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

⚡ GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon Day 2: From challenges to solutions This morning our Problem-Owners presented four mountain challenges. Participants spent the day in intense solution design: defining problems, identifying users, mapping data sources, and building workflows. #EarthIntelligenceForAll

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🏔️ GEO Mountains Ideathon Day 1 Explore – From knowledge sharing to the field The first full day continue with knowledge-sharing sessions, remote-sensing methods for natural hazard monitoring in the Austrian Alps, and a field trip to to the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier. #EarthIntelligenceForAll

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon has begun in Obergurgl, Austria! 12 early-career researchers from mountain regions worldwide are co-developing data-driven solutions for disaster risk reduction. Four challenges – Multiple regions – One mission: turning observations into action! #EarthIntelligenceForAll

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🌍🏔️ Great to see mountains gaining visibility in #UNFCCC processes. The Dialogue on Mountains & Climate Change (SB64) brought together Parties, researchers & partners to strengthen the role of #MountainScience in #ClimateAction. Proud to have contributed to these discussions. 🔗 buff.ly/If6OMiJ

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GEO Mountains @geomountains.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🏔️💬 “The future of #MountainResearch depends on more than better data. It depends on stronger connections between communities, disciplines, & generations”. Great insights from the #GEOSymposium in our colleague Alexandrine Massot's blog post! 🔗 bit.ly/4oX5w6y #OurChangingMountains

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Building bridges in mountain research: insights from the GEO Symposium and beyond

The Group on Earth Observations is a global collaboration dedicated to understanding our Earth in all its complexity. As a collaborative intergovernmental body, GEO is dedicated to co-producing user-d...

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🏔️ Our June MRI newsletter is out now! As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, explore the latest mountain research, events, #funding, jobs, & other opportunities from across our global community. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/cPbzgz6 #MountainResearch #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The University of Bern invites applications for the position of 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗖𝗗𝗘) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (Associate Professor, 100%). More information 👉 t.ly/YSYLY Application deadline: 31 August 2026 @unibe.ch #jobs #science

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🧊🌍 #Glaciers aren't just indicators of #ClimateChange – they may also help explore accountability. MRI SLC member Mark Carey presents the idea of 'glacier forensics' & why ice research in #OurChangingMountains should engage more directly with justice, health, & inequality. 📖 More: buff.ly/SYscs5W

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

⏳🏔️ Abstract submissions for #MtnClim2026 close soon! Join researchers exploring mountain #climate, snow & ice, #hydrology, #ecology, fire, weather, & more in Gothic, Colorado, 14–18 Sept 2026. 📅 Deadline: 1 July 2026 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/MUdH7aN #OurChangingMountains #MountainResearch

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🌏🎓 Victoria University is hiring an Associate Professor / Professor in #ClimateChange Science & Policy. A chance to lead impactful research, support #ClimateResilience, & help shape the next generation of climate leaders. 📍 Wellington, NZ 📅 Apply by 22 June 🔗 bit.ly/3S6UQWV #AcademicJobs

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🌏🤝 Last chance to apply for the TERRA⁺ School 2026! An intensive training programme in #TransdisciplinaryResearch & #sustainability practice, taking place in Kyoto (15–22 Oct). 🎓 PhD students 🔬 Postdocs 🌱 Sustainability practitioners 📅 Apply by 21 June 🔗 bit.ly/4vfoWWy #OurChangingMountains

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