Current global megatrends are among the most recent and the most discussed scientific issues not only in scientific and political circles. These problems intensively resonate also in broader public, mainly because of the direct impact not only on the landscape and ecosystems, but because of their direct impact on human society, the environment and also on the social and physical health of population. The relationships between the global changes and megatrends of social development are more or less unknown and…

Registration website: www.geosymposiumlandscapes.ro The papers will be published in Proceedings Landscapes: Perception, Knowledge, Awareness and Action, Addleton Academics Publishers, New York, U.S.A. (http://addletonacademicpublishers.com/images/stories/2012.pdf). 

Addressed topics: – social issues regarding use, property, distribution or regulation of water– economic issues regarding water as a driving factor for alpine economies– issues of specific user groups (energy, agriculture, tourism, nature)– all over consequences of water scarcity – needed know-how and data for evidence-based water management – dialogue practice – science – policyThe Forum Alpinum will be jointly organised with the 6th Water Conference of the Platform Water of the Alpine Convention.

Background​ The International Scientific Conference „Forest Science for a Sustainable Forestry and Human Wellbeing in a Changing World” - INCDS „Marin Drăcea” 85 Years of Activity, Centenary of The Great Union in 1918” is an open scientific event dedicated to the anniversary of 85 years of activity in forestry research of the National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry „Marin Drăcea”. In 2018 this great anniversary event coincides with the celebration of 100 years since the Great Union of the…