Yurij Bihun, a long-time supporter of Science for the Carpathians, one of original founders of the network passed away. Yurij was a man full of life, deeply connected to the forests he cherished and to the mountains he loved. A true patriot of Ukraine. Yurij supported young Ukrainian professionals and researchers …
On May 9-10, the S4C meeting was held at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management of the Jagiellonian University. With 20 participants on-site and over 10 online, we engaged in comprehensive discussions covering a spectrum of key topics aimed at strengthening the foundations of our network and developing joint …
The Mountains Uncovered series seeks to provide an easily understandable overview of the key characteristics of 100 selected mountain ranges around the world, and was developed by collating and visualising a variety of current global scale, open data products. The consistent approach taken throughout enables comparisons between mountain ranges to …
We are pleased to announce that 7th Forum Carpaticum conference/HES-GEO joint event will be held 25–29 September 2023 at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. For more information please visit the conference website: https://hes.geo.uj.edu.pl/forum-carpaticum-2023
With great pleasure we announce that our colleague, Professor dr. William S. Keeton (Vermont University) was awarded Honoris Causa Professorship of the Bucharest University for his scientific contribution, promoting cooperation among institutions and involvement in the sustainable development of the Carpathians. This exceptional academic award ceremony took place on 18. …
Based on the results of the Forum Carpaticum 2021 a new ‘Research Agenda for the Carpathians 2022-2030’ was developed to move the S4C initiative from research planning to concrete action. The document presents a number of topics, which the S4C research community finds most critical and fundamental for supporting sustainable …
The war in Ukraine has caused immense human suffering and destruction to infrastructure as well as to the natural environment, with long-term implications for the Ukrainian people and economy. More than 6 million people have no or limited access to clean water, and over 280,000 hectares of forests have been …
The Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is currently undertaking the project “Nature Conservation and Conflict in Ukraine: Determining War Damage to Nature Reserves in Ukraine” (“Ukraine Nature”). This is supported by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung …
It is with the most heavy heart and saddness that we announce the passing of our dear colleague and friend, geologist and geomorphologist, actively involved in S4C initiatives, professor Bartłomiej Wyżga. Our community has lost not only a valuable member, who committed his professional life to the Carpathians, but a great friend, …
An Afternoon on the Pasture with the Shepherd László Sáfián is the film was made by Zsolt Molnár (ethnoecologist, ELKH Center for Ecological Research, Hungary) and Sándor Karácsony (camera man and film maker), where they discuss various aspects of traditional sheep grazing in Hungary. Check aut the fil at YouTube.
