The list of sessions and workshops planned for the FC 2020 conference has been announced and is now available online along with short session descriptions. Please note that the deadline for abstract submission was extended till 29 March 2020. Please send us your abstracts by email to Radek Plch (plch.r@czechglobe.cz).
The abstract form is available on the website.

Sessions and workshops list can be also found below:

Vulnerabilities of natural resources

• Wyżga B., Zawiejska J., Małek S.: Carpathian waters: From knowledge to management
• Sekeryapan C.: Alpine lake sediments: Sentinels of mountains to track anthropogenic effect and climate change
• Pokorný R.: Tree and forest growth across Carpathians – from past to future
• Keeton W.: Forest ecosystem and resource vulnerabilities to climate change in the Carpathian Mountain Region
• Nezval O.: Study of the temporal and spatial variability primary production and carbon allocation in Carpathian forests
• Kutal M., Duľa M.: Large carnivores in the Carpathians: challenges for effective conservation and management

Archives, data and modelling for the sustainable use of natural resources

• Florescu G.: Perspectives through palaeoscience for a sustainable future of the Carpathian environments 
• Ostapowicz K.: Advances in Earth Observations for sustainable development in mountainous regions
• Kaim D., Ostafin K., Munteanu C.: Applications of historical data in geography, land use, ecology and conservation
• Pechanec V., Cudlín P.: Modelling of the biodiversity and ecosystem functions/services for nature protection and sustainable use of natural resources in the Carpathians

Societal aspects for Carpathian sustainability – Human-environment interactions

• Bihun Y., Karabchuk D.: Social, economic, and environmental impacts of illegal logging in the forests of the Carpathian Ecological Region
• Stryamets N., Elbakidze M., Rohmann I., Sõukand R.: Forest and people: Ethnobotany for sustainable livelihoods in the mountain regions
• Matei E., Mika M.: Global changes and local responses: Resilience, adaptations, innovations for the sustainable development of Carpathians tourist destinations
• Mitrofanenko T., Zawiejska J., Dlouhá J., Matei E.: Best practices of education for sustainable development in the Carpathians and other mountainous regions

Developing better policies

• Nijnik M., Perlik M., Kopiy S.: The power of social innovation in mountain areas to steer a sustainable governance of nature
• Hoffmann C.: Rural urban relationships to enable equivalent living conditions in the Carpathians
• Mitrofanenko T., Zawiejska J., Dlouhá J.: Towards a stronger role of universities in regional development – methods, case studies, best practices
• Kubal-Czerwińska M., Krzesiwo K.: Getting it done right: Mediation for sustainable use and reuse of the Carpathians resources

Workshops

• The potential of Cold War Spy Satellite data to inform long-term landscape and species conservation. Organizers: Munteanu C., Kaim D., Nita M.D. (remotely)
• Biodiversity and connectivity of rural-urban forests: Planning and sustainable land management at the peripheral edges. Organizer: Diaz-Maroto I.J.
• Knowledge exchange workshop on integration of ecological corridors into spatial planning within the European National Parks and their networks. Organizer: Nagy G.
• Implication of Sustainable Development Goals for future of forest landscapes in the Carpathian Region. Organizer: Elbakidze M.
• Integrating Education for Sustainable Development into the activities of the Carpathian Convention – planning the next steps and recommendations to the COP6. Organizer:  Mitrofanenko T.
• Towards a stronger role of universities in shaping sustainable development of the Carpathian region – developing a joint research paper. Organizer: Mitrofanenko T.
• Becoming better science writers and science communicators for the Carpathians. Organizer: Munteanu C.

The situation with the coronavirus is difficult to predict but please do send your abstracts till 29.03.2020. We believe that the situation will improve by June and the conference will be held. If the situation will not be clear by the end of April (to have time to book air tickets and accommodation in Brno) the conference will be postponed to autumn 2020. In any case, it will be organized in the first possible date and the early registration fee will be extended. Please follow our website updates at http://forumcarpaticum.czechglobe.cz/