MARGISTAR

31/07/2026

Have you read 's latest reflection article? Take a look back at the Portugal Training School highlights and read about how collaboration across borders can help shape more sustainable futures for Europe's mountain regions! 🏔️

Read the full article here: https://margistar.eu/peneda-geres-transboundary-biosphere-reserve-reflections-from-the-margistar-training-school-in-portugal/

From 11-13 June 2024, the MARGISTAR COST Action organized its first Training School in Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal, within the Peneda-Gerês Transboundary Biosphere Reserve. This event brought together researchers, practitioners and stakeholders from across Europe. The Training School provided an op...

03/07/2026

Take a look back at 's Summer 2025 Training School "Shaping Tomorrow: Tools for Futures Thinking & Group Decision-Making" in Ljubljana. 🌍✨

Three inspiring days of learning, collaboration, and exchanging ideas with researchers and practitioners from across Europe, exploring future thinking, scenario development, multicriteria decision-making, and spatial analysis for more sustainable and resilient mountain regions. One of the highlights being the discussions around how methods are moving beyond theory and supporting real-world decision-making through hands-on workshops and field visits in the Kočevje region.

Read more about the team experience now ⬇️ https://margistar.eu/the-margistar-training-school-shaping-tomorrow-tools-for-futures-thinking-group-decision-making-in-ljubljana/

From 7–9 May 2025, prof. Andrej Ficko from University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty hosted the international Training School Shaping tomorrow: tools for futures thinking & group decision-making, organized as part of the COST Action MARGISTAR. The event brought together participants from 14 co...

19/06/2026

What does a Himalayan wood stove and a Finnish campfire have in common? 🇫🇮

Find out in the latest reflection, "Built Around Fire: Participation, Presence, and People with Finnish Hospitality" from Rajesh Nautiyal.

https://margistar.eu/built-around-fire-participation-presence-and-people-with-finnish-hospitality/

What do a Himalayan wood stove and a Finnish campfire have in common? Reflecting on childhood evenings spent around a fire with family in the Himalayas and a memorable gathering during the MARGISTAR Training School in Finland, Rajesh explores how fire has long served as a catalyst for human connecti...

21/05/2026

Take a look back to March 17-19 📸 at 's latest Training School at the University of Oulu, Finland – Where a 3-day deep dive into 'Pinching policymakers for revitalising European mountainous regions' took place.

From collaborative games to hands-on group work, the focus was clear: how do we move from research to real-world impact? 💡 Some key takeaways mentioned science-policy-practice connections needing to be actively built and not assumed, co-creation leads to stronger and more relevant policy insights, and then engagement is essential to influence change.

https://margistar.eu/pinching-policymakers-notes-from-a-margistar-training-school/

Simo Sarkki, Renata Pacheco, Irene Christoforidi, Rajesh Nautiyal, Maria del Carmen Solano Báez, Elena Todorova, Manikandan Ariyan, Federica Romagnoli, Ana Margarida S., Naveed Imran, María Viota, Hakan Yasin Özdemir

Simo Sarkki (Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Finland), Renata Pacheco (IRTA, Sustainability in Biosystems, Spain), Irene Christoforidi (Department of Agriculture, Hellenic Mediterranean University), Rajesh Nautiyal (University of Lincoln, UK), Maria del Carmen Solano Báez (University of...

20/05/2026

Announcing 's 5th Call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSM) Grant Application ⛰️

This call is for mobilities occurring between June 15 and August 30, 2026. Applications are welcome until May 30!

Learn more below about eligibility and the application process ⬇️

https://margistar.eu/margistar-opens-5th-call-for-short-term-scientific-mission-stsm-grant-applications/

MARGISTAR has launched its fifth call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for mobilities occurring between June 15 and August 30, 2026. All applications must be submitted before May 30 and all activities must occur before August 30, 2026.

04/05/2026

Take a look at the latest blog about 's visit to Alería del Bandolero Interpretation Center 🏔️ Read the unique insights and all about the hidden inequalities behind Axarquía’s iconic raisin production, and what’s at stake if this landscape disappears.

Read now 💫 https://margistar.eu/a-bittersweet-harvest-marginalisation-and-survival-in-the-axarquia/

01/05/2026

📣 Announcing the 1st Pitch Call for 's final event – Pinching Policy-Makers & Green Diplomacy, in Brussels 🇧🇪

High-level policy event in Brussels, designed to strengthen the interface between science, policy, and practice in the context of marginal regions, ecosystem restoration, and climate action.

Submit your pitch by 22 May, 2026 - Read more about pitch requirements and how to apply ⬇️

💫 https://margistar.eu/1st-call-for-pitches-pinching-policy-makers-green-diplomacy/

17/04/2026

was welcomed in the White City of El Borge yesterday, a town renowned for its surrounding vineyards and long-standing raisin production.

Stay tuned for our insights into local strengths and challenges, and how young farmers and volunteers are helping build inclusive spaces to return to local traditions and food culture.

Thank you, of course, , for having us and for showing us what can be achieved. And to all MARGISTAR members for making this so memorable.

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15/04/2026

Kicking off Day 2 of this week’s meeting after a successful first day of scenario planning to explore futures for remote rural and regions in Europe.

Thank you to all who have joined us and in particular our host, Prof. José Jesús Delgado Peña, for welcoming us so warmly. 🏔️💫

31/03/2026

Take a look back to March 17-19 📸 at 's latest Training School at University of Oulu Finland – Where a 3-day deep dive into 'Pinching policymakers for revitalising European mountainous regions' took place.

From collaborative games to hands-on group work, the focus was clear: how do we move from research to real-world impact? 💡 Some key takeaways mentioned science-policy-practice connections needing to be actively built and not assumed, co-creation leads to stronger and more relevant policy insights, and then engagement is essential to influence change.