Global Change and Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions

Executive Summary Recommendations for Research

Against this background the strategic Workshop aimed at putting research topics on mountain ecosystem services on the political agenda and identifying the implications of climate and socio-economic change for current and future forms of land use. the workshop assessed impacts on selected ecosystem services such as hazard protection, recreation, and natural resources. Furthermore, scenarios of change and their implications for societies depending on these ecosystem services were appraised. In addition to the alps, other mountain systems were also considered.