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Call for abstracts: Mt Kilimanjaro conference

12.01.2017

AfroMont, the African chapter of the international Mountain Research Initiative, invites researchers working on African mountains to submit abstracts for the upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro Mountain Research Conference. The conference theme is "African mountain ecosystems under global change: linking biodiversity, biotic interactions and biogeochemical ecosystem processes". Abstracts may be submitted online by 15 February 2017.

The Mount Kilimanjaro Mountain Research Conference takes place on 22-26 February 2017 at the Uhuru Hotel and Conference Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. Session topics include:
• Kilimanjaro ecosystems under global change: linking biodiversity, biotic interactions and biogeochemical ecosystem processes;
• Tracking change in African mountain ecosystems;
• Linking biodiversity, biotic interactions and biogeochemical ecosystem processes;
• Foreign land acquisitions and new land uses in African mountains;
• Making the case for Sustainable Mountain Development; and
• Mountain governance - protected areas, Biospheres and World Heritages Sites – are they effective or what else is needed.

Abstracts should be between 300 – 500 words with a short title (up to 30 words), the names of all authors and organization affiliations and email addresses included. The presenter and corresponding author should be indicated, along with the appropriate email address. The deadline for online abstract submission is 15 February 2017.

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