🏔️🛰️ #MountainJob opportunity at ICIMOD! Seeking a Senior Specialist to lead Regional Information Services across the Hindu Kush Himalaya, spanning #EarthObservation, GIS, data, AI & digital tools for decision-making. 📍 Kathmandu 📅 Apply by 4 Oct 🔗 More: buff.ly/8PeXJHS #OurChangingMountains

More GEO Mountains news in the latest MRI Newsletter! 🏔️🛰️ Catch up on the GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon 2026, explore the new GEO Community Space, and save the date for our next General Meeting on 26 November. Find it all in the newsletter below 👇 bit.ly/MRINewslette... #OurChangingMountains

Mountain Research Initiative@mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · last wk.

📬 New MRI Newsletter out now! 🏔️ 5 priorities for uncertain futures in #OurChangingMountains 🌊 Local knowledge & #GLOF early warnings 🧊 Rock glaciers as #climate refugia 🌳 How mountain trees are responding to warming 🦬 New world map of yaks Plus events, funding, jobs & more 👇 bit.ly/MRINewslette...

🏔️🛰️ Turning #EarthObservation into action! At the GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon 2026, 12 early-career researchers & practitioners came together to develop practical solutions to #DisasterRisk challenges facing #OurChangingMountains. 📖 Discover what they developed: buff.ly/pgcg1KN #EO4Impact

🌍📢 The #IPCC is seeking expert reviewers for the First Order Draft of #AR7 Working Group I. Help strengthen the next global #ClimateAssessment by reviewing the latest physical #ClimateScience. 📝 Register by 25 Sept 📅 Review: 10 Aug to 2 Oct 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4fyqrIU #OurChangingMountains

🏔️ How can #OurChangingMountains navigate an increasingly uncertain future? A new MRI-funded synthesis in Cell Reports Sustainability draws on 25 case studies worldwide to identify 5️⃣ priorities for more #resilient, inclusive, & #sustainable mountain futures. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/5PrioritiesM...

Excited to share that our session "Youth-led Data Solutions for Mountain Disaster Risk Reduction" took place today at the #RMC2026! We also had the opportunity to present the ideathon concept at the plenary session. #OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll #EO4Mountains #MountainsMatter

🚀 What happens when young scientists, practitioners and policy experts join forces to tackle mountain disaster risks? Join us for "Youth-led Data Solutions for Mountain Disaster Risk Reduction", an interactive session at the Regional Mountain Conference 2026! Tuesday 7 July 2026, 13:15 - 14:45.

🧊📸 A GEO Mountains Small Grant helped unlock 4,500+ historic aerial photos of glaciers in the Chilean Andes. The project is transforming this imagery into 3D glacier records, helping reveal nearly 80 years of glacier change. 📖 More: buff.ly/ilNT0t5 #OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll

🎯 GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon Day 3: Solutions taking shape Today, participants worked in teams to refine and strengthen their design solutions. Felix Gertheinrich and Raphaël Lelouvier from the @Alpine Convention Secretariat led an inspiring workshop on the role of policy in mountain governance.

⚡ Day 2: From challenges to solutions This morning our Problem-Owners presented four mountain challenges. Participants spent the day in intense solution design: defining problems, identifying users, mapping data sources, and building workflows. #OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll

🏔️ GEO Mountains Ideathon Day 1 Explore – From knowledge sharing to the field The first full day continue with knowledge-sharing sessions, remote-sensing methods for natural hazard monitoring in the Austrian Alps, and a field trip to to the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier. #EarthIntelligenceForAll

GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon has begun in Obergurgl, Austria! 12 early-career researchers from mountain regions worldwide are co-developing data-driven solutions for disaster risk reduction. Four challenges – Multiple regions – One mission: turning observations into action! #EarthIntelligenceForAll

🏔️💬 “The future of #MountainResearch depends on more than better data. It depends on stronger connections between communities, disciplines, & generations”. Great insights from the #GEOSymposium in our colleague Alexandrine Massot's blog post! 🔗 bit.ly/4oX5w6y #OurChangingMountains

Building bridges in mountain research: insights from the GEO Symposium and beyond

The Group on Earth Observations is a global collaboration dedicated to understanding our Earth in all its complexity. As a collaborative intergovernmental body, GEO is dedicated to co-producing user-d...

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🏔️ GEO Mountains news featured in the latest @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social newsletter: 📸 80 years of glacier change revealed through rescued historic photos in the Andes 🤝 Highlights from the 2026 GEO Mountains General Meeting Read more here: buff.ly/cPbzgz6 #OurChangingMountains #EarthObservation

Mountain Research Initiative@mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🏔️ Our June MRI newsletter is out now! As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, explore the latest mountain research, events, #funding, jobs, & other opportunities from across our global community. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/cPbzgz6 #MountainResearch #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter

🌲🏔️ #PhdOpportunity at EPFL! Work on #AI, #RemoteSensing & ecological modelling to study forest treeline change in the Swiss Alps. 📆 Contract Start Date: 9 September 2026 📍 EPFL Valais Wallis, Sion, Switzerland 🔗 Learn more & apply: buff.ly/IYh9xeN #OurChangingMountains #ResearchJob

📢 Call for Abstracts! MRI, CIRM, & FoLAP invite submissions for our session at the 24th #SwissGeoscienceMeeting: 🏔️ Mountain Commons: Historical Development, Transformations & New Forms of Commons in Mountain Regions 📅 Deadline 28 Aug 📍 Fribourg, Switzerland 🔗 buff.ly/cNstOJh #OurChangingMountains

🏔️💧 How does glacier retreat affect communities in #OurChangingMountains? GEO Mountains-supported research from the Peruvian Andes explores an often-overlooked #climate challenge: the links between glacier loss, deteriorating water quality, livelihoods, & human well-being. 📖 More: buff.ly/anYHySb

🏔️🛰️ Monitoring #LandDegradation in mountain regions isn't always straightforward. A GEO Mountains & WOCAT event explored why combining EO data with field observations & local knowledge is key to understanding change in mountain landscapes. 🔗 geomountains.org/geo-mountain... #OurChangingMountains

🏔️ New MRI newsletter! 👇 Highlights include a GEO Mountains-supported project in Peru exploring how deglaciation affects water quality, livelihoods, & human health in mountain communities. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/MRINewslette... #MountainResearch #OurChangingMountains

Mountain Research Initiative@mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📬 Our May Newsletter is out! This month: new research on #GlacierRetreat & water quality in Peru, updates from MRI Working Groups, & evidence that a 2012 wildfire in the Rwenzori Mountains was the first of its kind in at least 12,000 years. 🔗 bit.ly/MRINewslette... #OurChangingMountains

🏔️🌍 Thanks to everyone who joined the GEO Mountains & WOCAT session at this week's #GEOSymposium! Great discussions on #EarthObservation, land restoration, & capacity needs in #OurChangingMountains 🤝 #EarthIntelligenceForAll #MountainsMatter

📣 We're hiring! The MRI is looking for a Scientific Project Officer (0.6 FTE). Role suits a dynamic 'all-rounder' with experience in project coordination, scientific events, & interdisciplinary collaboration. 📍 Bern, CH 🕒 6-month contract 📅 Apply by 5 June 🔗 bit.ly/mri-scientif... #ScienceJobs

🏔️🌍 MRI-supported mountain sessions brought together researchers from across disciplines at #EGU26! ✨ Discussions explored: • Elevation-Dependent #ClimateChange ❄️ • Social–ecological systems & #adaptation 🤝 • #WaterSecurity, hazards, & monitoring 💧 🔗 bit.ly/MRIatEGU26 #OurChangingMountains

🏔️🌍 Join the GEO Mountains General Meeting on 29 May in Geneva + online! Updates, community exchange, & collaboration on #mountains & #EarthObservation 🤝 🔗 Agenda & registration: geomountains.org/events/geo-m... #EO4Mountains #OurChangingMountains

🌎⛰️ Apply now for the CASCADA Workshop on #ClimateModelling across the #Andes. Hands-on training in km-scale modelling for senior undergraduates, MSc & PhD students, & early-career researchers. 📍 Boulder, Colorado 🗓️ 5-9 October 2026 ⏰ Apply by 15 June 🔗 buff.ly/DG1WryL #OurChangingMountains

Andes Climate Modeling Workshop – Mountain Research Initiative MRI

This workshop sponsored by the NSF AccelNet-ACCORD program will provide hands-on training in km-scale climate modelling over South America.

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ICOS Carbon Portal is looking for a backend developer 💻 The ideal candidate is comfortable managing self-hosted web services, has strong experience in statically typed languages, and is familiar with functional programming concepts. Apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:933923/

This postdoc opportunity is part of the #ERCSynergyGrant funded AFRI-CAN project, which explores #EastAfrican mountain social-ecological dynamics. 🌍 Headed by MRI colleague @rob-marchant.bsky.social, AFRI-CAN explores how mountain ecosystems & communities can thrive amid change. 📖👉 bit.ly/AFRI-CAN

🌍🌿 Postdoc opportunity at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre! Work on vegetation & ecosystem modelling in East African mountain systems 🏔️ 📍 Frankfurt am Main 📅 Apply by 15 May 🔗 mountainresearchinitiative.org/jobs/postdoc... #OurChangingMountains #Postdoc #ScienceJobs

📣 Job opportunity! If you're a dynamic 'all-rounder' with experience in project coordination, scientific events, & interdisciplinary collaboration, & a passion for #OurChangingMountains, @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social would love to hear from you! 👇 #ResearchJobs #ScienceJobs #MountainsMatter

Mountain Research Initiative@mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🏔️🌍 We’re hiring! ✨ The MRI seeks a Scientific Project Officer to support our global mountain research coordination & @geomountains.bsky.social activities. 📍 Bern, Switzerland 🕒 Temporary 6-month fixed-term contract 📅 Apply by 5 June 🔗 bit.ly/mri-scientif... #OurChangingMountains #ScienceJobs

🏔️🌍 Join the GEO Mountains General Meeting (29 May, Geneva + online)! Updates, exchange & collaboration with the mountain EO community 🤝 🔗 Register here: geomountains.org/events/geo-m... #OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll #MountainsMatter #EarthObservations

📩 Take a look at the MRI Newsletter for the latest GEO Mountains news. Learn how GEO Mountains-backed research is tracking disappearing glaciers in Peru, and join us at our upcoming events! 👇 #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter

Mountain Research Initiative@mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📩 Our April MRI newsletter is live! In it, you'll find: ✨ New research highlights 🌍 Upcoming events & opportunities 🤝 Stories from across our network Take a look & stay connected with the latest from the mountain research community 👇 🔗 bit.ly/MRINewslette... #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter