The BeyondIceFutures project has been awarded MRI Synthesis Funding to bring together interdisciplinary scientific, stakeholder, and practitioner expertise on recently deglaciated landscapes. The project aims to identify key knowledge gaps, assess current and potential nature’s contributions to people, and develop attractive visions and guidelines for positive futures beyond ice. As glacier retreat becomes unavoidable in […]

As part of the UN-declared International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP 2025), the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), together with the Forum Landscape, Alps, Parks of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (FoLAP/SCNAT) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research (CIRM, University of Lausanne), convened a multidisciplinary session on Glaciers and Deglaciation: Perspectives on their Relevance for […]

Glaciers across Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Pakistan are shrinking at a pace that is already having significant impacts on vulnerable communities. A new Asian Development Bank project aims to support adaptation efforts in the face of escalating risks. The world’s largest climate fund has approved $250 million to support Glaciers to Farms, an […]

On 26 November 2025, the GEO Mountains community came together online for its second General Meeting of the year. The meeting brought updates on recent network achievements, highlighted scientific contributions from members, and looked ahead to key activities in 2026.  The GEO Mountains Secretariat opened the meeting with several important updates. Participants heard about the […]