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Although mountain areas vary across Europe, at a pan-European level they face a number of environmental, social, economic and migratory challenges that affect not only the communities living in these areas but also the rich ... natural environment that characterises mountains. However, mountains are also areas of opportunity, not only for the mountain regions themselves, but also for Europe, because of the many ecosystem services they provide. This document, jointly developed by the European Association of Mountain Areas and NEMOR, aims to provide an up-to-date list of research priorities considered critical to help mountain areas, which cover 29% of the EU, face the above challenges. This document should be seen as a complement to the 2018 Strategic Research Agenda, many of whose recommendations are still valid.

This strategic research agenda is the product of an enthusiastic year-long collaboration between researchers based in centres of excellence, across many different disciplines and European countries. Our primary goal is to highli ... ght the importance of mountains in providing insights and solutions to many of Europe’s pressing challenges. To this end, we call for the inclusion of specific call topics on mountain research within the 2018–2020 Work Programmes of Horizon 2020.

The world is experiencing significant social, economic, and environmental changes. Questions such as “What roles can mountains play to overcome the future problems/challenges of humanity?” or “Which answers can mountain research ... provide?“ are at the basis of NEMOR interests, and help set our long-term goals. This document, prepared by NEMOR members, suggests that the main topics that we believe should be urgently addressed in the coming years about mountains should be be framed in the three dimensions of the SDGs: environmental, social, and economic. It also proposes the creation of a global partnership between scientists and stakeholders to trigger projects with a holistic view of mountain development and adaptation to global change.

This leaflet summarizes NEMOR’s main objectives and gives very basic information about the role that research in mountain can play to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).