MLAMBSF-2025

Conference Background

Mountain landscapes with intricate human-environment systems are known to show signs of diverse vulnerability to the present fundamental shift in the Earth System, mainly driven by anthropogenic activities. Mountain ecosystems are being paid greater attention in national and international debates due to their myriad of services such as fresh water, fertile soil and rich bioresources and the cascading effects of a climate change on humankind. The Himalayan region, is well-known for its magnificent landscapes and rich biodiversity, and is undergoing rapid transformations at an unprecedented rate due to warming climate. Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is home to two global biodiversity hotspots and faces the brunt of climate change, with temperatures expected to rise significantly in some parts by 2100. It will adversely affect the ecosystem services of the region via shrinking of water resources, land use/cover change, change in ecosystems, biodiversity loss and human well being. It is very vital for the IHR to learn to adapt and build resilience to global warming. Hence, there is a need for developing mountain specific decision support systems by generating knowledge and information on mountain landscapes, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge and environmental change related impacts for making informed decisions by policy makers and administrative agencies. Recognizing the urgent need to build climate change resilient mountain ecosystems, this national conference is anticipated to be instrumental in exchanging knowledge and promoting networking among eminent scientists, faculty members, policy makers, researchers for achieving mountain ecosystems sustainability

Themes

Biodiversity conservation and bioprospection

Ecosystem services assessment and dynamics

Climate change: vulnerabilities, resilience

Nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration

Environmental pollution and ecotoxicology

Biotechnological approaches in biodiversity conservation

Remote sensing, GIS, ML and ecological modeling

Sustainable water and soil resource management

Traditional ecological knowledge, medicinal plants

Mountain ecosystems: functions and processes

Human-animal's conflicts, Himalayan cryosphere

Nature based solutions, climate smart agriculture

Microbial biology and belowground diversity

Land use/cover changes and impacts, invasion ecology

Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses

Landscape ecological risk assessment

Sustainable waste management and recycling

Advances in agriculture/horticulture research

Conference Objectives

MLAMBSF-2025 is dedicated to fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange...
The main objectives are:

✔ To showcase cutting-edge research on mountain ecosystems functioning and services
✔ To provide networking opportunities for building climate change resilient ecosystems
✔ To widen awareness among key stakeholders for environmental sustainability of IHR
✔ To inspire budding researchers and students