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Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas Conference - 16-18 April 2012, in Stuttgart, Germany – abstracts by 1 November 2011

24.05.2011

A conference on Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas will take place from 16 to 18 April 2012 at the Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany. The themes will include soil care, land use and land cover change in mountain landscapes, sustainable and competitive livestock systems, supplying, using, sharing and cycling of matter and water. It will also investigate on how to link highland farmers to modern food chains and people participation in natural resource management. Deadline to submit extended abstracts of oral or poster presentations (400-600 words in length) is 1 November 2011.