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Call for papers: Migration and Sustainable Development in Mountains

Human migration is greatly affecting mountain societies and mountain ecosystems. Mountain Research and Development is looking for papers that assess experiences of promoting sustainable development in a context of out- or in-migration; that analyze migration processes and their implications for mountain societies and ecosystems; or that offer agendas for future research or policy on migration out of, into, and within mountain areas. Abstracts are due by 25 November 2016, full papers by 31 March 2017.

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