SECOND INTERNATIONAL FORUM
The sustainable development of mountain territories

THE THEME: The role of municipalities in making environmentally significant decisions
in the sphere of sustainable development of mountain territories


MAKHACHKALA, Republic of Dagestan, the Russian Federation
1-3 October 2025

II INTERNATIONAL FORUM
The sustainable
development
of mountain
territories
MAKHACHKALA
Republic of Dagestan
the Russian Federation
1-3 October 2025

The theme of the forum
The role of municipalities in making environmentally significant decisions in the sphere of sustainable development of mountain territories
The purpose of the forum
The purpose
of the forum
The purpose of the forum is to develop mechanisms of adaptation to climatic and socio-economic changes, to increase the role of municipalities in the formation of programs for sustainable development of mountainous areas.
The role of municipalities in making environmentally significant decisions in the sphere of sustainable development of mountain territories

Main topics for discussion
  • Balanced development of mountain areas, taking into account the conservation and reproduction of landscape and biological diversity and the disagreement between economic growth and rational management of natural resources.
  • Preserving the living environment and improving the well-being of local population in mountainous areas.
  • Development of a set of adaptation measures and projects related to climate change, as well as assessment of the resources (human, informational, organizational) required for their implementation.
  • Realization of municipal control over the environmental condition of mountain ecosystems.
  • Environmental monitoring and effectiveness of related measures and projects of mountain municipalities.
  • Optimization of subsoil use, search for an optimal ratio of traditional and innovative industries.
  • Finding a balance between reducing the forest cover of mountain landscapes and efficient forest management.
  • Development of a network of transboundary protected areas.
  • Increasing the level of education on climate change and adaptation to it.
  • The role of youth in the implementation of programs in the field of sustainable development of mountain territories.
  • Implementation of model documents in the sphere of sustainable development of mountain territories in the national legislation.

Organizers
Partners

The participants of the discussions will be representatives of executive and legislative authorities, business circles, educational and research institutions, mass media, public associations from around the world.
Location
The Russian Federation / Republic of Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA
Location
MAKHACHKALA
Republic of Dagestan
The Russian Federation

Contacts
Natalia Amburtseva
Secretary of the IPA CIS Permanent Commission on Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology
е-mail: ani@iacis.ru

191015, Russia
St. Petersburg, Shpalernaya, 47
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