International conference 'Landscape Ecology: Adaptation, Resource, and Risk Management' (LEARRM – 2026)

The International laboratory of landscape ecology, Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University, in cooperation with A.N. Severtsov Institute of ecology and evolution Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, and SINO BODO (Beijing) International Culture Co., Ltd. 
are pleased to invite you the International Scientific Conference “Landscape Ecology: Adaptation, Resource and Risk Management” (LEARRM‑2026).
The conference aims to advance landscape ecology as a scientific basis for territorial management under conditions of global change and increasing natural and climate‑related risks. The purpose of the conference is to analyze and discuss the current state and future prospects of landscape ecology in Russia and worldwide, to consider modern methodological approaches and empirical findings, and to create a scientific platform for exchange of experience and development of national and international research cooperation. Special attention will be paid to applied aspects of landscape ecology and their use in environmental and spatial planning, climate change adaptation, and natural risk management.

Main conference topics

• Spatial pattern and functioning of landscapes: Relationships between landscape spatial structure and ecological processes, multi‑scale dynamics, fragmentation, spatial heterogeneity and resilience of landscapes.
• Landscape history, dynamics and scenario modelling: The role of historical factors in the present‑day structure and functioning of landscapes and the use of scenarios to explore alternative future landscape trajectories.
• Landscape patterns of communities and biodiversity: Landscape factors shaping and maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem resilience;
• Adaptation of human–nature systems to the climate‑related risks: Assessment of territorial vulnerability, climate adaptation and risk management; including exposure and sensitivity of communities and infrastructure, and integration of climate risk into planning and governance.
• Ecosystem services and nature‑based solutions: Development and implementation of nature‑based solutions in land management and spatial planning;
• Cultural landscapes within social‑ecological systems: Cultural landscape processes, and social dimensions of landscape change;
• Agroecology and Sustainable land management: Crop and livestock land use, agroecological practices and their effects on the sustainability and ecological functions of agricultural landscapes.
• Digital landscapes: remote sensing, GIS and big data: Satellite data and time series of vegetation, land‑use and climate indicators, machine‑learning and AI methods for analyzing and forecasting landscape processes; research reproducibility and open data.

Key dates

Formats of participation

on site, online, publication only

Working language: English

Registration fee, roubles

Programme Committee

- An Li, associate professor, Institute of botany, CAS; academic supervisor, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Alexander Khoroshev, doctor of geographical sciences, professor, Faculty of geography Lomonosov Moscow State University;
- Changliang Shao, professor, Institute of agricultural resources and regional planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences;
- Dmitry Zamolodchikov, doctor of biological sciences, professor, Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Evgeny Shvarts, doctor of geographical sciences, professor, Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University; head of Center for responsible use of natural resources, Institute of geography RAS;
- Maxim Bobrovsky, doctor of biological sciences, professor, Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University; leading research fellow, Institute of physicochemical and biological problems in soil science, RAS;
- Sergei Bazha, laboratory head, Laboratory of arid land ecology A.N. Severtsov institute of ecology and evolution RAS;
- Tatyana Chernenkova, doctor of geographical sciences, leading research fellow, Laboratory of biogeography Institute of geography RAS;
- Zhang Qing, professor, School of ecology and environment, Inner Mongolia University;
- Alexander Krenke, senior Research Fellow, Laboratory of biogeography Institute of geography RAS;
- Ivan Kotlov, research fellow, Laboratory of biogeocenology A.N. Severtsov Institute of ecology and evolution RAS; research fellow, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and Geoinformation Technologies, HSE University;
- Robert Sandlersky, laboratory head, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University; 
- Vadim Mamkin, laboratory head, Laboratory of ecological and climate studies A.N. Severtsov institute of ecology and evolution RAS;
- Victor Matasov, associate professor, Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University.

Organizing Committee

- An Li, associate professor, Institute of Botany, CAS; Academic supervisor, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Robert Sandlersky, laboratory head, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Ivan Kotlov, research fellow, Laboratory of biogeocenology A.N. Severtsov institute of ecology and evolution RAS; research fellow, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Anna Gorbacheva, research fellow, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Anastasiya Baibar, research fellow Department of physical geography Institute of geography RAS; International laboratory of landscape ecology, Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Tatyana Krasnova, manager, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Demid Vasilenko, research assistant, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University;
- Natalia Petrzhik, engineer, Laboratory of arid land ecology, A.N. Severtsov institute of ecology and evolution RAS;
- Dara Gaeva, research fellow, International laboratory of landscape ecology Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies, HSE University. 

About the laboratory

The Internationa laboratory of landscape ecology was established in early 2022 at the Faculty of geography and geoinformation technologies at the HSE University and specializes in integrating experimental ecology, remote sensing methods, and mathematical modeling. The Laboratory's key focus is the analysis of the biophysical parameters of ecosystems that support and regulate ecosystem services.

Key persons:

• An Li (IB CAS/HSE University), PhD - specialist in the landscape ecology of steppes and pastures, sustainable ecosystem management, and the separation of climatic and anthropogenic drivers of land degradation.
• Alexander Khoroshev (Lomonosov Moscow State University), Doctor of Geographical Sciences - leading theorist in contemporary Russian landscape science and landscape planning. His work demonstrates how the spatial structure of a landscape can act as an independent factor of sustainability and explain differences in the functioning of geosystems at different levels of organization.
• Changliang Shao (CAAS), PhD, is a leading scientist in the field of remote sensing and rangeland ecology. His research focuses on the influence of anthropogenic impacts and climate change on the carbon and water balance mechanisms of rangelands.
• Dmitry Zamolodchikov (HSE University/CEPL RAS), Doctor of Biological Sciences - leading expert on the global carbon cycle and climate change. He is the developer of the national methodology for greenhouse gas accounting and adaptation of nature management to climate change.
• Evgeny Schwartz (HSE University/IG RAS), Doctor of Geographical Sciences - an expert in green economics (environmental responsibility, ESG) and environmental protection.
• Maxim Bobrovsky (HSE University/IPCB PSS RAS), Doctor of Biological Sciences, is a leading researcher on the historical ecology of forest landscapes in Eastern Europe and the impact of past human activity on modern landscape structure. His research demonstrates how long-term human impact determines the current resilience and restoration potential of forest ecosystems.
• Sergey Bazha (IPEE RAS), PhD - leading specialist in the ecosystems of Mongolia and Central Asia and the head of the long-term Joint Russian-Mongolian Integrated Biological Expedition. He is involved in land degradation mapping, desertification monitoring, and the resilience of transboundary landscapes in Mongolia and the Baikal region.
• Tatyana Chernenkova (IG RAS), Doctor of Biological Sciences, is a leading researcher in the Laboratory of Biogeography. She specializes in geobotany and the biodiversity of forest ecosystems. Her research interests include the response of plant communities to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, as well as the diagnosis of forest ecosystem disturbances.
• Zhang Qing (IMU), PhD, is a leading scientist in the field of monitoring the functions and biodiversity of rangeland ecosystems on the Mongolian Plateau.

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