June 16 - 19, 2026 International Landscape Ecology Laboratory holds an international conference "Landscape Ecology: Adaptation, Resource and Risk Management" 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.