{"id":14716,"date":"2014-02-17T15:04:13","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T15:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/futureearth.org\/project\/gmba-global-mountain-biodiversity-assessment\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T21:25:40","slug":"gmba-global-mountain-biodiversity-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/networks\/global-research-networks\/gmba-global-mountain-biodiversity-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"GMBA \u2014 Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1553031191712{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>GMBA is a platform for international and cross-disciplinary collaboration on the assessment, conservation and sustainable use of mountain biodiversity in a changing world.<\/h1>\n<p>Its main goals are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>promote, harmonise, explore and synthesise scientific research on current and future change in mountain biodiversity and in the provisioning of ecosystem services by mountain regions<\/li>\n<li>facilitate the access to and usage of research outcomes for scientists, policy makers and stakeholders in charge of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in mountain regions<\/li>\n<li>provide a framework for bottom-up involvement of policy makers and stakeholders in research efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GMBA\u00a0 was initiated by the Swiss Academy of Sciences in the year 2000 and inaugurated by DIVERSITAS in fulfillment of Agenda 21. 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The GMBA International Programme Office is hosted by the University of Bern in Switzerland.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Visit the GMBA website&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;greenNetworks&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmba.unibe.ch%2F||target:%20_blank|&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1552517604036{margin-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Key Contacts<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;8&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1553032484587{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n                <div class=\"card keyContact\">\n                    <div class=\"card-horizontal\">\n                        <div class=\"img-square-wrapper\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keyContactImage\" src=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Davnah-Payne.jpg\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                            <div class=\"card-title\"><h4 class=\"personName\">Davnah Urbach<\/h4><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"card-text\"><p class=\"personJobTitle\">Executive Director, Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment<\/p><\/div>\n                            <ul class=\"list-inline\">\n                                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmba.unibe.ch\">WWW<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a href=\"mailto:gmba@ips.unibe.ch\" target=\"_blank\">EMAIL<\/a><\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"card keyContact\">\n                    <div class=\"card-horizontal\">\n                        <div class=\"img-square-wrapper\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keyContactImage\" src=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Eva-Spehn.jpg\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                            <div class=\"card-title\"><h4 class=\"personName\">Dr. Eva Spehn<\/h4><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"card-text\"><p class=\"personJobTitle\">Executive Secretary<\/p><\/div>\n                            <ul class=\"list-inline\">\n                                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ips.unibe.ch\/aboutus\/personen\/hosted_units\/dr_spehn_eva\/index_eng.html\">WWW<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a href=\"mailto:gmba@ips.unibe.ch\" target=\"_blank\">EMAIL<\/a><\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"card keyContact\">\n                    <div class=\"card-horizontal\">\n                        <div class=\"img-square-wrapper\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keyContactImage\" src=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Markus_Fischer.jpg\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                            <div class=\"card-title\"><h4 class=\"personName\">Markus Fischer<\/h4><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"card-text\"><p class=\"personJobTitle\">Chair, Scientific Steering Committee<\/p><\/div>\n                            <ul class=\"list-inline\">\n                                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ips.unibe.ch\/research\/planteco\/index_eng.html\">WWW<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a href=\"mailto:Markus.Fischer@ips.unibe.ch\" target=\"_blank\">EMAIL<\/a><\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                [\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; 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