The GEA International Scientific Conference titled "Global Challenges and Local Solutions in Natural Resource Management", 29–31 May 2025 in Podgorica, Montenegro, represents a global gathering of scientific thought and collaboration. Organized by the Montenegrin Academy of Science and Arts, the GEA (Geo Eco-Eco Agro) international scientific research platform, and the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), the event brings together expertise from across disciplines to address pressing environmental and resource management challenges.

This year’s conference welcomes 299 authors who are presenting 125 research studies, with participation from all continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, and Oceania. The wide geographic representation, spanning 30 countries including (1) Albania, (2) Australia, (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (4) Brazil, (5) Bulgaria, (6) China, (7) Croatia, (8) France, (9) Greece, (10) India, (11) Iran, (12) Italy, (13) Japan, (14) Montenegro, (15) Morocco, (16) Nepal, (17) North Macedonia, (18) Poland, (19) Romania, (20) Russia, (21) Serbia, (22) Slovakia, (23) Slovenia, (24) Spain, (25) Sri Lanka, (26) Sweden, (27) Switzerland, (28) Turkey, (29) United Kingdom (UK), (30) United States (USA). This reflects the international character of the conference and underscores the global importance of natural resource sustainability.

The GEA Conference continues to serve as a vital platform for scientific exchange, policy dialogue, and the development of innovative, localized solutions to the global environmental challenges of our time.

Medjunarodna naucna konferencija GEA pod nazivom „Globalni izazovi i lokalna rjesenja u upravljanju prirodnim resursima“, odrzace se od 29–31. maja 2025. godine u Podgorici, Crna Gora, i predstavlja globalno okupljanje naucne misli i saradnje. Organizatori su Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti, medjunarodna naucnoistrazivacka platforma GEA (Geo Eco-Eco Agro) i Svjetska asocijacija za ocuvanje zemljista i voda (WASWAC), a dogadjaj okuplja strucnjake iz razlicitih oblasti kako bi se odgovorilo na hitne izazove zastite zivotne sredine i upravljanja prirodnim resursima i kulturnom bastinom.

Ove godine konferencija okuplja 299 autora koji predstavljaju 125 istrazivacka rada, uz ucesce sa svih kontinenata: Evrope, Azije, Afrike, Sjeverne Amerike, Juzne Amerike i Okeanije. Geografska zastupljenost autora i istrzivanja obuhvata 30 zemalja: (1) Albanija, (2) Australija, (3) Bosna i Hercegovina, (4) Brazil, (5) Bugarska, (6) Crna Gora, (7) Francuska, (8) Grcka, (9) Hrvatska, (10) Indija, (11) Iran, (12) Italija, (13) Japan, (14) Kina, (15) Maroko, (16) Nepal, (17) Poljska, (18) Rumunija, (19) Rusija, (20) Sjeverna Makedonija, (21) Sjedinjene Americke Drzave - SAD, (22) Slovacka, (23) Slovenija, (24) Srbija, (25) Spanija, (26) Sri Lanka, (27) Svedska, (28) Svajcarska, (29) Turska, (30) Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo - UK.

Ovo odrazava medjunarodni karakter konferencije i naglasava globalni znacaj odrzivosti prirodnih resursa, prirodne i kulturne bastine. Konferencija GEA i dalje sluzi kao kljucna platforma za naucnu razmjenu, dijalog o politikama i razvoj inovativnih, lokalnih rjesenja za globalne izazove u zastiti zivotne sredine.

 

Detailed Programme - Detaljni program:

Submission of Presentations – GEA 2025

Dear colleagues,

As per our standard practice, we kindly ask all participants to submit their presentations at least one day prior to the event, to allow our technical team sufficient time to ensure everything is prepared for the smooth execution of the program.

If you intend to use a presentation, please send it no later than Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Presentations should be sent to the email: gea2025canu@gmail.com
with a copy to: masanvukcevic@canu.ac.me and vera.c@canu.ac.me

Thank you for your cooperation.

GEA Scientific Committee
 

Background information

The International GEA (Geo Eco-Eco Agro) Conference provides a platform for researchers in Geosciences, Ecology-Economy, and Agriculture, as well as Conservation and Archaeological, Geo-, and Cultural Heritage, to present and exchange scientific findings. It aims to foster collaboration among experts from the region and beyond, strengthening existing networks and creating new connections. All participants are exempt from conference fees.
 

The Conference Aims

The conference aims to facilitate collaboration, advance scientific research, support scientific innovation, and develop conceptual solutions...

 
Who May Be Interested?

This conference is ideal for academics, researchers, policymakers, and professionals interested in environmental issues, climate change, and sustainable development...


Instructions to authors

Authors are invited to submit their research following the outlined guidelines, with key deadlines for abstracts, full papers, and presentations, along with opportunities for publication in esteemed journals...


Some links to GEA Conferences 2018, 2020, 2021-2024

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