Abstract
The Forum Carpaticum is an open meeting of the Science for the Carpathians (S4C) initiative. Including a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines from both, the natural and social sciences, as well as practical knowledge, the Forum Carpaticum is an attempt to integrate different fields of expertise to generate value for the Carpathian mountain region.
The objectives of Forum Carpaticum are:
* to support scientifically actions leading towards sustainability in the Carpathian region;
* to increase the visibility of the Carpathian region in the global change research agendas;
* to link research and practice in the field of coupled human-environmental systems in mountain regions.