Since mid-June, we’ve been on the road for the final Research & Innovation Session of our five-year EU project HIGHLANDS.3, dedicated to exploring and supporting sustainable development in mountain areas across the globe.
This final Session began in Galicia, Spain, with fieldwork in and around Monte Pindo, Trevinca, and Santiago de Compostela. Together with local communities, researchers, and policy actors, we examined territorial dynamics and collaborative knowledge production in mountain regions. Since early July, the work has continued in Tomar and Serra da Estrela, Portugal, where the last research activities and exchanges are taking place.
This weekend, our Final Meeting will mark the end of a unique journey that connected diverse mountain territories through participatory research, mutual learning, and innovation. From the Alps to the Andes, mountain regions in Malawi and Vietnam, from the Carpathians to the Pyrenees, HIGHLANDS.3 has demonstrated how mountain regions and local Initiatives can serve as key spaces for rethinking sustainability, governance, and resilience in times of social-ecological transformation.
Stay tuned for more insights and outcomes from this final phase.
