PROGRAMME International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 MAY 10, 2019 09:00-10:00 Registration (New Building Foyer) 10:00-10:15 – Opening Ceremony of the Conference 10:15-12.30 – Plenary Session (Room 502) Session chaired by Andris Leitas Hussein Baghirov, Chairman of Board of Trustees of WCU, Head of the Mountain Culture Landscape Research Institute, Member of the Mountain Protection Committee of the UIAA Ghulam M. Isaczai, UN Coordinator Academician Ramiz Mammadov, Director of National Academy of Sciences Institute of Geography, Doctor of technical sciences, professor Lode Beckers, University of Paris X Nanterre, Docent at Catholic University of Leuven, Member of the Mountain Protection Committee of the UIAA Academician Mammad Salmanov, Director of National Academy of Sciences Institute of Microbiology, Doctor of biology sciences, professor Michael Maunsell, Lecturer and Coach in the Science of Communication, Vice-President of the Mountain Protection Committee of UIAA, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Ibrahim Jafarov, Rector of Azerbaijan State Agricultural University, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, professor, correspondence member of National Academy of Sciences 1 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 Rosalaura Romeo, Programme Officer in the Mountain Partnership Secretariat - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, MSC in Agriculture Michael Succow, Founder of the Succow Foundation, laureate of the “Right Lifestyles” award (Alternative Nobel Prize) and German Environmental Award 12:30-14:00 – LUNCH BREAK (WCU new building, Canteen) I SESSION Mountain ecosystems, ecology and biodiversity The session will be held in the Room 501 Discussion topics: The role of mountains in shaping ecosystems and biodiversity Drivers and process of change: recent trends and impacts Addressing negative impacts to ecosystems, ecology and biodiversity: adaptation and mitigation 14:00-16:00 I Session, Part 1 Session chaired by Joop Spijker Co-chair Ayaz Mammadov Speakers: 1. Dr. Anvar Aliyev, Head of Department, Institute of Geography after Acad. H.Aliyev, ANAS, Azerbaijan. 2 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 Technogenic wastes and ecological problems 2. Dr . Majid Ahmadov, Head of Laboratory, Institute of Radiation Problems, ANAS, Azerbaijan. Evaluation of the Toxic Effects of Heavy Metals on the Southern Slopes of the Greater Caucasus 3. Dr. Sabina Bunyatova, Director of the Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, ANAS, Azerbaijan. Sympatric Populations of Representatives of the Genus Darevskia (Reptilian: Lacertian) on the Lesser Caucasus in Azerbaijan 4. Dr. Hafiza Imanova, Scientific Researcher, The Institute of Philosophy, ANAS, Azerbaijan. The impact of climate change to the lifestyle of mountainous minorities in Azerbaijan 5. Mr. Moussa Conde, Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests, Guinea. Impact of climate change on mountain ecosystems in Guinea 6. Dr. Yasin Unal, Scientific Researcher, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey. The Status of Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus Erxleben, 1777) Population Distributed in Düzlerçamı Wildlife Development Area in Turkey 7. Ms. Geeta Pandey, Advocacy and Knowledge Management Coordinator, KİRDAC, Nepal. Mountain Matters 8. Dr. Hazel Baytashoghlu, Scientific Researcher, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey. An Aquatic 3 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 Macroinvertebrate Fauna (Except Malacostraca) of Karcal, Altiparmak and Yalnizçam Mountains (Artvin, Turkey) 16.00-16.20 COFFEE BREAK 16:20-18:00 I Session, Part 2 Session chaired by Ayaz Mammadov Speakers: 1. Dr. Hartmut Muller, Former director of Lower Valley Audra Valley (Germany) and Shirvan National Park, international environmental expert, Germany. Biodiversity of Azerbaijan - Natural Preconditions, Conservation, Threats, Outlook 2. Dr. Matanat Musayeva, Lecturer, Sumgait State University, Azerbaijan. The Analysis of the Dependence of Characteristic Elements of Snow on the Orography 3. Mr. Kalam Malikov, Researcher, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Azerbaijan. Studying of Genetic Biodiversity of the Azerbaijan and Turkey Olive Varieties 4. Dr. Gulbaniz Gasimova, Researcher, Institute of Zoology, ANAS, Azerbaijan. Amphibian fauna of high mountainous areas in the Greater Caucasus natural area 5. Dr. Adil Aliyev, Head of Laboratory, Institute of 4 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 Zoology, ANAS, Azerbaijan. Hydro fauna of North- Eastern Azerbaijan 6. Dr. Turkan Gurbanova, Senior Researcher, Institute of Zoology, ANAS, Azerbaijan. The First Finding of Blood Parasites (Hepatozoon, Adelaide) of the Caucasian Lizard (Darevskiacaucasica) of the Mountain Zones of the Guba District 7. Ms. Gular Ismayilova, Master Student, Institute of Genetic Resources, ANAS, Azerbaijan. Technical indicators of the genus of the silkworm and its hybrids at high temperatures 8. Ms. Konul Mollayeva, Teacher, Lyceum-school № 70, Azerbaijan. The students' increasing research skills in the process in ecological theme of learning of teaching materials 9. Mr. Eric Fongoh, Co-Founder and General Coordinator of the International Centre for Environmental Education and Community Development (ICENECDEV), Cameroon. Region International Centre for Environmental Education and Community 5 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 II SESSION Mountain Landscapes The session will be held in the Room 205 Discussion topics: The importance of physical features in shaping landscapes Factors influencing landscape and land-use change, trends 14:00-16:00 II Session, Part 1 Session chaired by Lode Beckers Co-chair Aida Mirzayeva Speakers: 1. Prof. Dr. Telman Khalilov, Head of Department, Baku State University, Azerbaijan. Geochemical Features of Mountain Landscapes of the Azerbaijan Republic 2. Dr. Natalia Ryabogina, Scientific Researcher, Institute of Physics-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science RAS, Russia. Environmental Dynamics, Population History and the Terraced Agro-Landscapes of Mountainous Dagestan 6 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 3. Prof. Dr. Eldar Gurbanov, Head of Department, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, Azerbaijan. Direction of anthropogenic transformation in mountainous Gray-Brown land 4. Dr. Yelena Taghiyeva, Head of Department, Institute of Geography named after Acad. H.Aliyev, ANAS, Azerbaijan. Assessment and forecast of the subalpine and alpine meadows of the southern and north-eastern slopes of the Greater Caucasus within Azerbaijan 5. Dr. Shahnaz Amanova, Cartographic Editor, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Azerbaijan. Learning of Morphometric Elements of Relief to Description of Landscapes Based on Geographic Information Systems 6. Ms. Gulsara Imanova, Scientific Researcher, Institute of Geography named after Acad. H.Aliyev, ANAS, Azerbaijan. Selection of ecological potential criteria of steppe landscapes in Langabiz cascade 7. Mr. Samir Abbasov, Advisor in GIZ “Integrated Biodiversity in South Caucasus” Azerbaijan program. Integrated Erosion Control Measures 16.00-16.20 COFFEE BREAK 16:20-18:00 II Session, Part 2 Session chaired by Sakit Huseynov Co-chair Alla Bayramova 7 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 Speakers: 1. Dr. Ilham Mardanov, Lecturer, Sumgait State University, Azerbaijan. The natural and anthropogenic factors of relief formation in the mountain meadow belt of the greater Caucasus 2. Dr. Ilaha Guliyeva, Lecturer, Baku Girls University, Azerbaijan. The Anthropogenic Transformation Features of Modern Landscapes of Talysh Mountains 3. Ms. Sabina Yusifova, Lecturer, Sumgayit State University, Azerbaijan. Natural and Social-Economic Perspectives of the Landscape Planning of Khizi Administrative Region 4. Mr. Samir Salayev, PhD Student, Lankaran State University, Azerbaijan. Efficient Organization of Natural Landscapes in Lankaran Province 5. Ms. Ulkar Gadiyeva, Researcher, Institute of Soil Science and Agro Chemistry, ANAS, Azerbaijan. The reason of degradation in the southeastern slopes of the Greater Caucasus 6. Ms. Lala Huseynova, PhD Student, Sumgait State University, Azerbaijan. Ecological results of anthropogenic transformation of mountaınous landscapes ın the northeast slope of great Caucasus 7. Mr. Abdul Latif Khan, U.P., İrrigation department, Lucknow, India. Landslides: Mechanism, Causes, Factors, Types, Control Measures & Management 8 International conference Mountains: culture, landscapes and biodiversity. 10-12th May 2019 III SESSION Mountain Cultures The session will be held in the assembly hall of “Engineering Building” Discussion topics: The value of mountain cultures for society. Socio-economic migration, shifting social structures and their consequences for mountain communities. Finding common ground: balancing optimal solutions with valued outcomes in a climate of rapid social transformations 14:00-16:00 III Session, Part 1 Session chaired by Fuad Mamedov Co-chair Alla Bayramova Speakers: 1. Prof. Dr. Shovgi Geokchaiski, Head of Department, Baku State University, Azerbaijan. Strategic Development Priorities of the Northern Regions of Azerbaijan Republic 2. Dr. Rovshan Karimov,