Yesterday, 14th March, marked the start of the South African Mountain Conference (SAMC 2022) which is planned until 17th March. Taking place in the region of the majestic Maloti-Drakensberg mountains of South Africa-Lesotho,the conference has been co-organised by GLOMOS and the African Mountain Research Foundation (AMRF), in association with the Afromontane Research Unit (ARU – University of the Free State) and it focuses on mountains of the southern African region – i.e. Angola, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo [southern mountains], Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, La Réunion, South Africa, southern Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. SAMC2022 is intentionally multi-disciplinary and seeks to bring together key stakeholders in the scientific, policy, practitioner, and livelihoods sectors, leading to stronger cooperation for mountains, providing a strong science-policy-industry interface. More information can be found at the link