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Environmental Consequences of Climate Change.- DESERTIFICATION OF MID-LATITUDE NORTHERN ASIA AND GLOBAL CHANGE PERIODICITY IN THE QUATERNARY.- REGIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN CENTRAL ASIA.- THE REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGES.- CLIMATE CHANGE CONSEQUENCES IN STEPPE - FOREST TRANSITION ZONE IN MORAVIA.- SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.- ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY OF ECOLOGICAL - ECONOMIC SYSTEMS BY INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.- OVERVIEW OF NATO CCMS PILOT STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA.- EXPERIENCES IN THE STUDY OF LAND COVER TRANSFORMATION ON MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS CAUSED BY CHANGE IN LAND TENURE.- STUDY OF SOILS MODIFIED WITH STRUCTURE FORMING AGENTS.- PROBLEMS OF INSTABILITY IN AGRARIAN NATURE MANAGEMENT AND FOOD SAFETY IN LARGE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA.- SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AS A BASIS FOR A HEALTHY NUTRITION AND A CORNER STONE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MOUNTAIN AND STEPPE REGIONS.- PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF TAJIKISTAN.- IMPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOR MOUNTAIN PROTECTION IN CHINA.- ACTUAL ECOLOGICAL SITUATIONS IN THE TERRITORY OF MOUNTAIN REGIONS AND BIODIVERSITY PROBLEMS (THE CASE OF GEORGIA).- NEW WAYS AND NEW FORMS OF LIMITED AND CONTROLLED NATURE MANAGEMENT IN THE STEPPE REGION OF NORTHERN EURASIA.- BEYOND BOARDERS: TRANSBOUNDARY BIOSPHERE RESERVE “Altai” AS AN APPROACH FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.- SUSTAINABLE LAND USE CONVERGENCE IN BORDER AREA IN CENTRAL EUROPE.- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BEYOND ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES Case study: Rhön biosphere reserve, Germany.- THE LINKS BETWEEN POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT: THE RATIONALE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE, WITH APPLICATION TOLAND MANAGEMENT IN THE ALTAI REGION.- CONDITIONS AND TRENDS IN NATURAL SYSTEMS OF THE ALTAI-SAYAN ECOREGION.- TRANSBOUNDARY BIOSPHERE TERRITORY “Altai”: EXPERT EVALUATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT.- LANDSCAPE PLANNING AS AN INTEGRATIVE TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.- LANDSCAPE PLANNING AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY.- THE RUSSIAN SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE PLANNING.- CHALLENGES AND THREATS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY IN CENTRAL ASIA.- HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE AND ESTIMATION OF MODERN LAND TENURE OF THE INNER ASIA.- NO MAN’S LAND Environment Influences in Central Asian Security.- PHYSICAL - GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALTAI REGION.- NEW CHALLENGE OF THE MODERN CIVILIZATION AND GLOBAL ECONOMY IN THE NORTH OF THE WESTERN SIBERIA.- SUMMARY OF OTHER WORKSHOP LECTURES.