---
_id: '13340'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "The IALE European Landscape Ecology Congress, held every four years, is a
    key event for the European landscape ecology community, bringing together researchers,
    practitioners, policymakers, students, and stakeholders for knowledge exchange
    and collaboration. The 2025 congress in Bratislava was especially significant,
    taking place near Piešťany where IALE was founded in 1982, symbolizing the organization’s
    evolution from Cold War-era cooperation to a global network. The 2025 meeting
    continued this legacy by promoting dialogue and action.\r\nThis editorial examines
    the 2025 congress, from IALE’s founding in Piešťany to its current role addressing
    environmental and societal crises. We review its historical context, in particular
    Eastern European contributions in former Czechoslovakia, and the ongoing influence
    of pioneers like Prof. Milan Ružička. We then analyze congress participants and
    their contributions using bibliometric analysis to reveal patterns and international
    trends. Finally, we reflect on the 2025 issue of Landscape Online, exploring how
    its publications align with and expand upon the key discussions and innovations
    that defined this year’s European Congress."
article_number: '1145'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Werner
  full_name: Rolf, Werner
  id: '86423'
  last_name: Rolf
  orcid: 0000-0001-7040-034X
- first_name: Simona R.
  full_name: Grădinaru, Simona R.
  last_name: Grădinaru
- first_name: Ľuboš
  full_name: Halada, Ľuboš
  last_name: Halada
- first_name: Viktória
  full_name: Miklósová, Viktória
  last_name: Miklósová
- first_name: Andrej
  full_name: Raniak, Andrej
  last_name: Raniak
- first_name: Uta
  full_name: Schirpke, Uta
  last_name: Schirpke
citation:
  ama: 'Rolf W, Grădinaru SR, Halada Ľ, Miklósová V, Raniak A, Schirpke U. From Drivers
    of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action in Landscape Ecology: Key Insights
    from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing World. <i>Landscape Online</i>.
    2025;100. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145">10.3097/lo.2025.1145</a>'
  apa: 'Rolf, W., Grădinaru, S. R., Halada, Ľ., Miklósová, V., Raniak, A., &#38; Schirpke,
    U. (2025). From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action in Landscape
    Ecology: Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing World. <i>Landscape
    Online</i>, <i>100</i>, Article 1145. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Rolf W <i>et al.</i></b> (2025) From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways
    for Action in Landscape Ecology: Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly
    Changing World. <i>Landscape Online</i> <b>100</b>.'
  chicago: 'Rolf, Werner, Simona R. Grădinaru, Ľuboš Halada, Viktória Miklósová, Andrej
    Raniak, and Uta Schirpke. “From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action
    in Landscape Ecology: Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing
    World.” <i>Landscape Online</i> 100 (2025). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Rolf, Werner, Simona R. Grădinaru, Ľuboš Halada, Viktória Miklósová,
    Andrej Raniak und Uta Schirpke. 2025. From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways
    for Action in Landscape Ecology: Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly
    Changing World. <i>Landscape Online</i> 100. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145">10.3097/lo.2025.1145</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Rolf, Werner</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Grădinaru, Simona R.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Halada,
    Ľuboš</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Miklósová, Viktória</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Raniak, Andrej</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schirpke,
    Uta</span>: From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action in Landscape
    Ecology: Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing World. In:
    <i>Landscape Online</i> Bd. 100. [Eberswalde] :, IALE-D (2025)'
  havard: 'W. Rolf, S.R. Grădinaru, Ľ. Halada, V. Miklósová, A. Raniak, U. Schirpke,
    From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action in Landscape Ecology:
    Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing World, Landscape
    Online. 100 (2025).'
  ieee: 'W. Rolf, S. R. Grădinaru, Ľ. Halada, V. Miklósová, A. Raniak, and U. Schirpke,
    “From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action in Landscape Ecology:
    Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing World,” <i>Landscape
    Online</i>, vol. 100, Art. no. 1145, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145">10.3097/lo.2025.1145</a>.'
  mla: 'Rolf, Werner, et al. “From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action
    in Landscape Ecology: Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing
    World.” <i>Landscape Online</i>, vol. 100, 1145, 2025, <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2025.1145</a>.'
  short: W. Rolf, S.R. Grădinaru, Ľ. Halada, V. Miklósová, A. Raniak, U. Schirpke,
    Landscape Online 100 (2025).
  ufg: '<b>Rolf, Werner u. a.</b>: From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for
    Action in Landscape Ecology: Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly
    Changing World, in: <i>Landscape Online</i> 100 (2025).'
  van: 'Rolf W, Grădinaru SR, Halada Ľ, Miklósová V, Raniak A, Schirpke U. From Drivers
    of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action in Landscape Ecology: Key Insights
    from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing World. Landscape Online. 2025;100.'
date_created: 2026-01-18T13:29:13Z
date_updated: 2026-03-26T09:45:49Z
department:
- _id: DEP9000
- _id: DEP9012
doi: 10.3097/lo.2025.1145
intvolume: '       100'
keyword:
- Landscape Ecology
- Landscape Research
- Land Sciences
- Landscape Drivers
- Landscape Change
- IALE
- Europe
language:
- iso: eng
place: '[Eberswalde] :'
publication: Landscape Online
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1865-1542
publication_status: published
publisher: IALE-D
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'From Drivers of Landscape Change to Pathways for Action in Landscape Ecology:
  Key Insights from IALE 2025 Bratislava in a Rapidly Changing World'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '86423'
volume: 100
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '12899'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The landscape ecology community witnessed a landmark event in July 2023 as
    the 11th International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) World Congress
    unfolded on the African continent for the first time. This editorial commemorates
    this historic occasion, tracing the journey from the inception of Africa-IALE
    initiatives in 2002 to the culmination of the World Congress held in Nairobi,
    Kenya, almost two decades later. Having previously graced Europe, Northern America,
    Australia, and Asia, the IALE World Congress embraced Africa, showcasing the global
    reach and inclusive spirit of landscape ecology. This editorial explores the evolution
    of Africa-IALE, highlighting the initiatives and the persistent efforts that led
    to the World Congress in Africa. We firstly delve into the socio-cultural and
    international significance of this shift, emphasising the unique perspectives
    and challenges faced by the African landscape ecology community. Secondly, we
    assess the participants involved in the 11th World IALE Congress, the topics discussed,
    current trends, and priorities within the global landscape ecology research community.
    To do so, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of the conference proceedings.
    Lastly, we reflect on the impacts of this Congress. Our retrospective perspective
    offers a comprehensive view of the symbiotic relationships among the international
    landscape ecology community and how landscape ecology has evolved in parallel
    with emerging challenges and emerging centres of knowledge and leadership.
article_number: '1119'
author:
- first_name: Werner
  full_name: Rolf, Werner
  id: '86423'
  last_name: Rolf
  orcid: 0000-0001-7040-034X
- first_name: Joy
  full_name: Obando, Joy
  last_name: Obando
- first_name: Henry N.
  full_name: Bulley, Henry N.
  last_name: Bulley
- first_name: Moses Azong
  full_name: Cho, Moses Azong
  last_name: Cho
- first_name: Yazidi
  full_name: Bamutaze, Yazidi
  last_name: Bamutaze
- first_name: Robert M.
  full_name: Scheller, Robert M.
  last_name: Scheller
- first_name: Uta
  full_name: Schirpke, Uta
  last_name: Schirpke
citation:
  ama: Rolf W, Obando J, Bulley HN, et al. Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in
    Africa and Opportunities for North-South or South-South Collaboration. <i>Landscape
    Online</i>. 2023;98. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119">10.3097/lo.2023.1119</a>
  apa: Rolf, W., Obando, J., Bulley, H. N., Cho, M. A., Bamutaze, Y., Scheller, R.
    M., &#38; Schirpke, U. (2023). Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in Africa
    and Opportunities for North-South or South-South Collaboration. <i>Landscape Online</i>,
    <i>98</i>, Article 1119. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119</a>
  bjps: <b>Rolf W <i>et al.</i></b> (2023) Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in
    Africa and Opportunities for North-South or South-South Collaboration. <i>Landscape
    Online</i> <b>98</b>.
  chicago: Rolf, Werner, Joy Obando, Henry N. Bulley, Moses Azong Cho, Yazidi Bamutaze,
    Robert M. Scheller, and Uta Schirpke. “Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in
    Africa and Opportunities for North-South or South-South Collaboration.” <i>Landscape
    Online</i> 98 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119</a>.
  chicago-de: Rolf, Werner, Joy Obando, Henry N. Bulley, Moses Azong Cho, Yazidi Bamutaze,
    Robert M. Scheller und Uta Schirpke. 2023. Odyssey of First IALE World Congress
    in Africa and Opportunities for North-South or South-South Collaboration. <i>Landscape
    Online</i> 98. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119">10.3097/lo.2023.1119</a>,
    .
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Rolf, Werner</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Obando, Joy</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Bulley,
    Henry N.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Cho, Moses Azong</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Bamutaze, Yazidi</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Scheller,
    Robert M.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schirpke, Uta</span>:
    Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in Africa and Opportunities for North-South
    or South-South Collaboration. In: <i>Landscape Online</i> Bd. 98. [Eberswalde],
    IALE-D (2023)'
  havard: W. Rolf, J. Obando, H.N. Bulley, M.A. Cho, Y. Bamutaze, R.M. Scheller, U.
    Schirpke, Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in Africa and Opportunities for
    North-South or South-South Collaboration, Landscape Online. 98 (2023).
  ieee: 'W. Rolf <i>et al.</i>, “Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in Africa and
    Opportunities for North-South or South-South Collaboration,” <i>Landscape Online</i>,
    vol. 98, Art. no. 1119, 2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119">10.3097/lo.2023.1119</a>.'
  mla: Rolf, Werner, et al. “Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in Africa and Opportunities
    for North-South or South-South Collaboration.” <i>Landscape Online</i>, vol. 98,
    1119, 2023, <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2023.1119</a>.
  short: W. Rolf, J. Obando, H.N. Bulley, M.A. Cho, Y. Bamutaze, R.M. Scheller, U.
    Schirpke, Landscape Online 98 (2023).
  ufg: '<b>Rolf, Werner u. a.</b>: Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in Africa
    and Opportunities for North-South or South-South Collaboration, in: <i>Landscape
    Online</i> 98 (2023).'
  van: Rolf W, Obando J, Bulley HN, Cho MA, Bamutaze Y, Scheller RM, et al. Odyssey
    of First IALE World Congress in Africa and Opportunities for North-South or South-South
    Collaboration. Landscape Online. 2023;98.
date_created: 2025-05-08T12:02:39Z
date_updated: 2025-05-12T08:45:06Z
department:
- _id: DEP9000
doi: 10.3097/lo.2023.1119
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        98'
keyword:
- Landscape Ecology
- Landscape Research
- Land Sciences
- Publication ethics
language:
- iso: eng
place: '[Eberswalde]'
publication: Landscape Online
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1865-1542
publication_status: published
publisher: IALE-D
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Odyssey of First IALE World Congress in Africa and Opportunities for North-South
  or South-South Collaboration
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 98
year: '2023'
...
---
_id: '12901'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: It has been 15 years by now that the International Association for Landscape
    Ecology – Chapter Germany (IALE-D) launched the e-journal Landscape Online. At
    the time of its first publication in 2007, to the best of our knowledge, it was
    one of the first open access peer-reviewed scientific e-journals in the field
    of Landscape Ecology. Over the last 15 years, it evolved from an idea driven by
    the German-speaking IALE community in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to a wider
    established journal linked to the international IALE community supported by partners
    across the world. In this Editorial, we (1) present the journal’s development
    and the regional distribution of authorships, (2) reflect on the topics addressed
    by the articles published, and (3) outline the latest developments in the light
    of continuities and changes.
article_number: '1106'
author:
- first_name: Werner
  full_name: Rolf, Werner
  id: '86423'
  last_name: Rolf
  orcid: 0000-0001-7040-034X
- first_name: Uta
  full_name: Schirpke, Uta
  last_name: Schirpke
citation:
  ama: 'Rolf W, Schirpke U. Fifteen years of Landscape Online: Looking back at the
    development of an e-journal. <i>Landscape Online</i>. 2022;97. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106">10.3097/lo.2022.1106</a>'
  apa: 'Rolf, W., &#38; Schirpke, U. (2022). Fifteen years of Landscape Online: Looking
    back at the development of an e-journal. <i>Landscape Online</i>, <i>97</i>, Article
    1106. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Rolf W and Schirpke U</b> (2022) Fifteen Years of Landscape Online: Looking
    Back at the Development of an e-Journal. <i>Landscape Online</i> <b>97</b>.'
  chicago: 'Rolf, Werner, and Uta Schirpke. “Fifteen Years of Landscape Online: Looking
    Back at the Development of an e-Journal.” <i>Landscape Online</i> 97 (2022). <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Rolf, Werner und Uta Schirpke. 2022. Fifteen years of Landscape Online:
    Looking back at the development of an e-journal. <i>Landscape Online</i> 97. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106">10.3097/lo.2022.1106</a>, .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Rolf, Werner</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schirpke, Uta</span>: Fifteen years of Landscape
    Online: Looking back at the development of an e-journal. In: <i>Landscape Online</i>
    Bd. 97. [Eberswalde], IALE-D  (2022)'
  havard: 'W. Rolf, U. Schirpke, Fifteen years of Landscape Online: Looking back at
    the development of an e-journal, Landscape Online. 97 (2022).'
  ieee: 'W. Rolf and U. Schirpke, “Fifteen years of Landscape Online: Looking back
    at the development of an e-journal,” <i>Landscape Online</i>, vol. 97, Art. no.
    1106, 2022, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106">10.3097/lo.2022.1106</a>.'
  mla: 'Rolf, Werner, and Uta Schirpke. “Fifteen Years of Landscape Online: Looking
    Back at the Development of an e-Journal.” <i>Landscape Online</i>, vol. 97, 1106,
    2022, <a href="https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106">https://doi.org/10.3097/lo.2022.1106</a>.'
  short: W. Rolf, U. Schirpke, Landscape Online 97 (2022).
  ufg: '<b>Rolf, Werner/Schirpke, Uta</b>: Fifteen years of Landscape Online: Looking
    back at the development of an e-journal, in: <i>Landscape Online</i> 97 (2022).'
  van: 'Rolf W, Schirpke U. Fifteen years of Landscape Online: Looking back at the
    development of an e-journal. Landscape Online. 2022;97.'
date_created: 2025-05-08T12:03:17Z
date_updated: 2025-05-14T06:27:36Z
department:
- _id: DEP9000
doi: 10.3097/lo.2022.1106
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        97'
language:
- iso: eng
place: '[Eberswalde]'
publication: Landscape Online
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1865-1542
publication_status: published
publisher: 'IALE-D '
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Fifteen years of Landscape Online: Looking back at the development of an e-journal'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '86423'
volume: 97
year: '2022'
...