European Congresses
IALE 2025 European Landscape Ecology Congress
Landscape Perspectives in a Rapidly Changing World
2-5 September 2025, Bratislava, Slowakia
Organisation: Institute of Landscape Ecology at Slovak Academy of Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava, IALE-CZ and IALE-Europe
IALE 2022 European Landscape Ecology Congress
Making the future, learning from the past
11-15 July 2022, Warsaw, Poland
Organisation: PAEK, IGiPZ Pan, UW and IALE-Europe
IALE 2017 European Landscape Ecology Congress
Landscape Ecology — pattern and process meet people and action
12-15 September 2017, Ghent, Belgium
Organisation: Ghent University and IALE-Europe
IALE 2013 European Landscape Ecology Congress
Changing European Landscapes: Landscape Ecology, local to global
9-12 September 2013, Manchester, UK
Organisation: ialeUK and IALE-Europe
IALE 2009 European Landscape Ecology Congress
European Landscapes in Transformation: Challenges for Landscape Ecology and Management
12-16 July 2009, Salzburg, Austria
Organisation: IALE Germany (IALE-D), IALE Swiss (IALE-CH) and IALE Slovakia (IALE-SK).
Documentation of the congress has been published:
J. Breuste, M. Kozova and M. Finka (Eds.) 2009. European Landscapes in Transformation: Challenges for Landscape Ecology and Management. European IALE Conference 2009. Salzburg (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia). Published by University of Salzburg, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and Comenius University in Bratislava. ISBN 978-80-227-3100-3.
European IALE Congress 2005
Landscape Ecology in the Mediterranean, inside and outside aproaches
29 March–2 April, Faro, Portugal
Organisation: APEP (Portuguese Society for Landscape Ecology)
Documentation of the congress has been published:
Bunce, R.G.H.; Jongman, R.H.G. (Eds.) 2005 Landscape ecology in the Mediterranean: inside and outside approaches; proceedings of the European IALE conference 29 March - 2 April 2005, Faro. IALE publication series 3. ISBN 9078514019 - 243:
European IALE Congress 2001
Development of European landscapes
30 June -2 July Stockholm, Sweden
3-6 July, Tartu, Estonia
Jointly organized by: Institute of Geography University of Tartu, Estonia and Stockholm Universitet Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden
Documentation of the congress has been published:
Mander,Ü., Printsmann,A., Palang,H. (Eds.) 2001. IALE European Conference 2001. Development of European Landscapes. Conference Proceedings. Volume I and II: ISBN 9985401948 and ISBN 9985401956. Publicationes Instituti Geographici Universitatis Tartuensis. </mall>
European IALE Congress 1998
Key concepts in Landscape Ecology
3-5 September, Preston, UK
Organisation: ialeUK
Documentation of the congress has been published:
Dover, J.W., Bunce, R.G.H. (Eds.) 1998. Key Concepts in Landscape Ecology. Proceedings of the 1998 European Congress of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Myercough, Preston, ISBN: 978-0952426356
World Congresses
11th IALE World Congress 2023
Transboundary Resource Management, Climate Change and Environmental Resilience
Nairobi, Kenya, 10-15 Jul
10th IALE World Congress 2019
Nature and society facing the Anthropocene - Challenges and Perspectives for Landscape Ecology
Milano, Italy, 01-05 Jul
Congress webpage, Programme, Book of Abstract/Proceedings
9th IALE World Congress 2015
Crossing Scales, Crossing Borders: Global Approaches to Complex Challenges
Portland, USA, 05-10 Jul
Programme, Book of Abstract/Proceedings
8th IALE World Congress 2011
Landscape Ecology for sustainable environment and culture
Bejing, China, 18-23 Aug
7th IALE World Congress 2007
25 years Landscape Ecology: Scientific Principles and Practice
Wageningen, Netherlands, 08-12 Jul
Book of Abstract/Proceedings Band 1 / Band 2
6th IALE World Congress 2003
Crossing frontiers - Landscape Ecology Down Under, Buildiung Bridges beetween Cultures, Disciplines and Approaches
Darwin, Australia, 14-16 Jul
5th IALE World Congress 1999
World Congress of Landscape Ecology
Snowmass Village, USA, 09 Jul-03 Aug
Documentation of the congress has been published:
Wiens, J.A. and Moss, M.R. (Eds.) 1995. Issues in Landscape Ecology. 5th IALE-World Congress, Snowmass, Colorado
4th IALE World Congress 1995
The future of our Landscapes
Toulouse, France, 27-31 Aug
Special Issue Landscape and urban planning. 1997, vol. 37, No 1-2
3rd IALE World Congress 1991
World Congress of Landscape Ecology
Ottawa, Canada, 21-25 Jul
Documentation of the congress has been published:
IALE. 1992. Scanning the Mosaic. Brief Reports from the IALE World Congress of Landscape Ecology 1991. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
2nd IALE World Congress 1987
Connectivity in Landscape Ecology
Münster, Germany, 19-24 Jul
1st IALE World Congress 1984
Methodologies in Landscape Ecological Research and Planning
Roskilde, Denmark, 15-19 Oct
Documentation of the congress has been published:
Brandt J. and Agger P. (Eds.) 1984 Methodology in landscape ecological research and planning. Proceedings of the first international seminar of the International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE), organised at Roskilde University Centre, Roskilde, Denmark, 15–19 October 1984. The Netherlands. Vol. I, Landscape Ecological Concepts (ISBN 87-88183-14-9); Vol. II, Methodology and Techniques of Inventory and Survey (ISBN 87-88183-14-9); Vol. III, Methodology of Data Analysis (ISBN 87-88183-14-9); Vol. IV, Methodology of Evaluation/Synthesis of Data in Landscape Ecology (ISBN 87-88183-14-9); Vol. V, Supplementary Volume (ISBN 87-88183-14-9)