| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Scope | Scope |
| Process Studies |
| Causes of Change |
| Impact of Change |
| Vulnerability to Change |
| Adaptation Measures to Change |
| Mitigation of Change |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Ocean |
| Water Pollution / Waste Water |
| Topic Cryosphere | Glaciers |
| Polar Ice Sheets/ Sea Ice |
| Snow Cover |
| Permafrost / Solifluction |
| Topic Pedosphere | Pedosphere |
| Soil Formation |
| Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification |
| Soil Pollution and Restauration |
| Topic Biosphere | Plants |
| Animals |
| Biodiversity |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Carbon Cycle |
| Life Cycle |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
| Food Security |
| Trade / Globalisation |
| Water |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Politics/Law | Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions |
| Adaptation |
| Conventions / Protections |
| Regionalization / Globalization |
| Topic Society | Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation |
| Organisations / Institutions |
| Topic Health | Pollution Effects / Water Quality |
| Weather / Radiation / Climatic Effects |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Social Sustainability |
| Economic Sustainability |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Risk Assessment / Forecasting |
| Prevention of Risks and Natural Hazards |
| Fundamental Knowledge |
| Warning / Sensitization |
| Spatial Zones | Spatial Zones |
| Mountain / Highland |
| Spatial Scale | Global / Hemispheric |
| Continental |
| Regional |
| National / Cultural |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Alpine Convention | Alpine Convention |
| Biodiversity | Biodiversity Convention |
| Biodiversity Convention Thematic Areas | Thematic Areas |
| Mountain Biodiversity |
| Biodiversity Convention Cross Cutting Issues | Cross Cutting Issues |
| Ecosystem Approach |
| Rio Agreements / Biodiversity-related Conventions |
| Ecological Network Basic Knowledge | Ecological Network Basic Knowledge |
| Ecological Network Implementation | Ecological Network Implementation |
| Polar | High Altitude |