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Description
Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has consolidated itself as the fundamental branch of astroparticle physics dedicated to the study of cosmic-ray accelerators in the Universe, providing a precise diagnostic of the high-energy processes at work in the most extreme astrophysical environments. Ground-based gamma-ray detectors have achieved a high degree of experimental sophistication, combining both atmospheric and water-Cherenkov observations, as well as direct particle detection technologies to measure the products of air showers with high precision over a wide energy range, from tens of GeV to beyond the PeV. Thanks to these technical achievements, the most recent observatory proposals that have come online in the past few years, or that are being planned this decade, provide a unique context of discovery and expansion that will mark the climax of the long history of the field. In this contribution I plan to give an overview of where the field stands within the broader context of astroparticle physics and the expected achievements towards the end of the decade.