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| Restore4Life - Restore4Life - Obnova mokraďových komplexov ako systémov podporujúcich život v povodí Dunaja | |
| Restore4Life - Restoration of wetland complexes as life supporting systems in the Danube Basin | |
| Program: | Horizon Europe |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Restore4Life demonstrates the multiple socio-economic benefits generated by a holistic and transdisciplinary approach for the restoration of freshwater and coastal wetlands in the Danube basin that will contribute to new blue-green infrastructure supporting regional climate change resilience and mitigation. Restore4Life engages in 4 demonstration sites and 6 monitoring sites all across the Danube basin to make evident that increased delivery of key ecosystem services, as water and pollutant retention, carbon sequestration and tourism opportunities as well as improved resilience of water-dependent habitats will produce multiple socioeconomic synergies that also provide opportunities for sustainable businesses and investments.Implementation of activities basically aiming to restore lateral connectivity in riverine corridors will be supported by a Restore4Life long term wetland restoration service/ Restore4Life Wetland Reconstruction Accelerator that combines timely integrative wetland management with a novel level of societal engagement. The Accelerator will provide tested indicators, monitoring approaches and decision support to identify adapted and future-oriented restoration goals, techniques and holistic road maps. Citizens and stakeholders will be empowered to engage in the co-design of projects by establishing stakeholder communities of practice, by twinning of similar projects at different realization stage, citizen science, thematic mobile apps and the use of multiple communication channels with special focus on visual, hands-on interactive information flow that promotes emotional links to water shaped environment. The various tools generated by Restore4Life also including handbooks for business audiences and targeted restoration roadmaps will secure the efficient replication of restoration activities in associated regions. In collaboration with similar mission activities, Restore4Life thus efficiently supports integrative social and economic transitions. |
| Duration: | 1.6.2023 - 31.5.2027 |
| eLTER PPP - eLTER Preparatory Phase Project | |
| eLTER Preparatory Phase Project | |
| Program: | Horizon 2020 |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | eLTER RI is a pan-European Research Infrastructure planned to be operational in 2027. It has been built on the basis of existing national investments over several decades in the context of dedicated networks and ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological research projects. 162 Research Performing Organisations support the eLTER RI Science Case through a signed MoU, and 19 countries (including Slovakia) have formally provided political support to establishment of eLTER RI. The eLTER RI intends to create scientifically sound information required in response to grand societal challenges, while working as a distributed RI in the most cost-efficient way. It will continuously enhance its services and in-situ facilities to meet the needs of stakeholders as to emerging research challenges. Thereby, it will bring Europe to a globally leading role in ecosystem sciences. eLTER PPP will establish the vision and mission, strategic collaboration schemes and impact analysis of the RI; plan, consolidate with shareholders and start to implement the governance structures, coordinate a smooth transition from preparation into operations by establishing a legal entity, and by clearly identifying risks and risk reduction measures; prepare the cost benefit analysis, full Cost Book of the RI, and the financial plans for the mid-term and long-term perspective, and consolidate them with the shareholders; conclude the requirements of the RI to be met by the Central Services, identify the host for the Head Office, and the scope and decision making processes for hosting other central service components; finalise the technical specifications of eLTER RI concerning National Research Infrastructure design, eLTER Standard Observations and site categories, and establish a site labelling process; and develop and set up communication, dissemination and marketing structures or seamless continuation in eLTER RI, and engaging the eLTER scientific user community and other user groups beyond the project life time. |
| Project webpage: | https://www.lter-europe.net/projects/PPP |
| Duration: | 1.2.2020 - 31.1.2025 |
| Mobilizácia databáz siete Emerald na Západnom Balkáne ako príprava na biogegrafické semináre | |
| Mobilisation of Emerald Network databases in the Western Balkans in preparation of biogeographical seminars | |
| Program: | Other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia have ratified the Bern Convention and consequently have to select Emerald sites and to forward complete Standard Data Form for every protected area. Setting-up the Emerald Network at national level is considered as one of the main tools for the Contracting Parties to comply with their obligations under the Bern Convention. The overall project objectives of the project are to support and to facilitate the mobilization of SDF databases followed by submission to the Bern Convention via the Reportnet’s Central Data Repository by Western Balkan countries. In hands-on workshops for each Western Balkan Country, representatives of national or regional nature conservation administration as well as scientific are working together, supported by the project team, to mobilize and update the Emerald database. The project should improve also taxonomic consistency and consistency in interpretation of habitat types in reporting between the Resolution N° 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention and the annexes of the Nature Directives (Habitats Directive and Birds Directive. |
| Duration: | 22.12.2021 - 30.6.2022 |
| ETC BD - Európske tématické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu - 2022 | |
| European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity - 2022 | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | ETC BD is project of the European Environment Agency (EEA). The ETC BD activities in 2022 is to high extent determined by programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its strategic plan; on the EÚ level by the EU Strategy 2020 on biodiversity. These political elements are fully integrated to the EEA multi-annual working programme that determines the ETC BD working plan. The ETC BD activities will be performed in two main areas: Monitoring, reporting and indicators; and Knowledge for ecosystem-based management. The first area consists of four parts: Dataflows and data analysis - Biodiversity, nature and terrestrial policies; Streamlining data monitoring and reporting, and data acquisition; Biodiversity monitoring and progress indicators (EU and global); and Protected areas. The second area has five parts: Assessing ecosystem condition, drivers of change and pressures on ecosystems; Restoration needs and targets; Solutions and restoration measures for ecosystems impacted by agriculture; Solutions and restoration measures for ecosystems impacted by forestry; and BISE - Biodiversity Information System for Europe. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 - 31.1.2022 |
| ETC BD - Európske tématické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu - 2019-2021 | |
| European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity - 2019-2021 | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | ETC BD is a project of the European Environmental Agency. EEA‐ETC/BD work over the period 2019‐2021 will be largely framed on global level by the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Strategic Plan for 2011‐2020 and at EU level by the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. These policy elements are fully integrated in the EEA Multi‐annual Work Programme 2014‐2018 extended to 2020, which determine the ETC BD work plan. The ETC BD activities will be done in 5 work packages. WP1 (Monitoring, data, management and information systems) addresses the organisation of dataflows and the management of core datasets which will either directly feed the policy process or/and underpin the production of indicators and assessments. WP2 (Indicators) mainly addresses work to be done by ETC/BD as part of the SEBI collaborative process (Streamlined European Biodiversity Indicators). WP3 (Assessments) over the next period will be largely framed by targets 1 and 2 of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. The evaluation of progress towards target 1 and its supporting actions will make use of information reported by Member States under the Nature Directives. A major piece of EEA‐ETC/BD work will be the preparation of the State of Nature report, to be published by end 2020. WP4 (Networking and policy support) covers networking with national authorities and experts under policy processes, whether at EU, pan‐European or global levels. WP5 is focused to the ETC BD management, capacity‐building and cross‐ETC cooperation. |
| Project webpage: | https://bd.eionet.europa.eu/ |
| Duration: | 1.1.2019 - 31.12.2021 |
| eLTER - Európska infraštruktúra pre dlhodobý ekosystémový a socioekologický výskum - eLTER | |
| European Long-Term Ecosystem and Socio-Ecological Research Infrastructure — eLTER | |
| Program: | Horizon 2020 |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The overall aim of the eLTER project is to advance the European network of Long-Term Ecosystem Research sites and socio-ecological research platforms to provide highest quality services for multiple use of a distributed research infrastructure.eLTER ́s major objectives and methods are to:(1) identify user needs for the research infrastructure in relation to major societal challenges through consultations with scientific, policy and business stakeholders and horizon scanning;(2) streamline the design of a cost-efficient pan-European network, able to address multiple ecosystem research issues, in collaboration with related global and European research infrastructures, e.g. LifeWatch;(3) develop the organisational framework for data integration and enable virtual access to the LTER data by enabling data publishing through distributed Data Nodes and by providing access to data on key research challenges through a Data Integration Platform;(4) foster the societal relevance, usability and multiple use of information, data and services through new partnerships with the providers of remotely sensed data, analytical services and scenario testing models, and via the adoption of new measurement technologies.The LTER-Europe network and the European Critical Zone community will collaborate to achieve these goals. 162 sites in 22 countries will provide data on long-term trends in environmental change, some reaching back 100 years. Test cases using these data will address a range of environmental and social issues to push innovation in network level services and steer conceptual developments. The envisaged “LTER Infrastructure” will enable European-scale investigation of major ecosystems and socio-ecological systems, and support knowledge-based decision making at multiple levels. |
| Project webpage: | http://www.lter-europe.net/projects/eLTER |
| Duration: | 1.6.2015 - 31.5.2019 |
| ETC BD - Európske tematické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu | |
| European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) is established to support the work of EEA in the field of biodiversity for the period 2014-18 and the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Biodiversity and related global strategies. Key priority areas included in the work plans established between the EEA and the European Commission include:• Support implementation of existing EU legislation relating to nature (Habitats and Birds Directives), including links to other key EU legislation concerning the sea and water, rationalization of the data collection, reporting and sharing of experience and knowledge;• Support for assessment and reporting in connection with the global- and the EU biodiversity strategies, while promoting the implementation of data and information aspects, in particular the mapping and assessment of the health of ecosystems and their services in Europe;• Work on specific tasks relating to the EU\'s biodiversity strategy in sectors that are not covered by other ETCs. These include agriculture and forestry. The cooperation with the JRC, DG AGRI, and other pan-European and global partners in these issues is needed. |
| Project webpage: | http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/ |
| Duration: | 1.1.2014 - 31.12.2018 |
| ENI_SEIS - Podpora pre implementáciu regionálneho a národného plánu ENI-SEIS II East 2017-2018 v podpore podávania správ pre sieť Emerald | |
| Support for the implementation of the ENI-SEIS II East 2017-2018 Regional and National Work Plan in assisting reporting to Emerald Network | |
| Program: | Other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project is aimed to provide scientific and technical support to the six countries of Eastern Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) to strengthen their environmental monitoring and information management on the basis of the SEIS principles. As far as biodiversity is concerned, this implies support for the implementation of the Emerald Network under the Berne Convention. The project includes following activities:- Regional workshops on reporting requirements. Two workshops are expected with focus to reporting requirements based on international standards and developing of distributional maps for species and habitats; - Biogeographical seminars on sufficiency assessment of proposed and candidate Emerald sites. Two seminars are foreseen: 1) Seminar to assess sufficiency of the proposed and candidate sites to protect species (except birds) and habitats in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia; 2) Seminar to assess sufficiency of the proposed and candidate Emerald sites to protect bird species in Belarus, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine;- Helpdesk support to the ENI East countries in using the Standard Data Form Tool for reporting the data to the EEA CDR;- Stremalining between Bern Convention (Emerald) and the EU Nature Directives in reporting- Harmonisation of methodologies for production of regionally comparable indicator on protected areas – implementing the indicator on protected areas. |
| Project webpage: | https://www.coe.int/en/web/bern-convention/emerald-network-reference-portal |
| Duration: | 1.7.2017 - 30.11.2018 |
| ASTRALE DELTA - ASTRALE GEIE - Asistencia a technická podpora pri riešení úloh programu LIFE + a LIFE III (ASTRALE DELTA) | |
| ASTRALE GEIE - Technical and Administrative assistance related to Implementation of Projects under the Life+ and LIFE III (ASTRALE DELTA) | |
| Program: | Other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.7.2014 - 15.11.2015 |
| FC2014 - Forum Carpaticum 2014 | |
| Forum Carpaticum 2014 | |
| Program: | International Visegrad Fund (IVF) |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project focuses on the organization of the 3rd International Conference “ Forum Carpaticum” (FC) in 2014 which promotes international research cooperation in the Carpathian region. FC is a platform for the exchange of experience and information between subjects in fields of science, policy and practice that active contribute to the sustainable development of the Carpathians. The activities of FC include the development of research aimed at enhancing the specific needs of the region, strengthening capacities and promoting research in the Carpathians and strengthening the links between science and practice. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2014 - 31.1.2015 |
| ASTRALE GAMMA - Asistencia a technická podpora pri riešení úloh programu LIFE + a LIFE III (ASTRALE GAMMA) | |
| ASTRALE GEIE - Technical and Administrative assistance related to Implementation of Projects under the Life+ and LIFE III (ASTRALE GAMMA) | |
| Program: | Other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2014 - 30.6.2014 |
| ETC/BD -13 - Európske tématické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu - ETC/BD -13 | |
| European Topic Centre for Biological Diversity - ETC/BD - 13 | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2013 - 31.12.2013 |
| Astrale E - Asistencia a technická podpora pri riešení úloh programu LIFE - ASTRALE E | |
| Assitance and technical support for the tasks related to actions under the LIFE programme | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on quality checking of EC funded projects of LiFE + and LIFE III. This projects are concrete scientific-technical actions in the problematic circles of environment protection and nature protection. Scienists of ILE regulary check the quality of the work directly in the field, as well as in laboratiories and in the administrative. The report submitted to the European Comimission , comment the fullfilment of duties of the beneficiaries, if the activity is an accordance with the approwed contract and if the beneficiary respect the scientific argumments in the application of the project. |
| Duration: | 1.7.2012 - 31.12.2012 |
| ETC/BD 12 - Európske tématické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu-ETC/BD 12 | |
| European Topic Centre fo Biological Diversity- ETC/BD 12 | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is the following (2009-2013): Assessment of number and distribution of the chosen plant species, compilation of the Red List(book for europeaa plant and animal species, compilation of list of important species, compilation of list of important habitats). |
| Duration: | 1.1.2012 - 31.12.2012 |
| FC2012 - Forum Carpaticum 2012 | |
| Forum Carpaticum 2012 | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project supported organisation of the international conference Forum Carpaticum 2012 (FC2012) with the main theme “From Data to Knowledge, from Knowledge to Action” (Stará Lesná, 30.5.-2.6.2012). The FC2012 organised Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the network Science for the Carpathians Initiative (S4C). The S4C aims to integrate different fields of expertise to generate theoretical and practical knowledge for the Carpathian mountain region. The objectives of the Forum Carpaticum conference are: To link research and practice related to coupled human and natural systems in mountain regions; to scientifically support actions leading towards sustainability in the Carpathian region; to increase the visibility of the Carpathian region in the global change research agendas. The Forum Carpaticum 2012 reviewed current research in the Carpathian region, presented examples of knowledge generation and its successful application to practice and policy, and fostered networking and international cooperation within and beyond Carpathian countries. |
| Project webpage: | www.forumcarpaticum.org |
| Duration: | 1.1.2012 - 31.7.2012 |
| Astrale D - Astrale D | |
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| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on quality checking of EC funded projects of LiFE + and LIFE III. This projects are concrete scientific-technical actions in the problematic circles of environment protection and nature protection. Scienists of ILE regulary check the quality of the work directly in the field, as well as in laboratiories and in the administrative. The report submitted to the European Comimission , comment the fullfilment of duties of the beneficiaries, if the activity is an accordance with the approwed contract and if the beneficiary respect the scientific argumments in the application of the project. |
| Duration: | 1.7.2011 - 30.6.2012 |
| ETC/BD 11 - ETC-BD 2011 | |
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| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is the following (2009-2013):Assessment of number and distribution of the chosen plant species, compilation of the Red List(book for europeaa plant and animal species, compilation of list of important species, compilation of list of important habitats). |
| Duration: | 1.1.2011 - 31.12.2011 |
| Astrale C - Administratívna a technická podpora pri úlohách súvisiacich s implementáciou projektov v rámci programov LIFE III a LIFE+ | |
| Astrale C - Technical and administrative assistance for tasks related to implementation of projects under the LIFE+ and under the LIFE III programme | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The contract is focused on monitoring of quality and professional correctness of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in categories NAT, ENV and TCY. These projects support the development of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions or deal with various environmental issues. The contracted personnel regularly checks whether the administration and field actions of the projects follow the approved project proposals and the rules of sound professional and financial management. Experts of the Institute of Landscape Ecology SAS monitor the LIFE NAT projects (nature conservation category) in Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Romania. |
| Duration: | 1.7.2010 - 30.6.2011 |
| Výskum a zachovanie biodiverzity v historických štruktúrach poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska | |
| Research and maintaining of biodiversity in historical structures of agricultural landscape of Slovakia | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Dobrovodská Marta, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The historical structures of agricultural landscape (HSAL) represent mosaics of small-scale arable fields and permanent agricultural cultivations which were not affected by the process of agricultural collectivization. They have irreplaceable ecological, cultural and historical value. They are a result of a long term, mutual relationship between man and the landscape. As main sources of local biodiversity, they are linked mainly to balks, margins of cross fields tracks, original meadows and pastures and after collectivization abandoned grass-grown former arable fields. These areas are now becoming rare and thus highly valuable in the European space. Since these areas are not at present a subject of special protection, there’s a high risk that in the near future, due to abandonment and subsequent forest succession and urban pressure, their decline or even irreversible loss is probable. Our project aims to resolve this problem by carrying out a thorough inventory and typologization of HSAL on the territory of whole Slovakia, coupled with detailed interdisciplinary research (research of vegetation, animals, ecological conditions and human society) in 3 representative pilot areas (Svätý Jur town, Liptovská Teplička village Hriňová town) and implementation of an proposed Strategy for protection and management of HSAL in these territories as well. |
| Duration: | 10.9.2009 - 30.4.2011 |
| ETC/BD 2010 - ETC/BD 2010 - Európske tématické centrum pre biodiverzitu | |
| ETC/BD 2010 - European Tematic Centre for Biodiversity | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC BD) is an expert organisation of the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and its work is based on the EEA work plan. The activities of ETC BD were in 2009 focused to 3 main themes (Support to the Biodiversity Directives, Biodiversity-related assessments, ETC/BD Management) that were detailed to individual tasks. ILE SAS co-operated in individual tasks with other partners in the ETC BD consortium that consists of 9 organisations. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2010 - 31.12.2010 |
| SCERES - Scenáre vývoja reprezentatívnych ekosystémov krajiny Slovenska v kontexte globálnych zmien | |
| Development scenarios of representative landscape ecosystems in the Slovak republic considering global changes | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Prof. RNDr. Izakovičová Zita, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project is aimed at the elaboration of the new approach to nature protection, biodiversity and landscape stability. It proposes to vault over the component approach to nature protection based purely on the protection of life forms and its substitution by complex landscape-ecological approach based on the protection of nature and life by conservation and ensurance of sustainable use of all representative landscape systems of Slovakia in the context of global changes. The target of the subproject is to elaborate the methodological procedure for creation and evaluation of representative landscape ecosystems in order to elaborate the effective strategy of biodiversity protection and proposal of the management of sustainable use of representative landscape ecosystems (landscape types) of Slovakia (RLES) that will ensure the regular care of landscape in view of the present global changes in the landscape. A part of the subproject and an aim is to include „main actors“ into the process of protection and management of RLES, to increase their awareness with respect to the values of representative landscape types, their tasks and changes. The realization of the subproject is the concrete contribution to the implementation of the European Landscape Convention (European Council, 2000, no. 176). |
| Project webpage: | www.ukesav.sk |
| Duration: | 1.10.2008 - 30.10.2010 |
| ASTRALE B - Administratívna a technická podpora pri úlohách súvisiacich s implementáciou projektov v rámci programov LIFE III a LIFE+ | |
| ASTRALE B - Technical and administrative assistance for tasks related to implementation of projects under the LIFE+ and under the LIFE III programme | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The contract is focused on monitoring of quality and professional correctness of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in categories NAT, ENV and TCY. These projects support the development of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions or deal with various environmental issues. The contracted personnel regularly checks whether the administration and field actions of the projects follow the approved project proposals and the rules of sound professional and financial management. Experts of the Institute of Landscape Ecology SAS monitor the LIFE NAT projects (nature conservation category) in Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Romania. |
| Project webpage: | www.astrale.org |
| Duration: | 1.7.2009 - 30.6.2010 |
| ETC BD - 09 - Európske tématické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu - 09 | |
| European Topic Centre for Biological Diversity-09 | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC BD) is an expert organisation of the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and its work is based on the EEA work plan. The activities of ETC BD were in 2009 focused to 3 main themes (Support to the Biodiversity Directives, Biodiversity-related assessments, ETC/BD Management) that were detailed to individual tasks. ILE SAS co-operated in individual tasks with other partners in the ETC BD consortium that consists of 9 organisations. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2009 - 31.12.2009 |
| ASTRALE 10 - Asistencia a technická podpora pri riešení úloh programu LIFE | |
| ASTRALE 10 - Assistance and technical support for the tasks related to actions under the LIFE Programme | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The contract was focused on monitoring of quality and professional correctness of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in categories NAT, ENV and TCY. These projects support the development of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions or deal with various environmental issues. The contracted personnel regularly checked whether the administration and field actions of the projects follow the approved project proposals and the rules of sound professional and financial management. Experts of the Institute of Landscape Ecology SAS monitored the LIFE NAT projects (nature conservation category) in Czech Republic and Romania. |
| Project webpage: | www.astrale.org |
| Duration: | 1.10.2008 - 30.6.2009 |
| ASTRALE A - ASTRALE A - Administratívna a technická podpora pri úlohách súvisiacich s implementáciou projektov v rámci programov LIFE III a LIFE+ | |
| ASTRALE A - Technical and administrative assistance for tasks related to implementation of projects under the LIFE+ and under the LIFE III programme | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The contract was focused on monitoring of quality and professional correctness of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in categories NAT, ENV and TCY. These projects support the development of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions or deal with various environmental issues. The contracted personnel regularly checked whether the administration and field actions of the projects follow the approved project proposals and the rules of sound professional and financial management. Experts of the Institute of Landscape Ecology SAS monitored the LIFE NAT projects (nature conservation category) in Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Romania. |
| Project webpage: | www.astrale.org |
| Duration: | 1.1.2009 - 30.6.2009 |
| ALTER-Net - Výskumná sieť pre dlhodobý výskum biodiverzity, ekosystému a vedomia | |
| A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awarness Research Network | |
| Program: | FP6 |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Institute of Landscape Ecology Slovak Academy of Sciences participated in collaboration with other 23 partners from 16 European countries on the work of all 14 workpackages. In the year 2008, staff of ILE SAS has been worked on broad spectrum of tasks of the project ALTER-Net and attended actively all important workshops. Work was focused on 4th and 5th Reporting Period of the project. The most important results and outcomes: establishing of the Slovak LTER Committee, implementation of Slovak LTER sites, preparation of publication „LTER European book“, completing of InfoBase database, reinvestigation of task “Multi-site experiment”, preparation of database 2008 and analysis of data; preparation of Slovak LTSER platform. |
| Project webpage: | www.alter-net.info |
| Duration: | 1.4.2004 - 31.3.2009 |
| ETC BD 08 - Európske tématické centrum pre biodiverzitu - 08 | |
| European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity - 08 | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The assessment of national reports on favourable conservation status of habitats and species represented the most important task in 2008. The EU member countries submitted these reports on the basis of Article 17 of the Habitat Directive, we prepared assessments for individual biogeographical regions. The final report was delivered to the DG Environment. We participated in the EEA task „EURECA – European Ecosystem Assessment“, the main output was the background document on ecosystem assessment of high mountains, presented in the EEA workshop in Copenhagen. In the framework of the Natura 2000 network assessment was prepared the manuscript of paper on habitats of the European importance, requiring agricultural management for their existence. |
| Project webpage: | http://biodiversity.eionet.europa.eu/activities |
| Duration: | 1.1.2008 - 31.12.2008 |
| ASTRALE 9 - Asistencia a technická podpora pri riešení úloh programu LIFE | |
| ASTRALE 9 - Assistance and technical support for tasks related to actions under the LIFE Programme | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The contract was focused on monitoring of quality and professional correctness of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in categories NAT, ENV and TCY. These projects support the development of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions or deal with various environmental issues. The contracted personnel regularly checked whether the administration and field actions of the projects follow the approved project proposals and the rules of sound professional and financial management. Experts of the Institute of Landscape Ecology SAS monitored the LIFE NAT projects (nature conservation category) in Czech Republic, Slovenia and Romania. |
| Project webpage: | www.astrale.org |
| Duration: | 1.1.2008 - 30.9.2008 |
National
| Výskum špecifických prvkov biokultúrnej krajiny na Slovensku | |
| Research of specific landscape elements of bio-cultural landscape in Slovakia | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Dobrovodská Marta, PhD. |
| Annotation: | In a broader sense, it is possible to perceive landscape as mainly bio-cultural and multi-functional, as it constantlyadapts to the economic, social, cultural and environmental processes in time and space. The result is formation ofbio-cultural systems providing a crucial and effective space for the integration of biological and cultural elements that significantly affect individual bio-cultural systems. The project will focus on development ofmethodology for detailed interdisciplinary and integrated research of biotic and social-cultural elements and theirinterrelationships in valuable bio-cultural systems in Slovakia using indicators of biotic and cultural diversity aswell as research of extent and structure changes of forms of traditional agrarian relief. Special attention will bepaid to identification of change factors (driving forces, global megatrends) of the most valuable bio-culturalsystems and determination of selected benefits, which provide for society. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| BIO RESERVE - Implementácia Agendy 2030 prostredníctvom biosférických rezervácií | |
| Implementation of Agenda 2030 through biosphere reserves | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Piscová Veronika, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is to create a proposal for a sustainable institutional, financial and legislative model ofbiosphere reserves in the Slovak Republic and the fundamental framework of their strategic development based onanalysis of territorial potential in the context of meeting the objectives of Agenda 2030, resilience theory, foreignexperience and examples of good practice. The model will reflect the outputs of the analysis of all components ofthe potential of four Slovak biosphere reserves in the context of the resilience theory and goals of Agenda 2030. Itwill develop to the individual business model of each biosphere reserve. It will also include the methodology ofcreating development documents for biosphere reserves (development strategy, action plan and marketingcommunication strategy) all four biosphere reserves, taking into account the latest trends in spatial development,promoting the resilience of the areas studied and preserving their exceptional value on a global scale.The project will also include activities aimed at raising awareness among professionals and the general publicabout the issue, popularizing the project results and exchanging knowledge, ideas and experience with actors fromthe public, private and non-profit sectors in the form of workshops, conferences, public debates, lectures,conference papers and high quality research outputs. |
| Duration: | 1.7.2021 - 30.6.2025 |
| Dlhodobé zmeny znečistenia ovzdušia a ich dopad na ekosystémy | |
| Long-term changes of atmospheric pollution and their impact to ecosystems | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project will assess long-term changes in air pollution and their impacts on selected ecosystems. The firstproject theme is study of changes in atmospheric deposition using bryophytes as pollutant accumulators. We willcontinue in former several decades lasting research using the ICP Vegetation methodology. We will developpollution maps for Slovakia and assess impacts on humans and ecosystems. At the Báb LTER site, we willcontinue the study of pollutants accumulation in bryophytes, tree leaves and soil of forest ecosystem. The secondtheme is an experimental study of impacts of elevated temperature and nitrogen and phosphorus deposition onthe ecosystem of alpine grasslands in the LTER sites Jalovecká dolina (since 2002; phosphorus and 3 nitrogenconcentrations; since 2009 also ecosystem regeneration) and Kráľova hoľa (since 2009; temperature rise,nitrogen deposition and their combination). We will repeat all previous measurements, assess changes andimpacts on the ecosystem structure and functioning. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Ekologické vzťahy v systéme hostiteľ-parazitoid | |
| Ecological relationships in the system host-parasitoid | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Gajdoš Peter, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Study of the relationships between organisms is a basic prerequisite for understanding of evolution. Host-parasitoid interactions are an attractive area of research for evolutionary biologists. Only a small proportion of known parasitoid groups are associated with a dangerous host type. The exceptions are wasps from Polysphincta group (Hymenoptera). The project will evaluate ecological and behavioural data in both organism. The research will be studied under the conditions of forest ecotones, where the impact of ecological factors (altitude gradient, habitat type and woody species, exposure) on arachnid communities and their parasitoids will be evaluated. The impact of management (conventional vs organic farming) on arachnid communities and their parasitoids in orchards and viticultural landscape will be investigated. The host spectrum and parasitoid manipulation will be tested experimentally. New knowledge about their biology and ecology is expected to allow a better understanding of the evolution of interactions between these highly interconnected organisms. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2020 - 31.12.2023 |
| ENVIRO PLUS - Podpora výskumno-vývojových aktivít jedinečného riešiteľského tímu | |
| Supporting the R&D activities of a unique research team | |
| Program: | Európsky fond regionálneho rozvoja (EFRR) |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kalivoda Henrik, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The main objective of the project is to support research and development activities of the unique research team of non-business research organizations ILE SAS and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra and the company ESPRIT Ltd focused on the knowledge area of environmental engineering. The project topics are focused on product lines in the domain of Healthy Food and Environment:1) Systems for the protection of agricultural and forest soils against degradation2) Systems and technologies for preventing the negative impacts of climate change in agriculture and forestry. |
| Project webpage: | https://www.uke.sav.sk/veda-a-vyskum/projekty/strukturalne-fondy-2/enviro-plus/ |
| Duration: | 27.9.2022 - 31.12.2023 |
| Demetra - Hodnotenie novodobých zmien a vývojových trendov poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska (Demetra) | |
| Assessment of recent changes and trends in agricultural landscape of Slovakia (Demetra) | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project responds to insufficiently known consequences of the current rapid and extensive changes of agricultural landscape (AL). The aim is to evaluate the extent and distribution of the recent changes in the AL use in Slovakia after r. 1990, their trends and impacts on main functions and depending ecosystem services. The project is based on the DPSIR concept that evaluates environmental context of human activities in the form of a causal chain, following the causes, conditions and consequences. The main original features of the project is a comprehensive approach with the analysis and evaluation of natural and socio-economic factors, with emphasis of internationally established indicators use, analysis of trends and formulation of possible future scenarios, interconnection of multiple spatial levels, the combination of analytical procedures with empirical knowledge and stakeholder involvement.The project is planned for 48 months (07/2018-06/2022). It will develop special methods, procedures and indicators to be applied at national level and in local case studies in all major types of AL. In addition to scientific contribution, the project will also propose measures, tools and procedures for decision-making and planning of the sustainable use of AL. |
| Duration: | 1.8.2018 - 30.6.2022 |
| Výskum biokultúrnych hodnôt krajiny | |
| Research of biocultural values of landscape | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Dobrovodská Marta, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Recently is increasing interest in research that can define habitats and landscape created by human culture and can determine ways that society uses to shape up its natural environment and is also shaped up by it (UNESCO 2007). Also is increasing demand for ensuring diversity in every dimension of life and its inclusion to political agenda. This requires revision of current strategy of biodiversity protection, which often omits highly rated areas in manused landscape and mostly focuses on protection of natural landscape. New concept of “biocultural diversity”, which points to connection between biological and cultural dimension of landscape, their interactions, connections, common development, threats and correlation with social and economical development of society, allows this change. The goal of the pilot project is to bring new qualitative and quantitative findings during the evaluation of connection between biological and cultural diversity and to define new principles of its protection. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2018 - 31.12.2021 |
| Zmeny poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska vplyvom politík Európskej Únie | |
| Changes in Slovak Landscape Driven by European Union Agricultural Policy | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Lieskovský Juraj, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on identification and evaluation of changes in agricultural landscape (AL), which were after 2004 affected by the EU legislation in fields of agriculture, water protection and nature conservation. It is based on analysis of the EU policies as drivers of changes in AL. It will study types and intensity of use of AL on regional and local levels. The project combines methods of remote sensing (RS) and field research. RS will be used for timely obtaining information on AL. Also will be developed and tested innovative approaches and methods with use of new satellite sensors. In local scale will be studied impact of changes in use in AL on biodiversity. For biodiversity study were selected indication groups of vegetation, invertebrates (spiders, dragonflies) and vertebrates (amphibians, birds). Studied will be sites from which exist data from previous research, wetlands and newly evolved biotopes in AL. The final phase will be synthesis of current state and changes in AL and biodiversity. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2016 - 31.12.2019 |
| Hodnotenie stavu a dynamiky biotopov s využitím modelovania a diaľkového prieskumu Zeme | |
| Assessment of status and dynamics of habitats using combination of modelling and remote sensing | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The main objective of the project is to develop consistent approaches and methods for assessment of status and dynamics of habitats using combination of gradient analysis of ecological data and remote sensing. Proposed methods will be thoroughly tested through case studies at different scales in order to demonstrate their possibilities in habitat mapping, detection of changes, identification of trends and assessment of the response of habitats to land use change and climate anomalies. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2013 - 31.12.2016 |
| Obnova a budovanie technickej infraštruktúry výskumu a vývoja Ústavu krajinnej ekológie Slovenskej akadémie vied | |
| Renovation and construction of technical infrastructure for research and development of the Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | |
| Program: | EU Structural Funds Research & Development |
| Project leader: | Ing. Mojses Matej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project aims to modernize and complete technical infrastructure of the Institute of Landscape Ecology - the branch in Nitra for research in the landscape ecology, landscape planning, landscape management and the long-term ecological research of ecosystems. The project has two major themes: 1) building and upgrading of local infrastructure supporting research and development in information technologies based on GIS technology to support research activities in the field of landscape ecology, through the server and mobile GIS application equipment and a comprehensive information system for the purpose of environmental planning and landscape management, 2) building and upgrade of the infrastructure for ecosystem research. Objectives of the project:1) Development of a system, consisting of technical infrastructure, standard and specialized software and spatial database, enabling a new quality of the landscape research for needs of the landscape planning and land management2) Addition of the equipment of institute in such way that will support and expand the possibilities of the ecosystem research focusing on the ecosystems of mountain meadows and forest ecosystems, including the impact of global change. |
| Duration: | 1.11.2012 - 31.5.2015 |
| Socio-ekologický výskum zmien krajiny a biodiverzity v horskom území NP Poloniny v kontexte globálnych zmien | |
| Socio-ecological research of landscape and biodiversity change in mountain area of the NP Poloniny in context of global changes | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Bezák Peter, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2011 - 31.12.2014 |
| Významnosť a úžitky ekosystémov v historických štruktúrach poľnohospodárskej krajiny | |
| Significance and ecosystem services of historical structures of agricultural landscapes | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Špulerová Jana, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Significance of natural, semi-natural and cultural ecosystems in agricultural landscape for biodiversity protection is multiplex. The unique islands of species-rich plant and animal communities are represented by historicalstructures of agricultural landscape (HSAL), that play an important role in water retention and the prevention of soil erosion – both important with respect to climatic changes. Many ecosystem services and function are provided by these ecosystems, which bring benefits for society. They have irreplaceable ecological, cultural andhistorical value.Due to deficient ecosystem valuation as well as scarce scientific data documenting significance and services of these habitats in agrarian landscape, decline or even irreversible loss of biodiversity linked to such specificbiotopes will be the result. The project is aimed to bring new quantitative and qualitative scientific knowledge, which can be applied in decision processes or for implementation of international convention |
| Duration: | 1.1.2011 - 31.12.2013 |
| Fungovanie nížinného lesného ekosystému pod tlakom globálnych environmentálnych zmien | |
| Functioning of lowland forest ecosystem under pressure of global environmental changes - the Báb Research Site | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Gajdoš Peter, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Recent assumptions of potential consequences of climate change and other environmental changes stimulated numerous research activities studying its impact on ecosystems. From this point of view, a renewed interest in detailed knowledge of ecosystem functioning in new environmental conditions arose. Detailed spatio-temporalanalyses of selected forest ecosystem components may significantly contribute to understanding of the forest ecosystem dynamics and shaping of its structure and to evaluation of its response to potential shifts in climate and in other environmental pressures. Forest management represents one of the basic factors that conditions the actual status and the development of a forest ecosystem therefore it must be taken into account within the long-term ecosystem research. In the proposed project we aim to contribute to the knowledge on spatio-temporal dynamics of selected components of the forest ecosystem in the conditions of the Báb forest, taking into accountthe actual forest management. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2010 - 31.12.2012 |
| Model reprezentatívnych geoekosystémov na regionálnej úrovni | |
| Model of the representative geoecosystems on the regional level | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | Prof. RNDr. Izakovičová Zita, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The basic goal ot he project is elaboration of the methodical procedure for evaluation of the representative geoecosystem of Slovakia on the regional level for elaboration of effective strategy of the nature protection, biodiversity protection and landscape stability. |
| Project webpage: | www.ukesav.sk |
| Duration: | 1.6.2008 - 31.12.2010 |
| - - Zhodnotenie prínosu agro-environmentálnych programov k ochrane a udržaniu diverzity polnohospodárskej krajiny | |
| Assessment of the agro-environment programs contribution to conservation and maintenance of rural landscape | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The assessment of the (AEP) influence on biodiversity, selected natural resources and character of the agricultural landscape represents the main focus of the project. The consequences of AE measures will be interpreted and quantified for respective species and habitats. In the case studies, the field research, preparation and realisation of the first phase of AEP monitoring represent the crucial issues. The sociological research will beperformed both in level of country and case studies The map of ecologically important agricultural regions of Slovakia will be prepared.The methodology for monitoring of AEP impact will be developed and tested; the methodology will be further developed into monitoring program of AEP for Slovakia. The project should result in proposal of measures and changes of the AEP and the Rural Development Programme and in development of the prognosis of futurebiodiversity of the study areas as well as prognosis for selected species and habitats in Slovakia. |
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| Duration: | 1.1.2008 - 31.12.2010 |
| Dôsledky ťažby Nováckeho uhoľného ložiska na krajinnú štruktúru, sociálno-ekonomický rozvoj obce Koš a biodiverzitu | |
| Brown coal mining in Novaky coal field and influence on landscape structure, socio-economic development of Koš village and biodiversity of Koš wetlands | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Doc. PaedDr. David Stanislav, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Nováky coal field mining is realised by Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza a. s., with mining prognosis up to 2020. Mining consequences are demonstrated by undermined area dropping, therefore it was included to Hornonitrianska endangered area. Majority of Koš village inhabitants was evicted. A new landscape phenomena are flooded depressions (the largest with the area 6 – 8 ha) with macrophytic vegetation – so-called Koš wetlands. Depressions are important for the surrounding agricultural landscape biodiversity. This is confirmed by preliminary results of vegetation, dragonfly and ornitofauna research. There will be landcape ecological and socio-economical aspects of Koš cadastre solved in suggested project. Importance of flooded depressions as a creating biodiversity centres in agricultural landscape will be evaluated by abiotic components field work (geology, soil, relief changes, hydrologic conditions and above-ground water quality) and by chosen biotic components (vegetation, dragonflies, amphibians, birds, small ground mammals). Historical and present landscape structure analysis and socio-economical potential analysis will be used for limits defining and for optimal use of Koš cadastre proposition. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2007 - 1.12.2009 |
| Zmena biodiverzity a štruktúry lesného ekosystému za 30 rokov: výskumná plocha Báb | |
| Changes in the biodiversity asnd the structure of the forest ecosystem after 30 years: The research site of BAB | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Gajdoš Peter, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The restoration of the ecosystem research in research site Báb represents the theme of the proposed project, aiming in resumption of research that was performed in this site in the framework of Interantional Biological Programme (IBP, 1967-1974) and Man and Biosphere Programme (MaB). Identification and evaluation of biodiversity, structure and ecological processes changes after more than 30 years is the main objective of the project. To the partial target belong: revitalisation of the research site and ecosystem research; re-establishment of research teams; detection of changes in selected parameters during more than 30 years; preparation of partial syntheses; and development of concept of complex long-term ecological research in this ILTER site. The research will be based on the functional ecology with accent to structure-functional and quantitatiev-ecological approach. Following fields will be studied primary production; animals and the secondary production; distribution of elements and substances in the ecosystem; soil complex and microbes; structure and dynamics of plant populations; landscape structure. The project should bring a new knowledge in all scientific disciplines included in the thematic fields. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2007 - 1.12.2009 |
| ASTRALE A - Administratívna a technická podpora pri úlohách súvisiacich s implementáciou projektov v rámci programov LIFE III a LIFE+ | |
| ASTRALE A - Technical and administrative assistance for tasks related to implementation of projects under the LIFE+ and under the LIFE III programme | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The contract was focused on monitoring of quality and professional correctness of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in categories NAT, ENV and TCY. These projects support the development of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions or deal with various environmental issues. The contracted personnel regularly checked whether the administration and field actions of the projects follow the approved project proposals and the rules of sound professional and financial management. Experts of the Institute of Landscape Ecology SAS monitored the LIFE NAT projects (nature conservation category) in Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Romania |
| Project webpage: | www.astrale.org |
| Duration: | 1.1.2009 - 30.6.2009 |
| ALTER-Net - Výskumná sieť pre dlhodobý výskum biodiverzity, ekosystému a vedomia | |
| A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awarness Research Network | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Institute of Landscape Ecology Slovak Academy of Sciences participated in collaboration with other 23 partners from 16 European countries on the work of all 14 workpackages. In the year 2008, staff of ILE SAS has been worked on broad spectrum of tasks of the project ALTER-Net and attended actively all important workshops. Work was focused on 4th and 5th Reporting Period of the project. The most important results and outcomes: establishing of the Slovak LTER Committee, implementation of Slovak LTER sites, preparation of publication „LTER European book“, completing of InfoBase database, reinvestigation of task “Multi-site experiment”, preparation of database 2008 and analysis of data; preparation of Slovak LTSER platform. |
| Project webpage: | www.alter-net.info |
| Duration: | 1.4.2004 - 31.3.2009 |
| Vidiecka poľnohospodárska krajina a jej biodiverzita v meniacich sa socio-ekonomických podmienkach | |
| The rural agricultural landscape and its biodiversity in transforming socio-economic environment | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2005 - 1.12.2007 |