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| ELMEN - ELMEN - Multi-inštitucionálny rámcový kontrakt na poskytovanie asistencie pre technické a finančné monitorovanie bežiacich projektov spolufinancovaných z predchádzajúcich a súčasného LIFE programu a pre tematickú podporu | |
| ELMEN - Inter-institutional single framework contract for the provision of assistance for the technical and financial monitoring of ongoing projects funded from previous and on-going LIFE programmes and on thematic support | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Bezák Peter, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The ELMEN contract is focused mainly on monitoring of quality and professional and financial correctness of implementation of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme. These projects support the enhancement of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions, deal with various environmental issues, climate change adaptation and mitigation, circular economy and quality of life and clean energy. Monitoring experts regularly check the implementation of projects in the field or beneficiaries’ premises, evaluate submitted project reports and provide any other required thematic support related to the LIFE programme to the European Commission (DG Environment and CINEA). |
| Project webpage: | https://www.elmen-eeig.eu/ |
| Duration: | 1.4.2023 - 31.3.2027 |
| 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 |
| eLTER PLUS - European long-term ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems research infrastructure PLUS | |
| European long-term ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems research infrastructure PLUS | |
| Program: | Horizon 2020 |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Progress in understanding, managing and securing current and future ecosystem functions and services is challenged by fragmented and dispersed ecosystem research, operated using narrow disciplinary perspectives that prevent a holistic understanding of complex eco- and socio-ecological systems. The emerging European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems Research Infrastructure (eLTER RI) was evaluated by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) as having high potential for closing this gap in the European RI landscape. The primary objective of eLTER PLUS is to open and expand the research capacities and impact of eLTER by engaging current and new users and developing the operations of cross- and transdisciplinary research, exemplified in eLTER Site and Platform design and the RI’s Standard Observation framework. eLTER PLUS will execute a performance test of the emerging RI and assess and strengthen its operations in real time. It will further advance community building and provisioning of services as pursued by the H2020-funded eLTER INFRAIA Starting Community project and related projects. Its focus is on making intensive use of 35 selected sites and platforms in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems, combined with observational data from an additional 50 sites, for studying ecosystem and socio-ecological responses to globally-relevant environmental challenges in terms of ecosystem integrity and ecosystem services. Its Whole-Systems approach will derive meaningful scientific and policy-relevant information via co-designed, transdisciplinary research in collaboration with diverse stakeholders at local, regional and EU-scales. Concerted actions also focus on collaboration with peer RIs to maximize synergies, increase efficiencies and catalyze holistic understanding of ecosystem function, and on development of virtual laboratories where in-situ site data are linked with other data sources, e.g. Copernicus. |
| Project webpage: | https://www.lter-europe.net/projects/PLUS |
| Duration: | 1.2.2020 - 31.1.2025 |
| NEEMO EEIG 2019 - NEEMO EIG 2019 - Multi-inštitucionálny rámcový kontrakt na poskytovanie podpory pre monitorovanie LIFE projektov, komunikáciu o LIFE programe a iné súvisiace aktivity | |
| NEEMO EIG 2019 - Inter-institutional single framework contract for the provision of support for the monitoring of LIFE projects, communication about the LIFE programme and other related activities | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Bezák Peter, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The NEEMO contract is focused mainly on monitoring of quality and professional and financial correctness of implementation of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in strands Nature, Environment and Climate Action. These projects support the enhancement of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions, deal with various environmental issues or climate change adaptation and mitigation. Monitoring experts regularly check the implementation of projects in the field or beneficiaries’ premises, evaluate submitted project reports and provide any other required support related to the LIFE programme to the European Commission (DG Environment and EASME). |
| Project webpage: | https://neemo.eu/ |
| Duration: | 1.1.2019 - 30.4.2023 |
| CLIMASTEPPE - Riešenia pre klimaticky vhodné poľnohospodárstvo v suchých stepných oblastiach Ruska | |
| Solutions for climate-smart land use in the dry steppes of Russia | |
| Program: | ERANET |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Lieskovský Juraj, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The Russian dry steppes is a region where the negative impacts of climate change are heavily projected. Also, it is a region where adoption of climate-smart agriculture may allow reducing the negative impacts of climate change, cut the Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and result in defragmentation of steppes. After 1991 economy restructuring resulted in massive agricultural land abandonment and the restoration of steppes. Recent plans about recultivation of steppes underscore the importance to evaluate the trade-offs between agricultural expansion and ecosystem services. The ultimate goal of the project is to assess the ability of the Russian dry steppes to mitigate negative projections of climate change by adopting climate-smart agriculture. |
| Duration: | 1.4.2018 - 31.3.2021 |
| 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 |
| Landscape Europe | |
| Landscape Europe | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Bezák Peter, PhD. |
| Annotation: | LANDSCAPE EUROPE is an interdisciplinary network of national research institutes with expertise in landscape assessment, planning and management at the interface of policy implementation, education and state-of-the-art science in support of sustainable landscapes |
| Project webpage: | http://www.landscape-europe.net |
| Duration: | 1.1.2011 - 31.12.2018 |
| NEEMO - Monitorovanie LIFE projektov, komunikácia o LIFE programe a o iných aktivitách spojených s LIFE programom - NEEMO EEIG | |
| Monitoring of LIFE projects (action grants and operating grants), communication about the LIFE programme and other linked activities- NEEMO EEIG | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused mainly on monitoring of quality and professional and financial correctness of implementation of the EU co-funded projects of the LIFE programme in strands Environment and Climate Action. These projects support the development of Natura 2000 network through concrete conservation actions or deal with various environmental issues. They usually last from three to five years. NEEMO EEIG consortium comprises 9 companies and institutes spread across the Europe, enabling the consortium to make the best use of its resources, and to provide expertise combined with local knowledge and the necessary language skills. Monitoring experts regularly check the implementation of projects in the field or beneficiary premises and submit evaluation reports to the European Commission, DG Environment. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2015 - 31.12.2018 |
| OpenNESS - Funkčnosť prírodných kapitálov a ekologických služieb: od konceptu k reálnej aplikácii (OpenNESS) | |
| Operationalisation of Natural Capital and EcoSystem Services: From Concepts to Real-world Applications (OpenNESS) | |
| Program: | FP7 |
| Project leader: | Prof. RNDr. Izakovičová Zita, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project is aimed at the evaluation of current state of research in the topic land management and definition of the needs for the next period. The main sub-objectives of the project are: 1) Identify social challenges related to land, especially land use, the management of land and soil protection, land use and utilisation of landscape resources, 2) Evaluate approaches to integrated land management, to evaluate the current strengths and weaknesses, define proposals to improve the situation, 3) Identify the need for research in the area land use and land management, 4) Identify the main groups of "stakeholders" and create a network of all groups "stakeholders" in the field, 5) Ensure the transfer of knowledge in practice and contribute to improving policy EU and research in this area. |
| Duration: | 1.12.2012 - 31.5.2017 |
| Syntéza štúdií vplyvu inštitucionálnych zmien a zmien krajinnej pokrývky a využitia krajiny na uhlík, biodiverzitu a poľnohospodárstvo po rozpade Sovietskeho Zväzu | |
| Synthesis of Studies on Institutional Change and LCLUC Effects on Carbon, Biodiversity, and Agriculture After the Collapse of the Soviet Union | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Major institutional changes occurred throughout Eastern Europe and European Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and the expansion of the EU in 2004 and \'07, resulting resulted in substantial land cover and land use change. NASA-funded case studies led by members of our proposal team have highlighted the magnitude of these land changes. However, these case studies have not been synthesized, and we lack comprehensive datasets of land change, analysis of its economic and institutional drivers, and assessments of its environmental effects. Our first goal is to utilize recent advances in remote sensing science to a) map wall-to-wall decadal land change from Landsat data across Eastern Europe and European Russia, and b) conduct in-depth analyses of higher temporal resolution land change for dense time stacks of selected footprints. Our prior case studies highlighted that land changes were highly heterogeneous in space suggesting that economies and institutions were important drivers of land change. However, how economic, policy, and institutional changes - and their legacies – affected land change is not clear. Our second goal is to understand the economic, policy and institutional drivers of land change across Eastern Europe and European Russia. Similarly, case studies by our team and others provide strong evidence for substantial effects of land change on agriculture, forestry, carbon pools and fluxes, and biodiversity. The additional remote sensing analyses outlined above would allow us to take the research on these effects to a new level, and make comprehensive assessments across Eastern Europe. Our third goal is to assess the effects of land change on agriculture, forestry, carbon, and biodiversity across Eastern Europe and European Russia. The main outcome will be a synthesis of prior research on land change in Eastern Europe. Our prior research puts us in a unique position to provide three important outcomes: a) consistent maps of land change across Eastern Europe; b) analyses of the policy, economic and institutional drivers of the land changes that occurred; and c) assessments of land change effects on agriculture, forestry, carbon, and biodiversity. Land use is the principal driver of global environmental change. Twenty years after the Soviet Union, and ten years after the start of NEESPI and of numerous research projects in the region, we now have a unique opportunity to synthesize findings and extract more general patterns. We propose to conduct such a synthesis and make a major contribution to our understanding of human-natural systems, and land use science. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2013 - 31.12.2016 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| URANOS - Údajová a vedomostná podpora pre systémy rozhodovania a strategického plánovania v oblasti adaptácie poľnohospodárskej krajiny na klimatické zmeny a minimalizáciu degradácie poľnohospodárskych pôd | |
| Scientific support of climate change adaptation in agriculture and mitigation of soil degradation. | |
| Program: | EU Structural Funds Research & Development |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Duration: | 3.4.2020 - 30.6.2023 |
| Ex-ante hodnotenie a SEA pre Strategický plán SPP 2021-2027 | |
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| Program: | Vedecko-technické projekty |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Miklósová Viktória, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.6.2019 - 31.12.2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Diverzita poľnohospodárskej krajiny a jej ekosystémové služby | |
| Diversity of agricultural landscape and its ecosystem services | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Špulerová Jana, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project was focused on the evaluation of diversity of agricultural landscape and its ecosystem services in different types of representative landscapes of Slovakia. Attention was paid to extensively cultivated farmland and traditional agricultural landscapes, which are characterized by higher diversity of landscape pattern and by the presence of semi natural habitats that significantly contribute to the provision of ecological functions in thelandscape and provide multifunctional ecosystem services to society. The most important results of the project are contained in two publication: the article of Lieskovsky et al. (2015) devoted to changes in landscape diversity and abandonment, and a monograph dedicated to the traditional agricultural landscape (TAL) (Špulerová et al., 2017). The monograph present diversity of TAL in Slovakia as a type of agricultural landscape with high landscape diversity. The second part of the monograph points to the importance of the ecosystem services assessment and benefits of these diversified landscape structures that provide to society. Result shows, that TAL provide more ecosystem services by their diversified patterns. The study of Lieskovský et al. is highly cited (22 WOS citation) and was aimed to analyse the driving forces behind the accelerated abandonment of traditional agricultural landscapes. The study showed that abandonment occurs most intensively on steep slopes and on less fertile soils. The distance from settlements and the financial profit are the other drivers of abandonment.References:LIESKOVSKÝ, Juraj - BEZÁK, Peter - ŠPULEROVÁ, Jana - LIESKOVSKÝ, Tibor - KOLEDA, Peter - DOBROVODSKÁ, Marta - BÜRGI, Matthias - GIMMI, Urs. The abandonment of traditional agricultural landscape in Slovakia - analysis of extent and driving forces. In Journal of Rural Studies, 2015, vol. 37, p. 75-84. ŠPULEROVÁ, Jana - ŠTEFUNKOVÁ, Dagmar - DOBROVODSKÁ, Marta - IZAKOVIČOVÁ, Zita - KENDERESSY, Pavol - VLACHOVIČOVÁ, Miriam - LIESKOVSKÝ, Juraj - PISCOVÁ, Veronika - PETROVIČ, František - KANKA, Róbert - BAČA, Andrej - BARANČOKOVÁ, Mária - BEZÁK, Peter - BEZÁKOVÁ, Magdaléna - BOLTIŽIAR, Martin - MOJSES, Matej - DUBCOVÁ, Magdaléna - GAJDOŠ, Peter - GERHÁTOVÁ, Katarína - IZSÓFF, Martin - KALIVODA, Henrik - MIKLÓSOVÁ, Viktória - DRÁBOVÁ, Monika - ŠATALOVÁ, Barbora - KRIŠTÍN, Anton - DANKANINOVÁ, Lenka - KALIVODOVÁ, Eva - MAJZLAN, Oto - MIHÁL, Ivan - STAŠIOV, Slavomír - ŠOLOMEKOVÁ, Tatiana - AMBROS, Michal - BALÁŽ, Ivan - HALABUK, Andrej. Historické štruktúry poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska : monografia získala ocenenie Zlatý Kosák od ministerky pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka p. Gabriely Matečnej na Agrokomplexe 2017 v Nitre [Historical structures of agricultural landscape of Slovakia. Bratislava: Veda, 2017. 144 s. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2014 - 31.12.2017 |
| EcoServ CL - Hodnotenie funkcií a služieb ekosystémov kultúrnej krajiny | |
| Evaluation of ecosystem functions and services of the cultural landscape | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Kanka Róbert, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The main objective of the project is a comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services on the base of selected REPGES units and its detailed research and testing of appropriate ondicators in selected model areas for various types of cultural landscapes based on the current methodology (Haines-Young, R., Potschin, M. 2012).Sub-objectives are:1. Compile a comprehensive overview of ecosystem services in selected representative ecosystems / cultural landscape types of Slovakia and define the potential capacity of the existing ecosystem services2. Identify the most relevant services in selected representative ecosystems of the cultural landscape of Slovakia in terms of their usefulness for evaluation purposes and to test the importance of these services to the local community3. Design and test indicators of ecosystem services in selected representative geoecosystems / cultural landscape types of Slovakia4. To design an effective system for evaluating ecosystem services that explicitly highlights the value and visibility of natural resources and the need for sustainable useThe project will deal with the current problems, which were summarized in a pan-European mapping and evaluation of ecosystem services (Maes et al., 2011) |
| Duration: | 1.10.2013 - 30.9.2017 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Project webpage: | - |
| Duration: | 1.1.2008 - 31.12.2010 |
| 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 |