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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Ekologické analýzy akulturácie krajiny Slovenska od mladšieho praveku dodnes | |
| Ecological Analyses of Landscape Acculturation in Slovakia since Early Prehistory until Today | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Piscová Veronika, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Human impact on landscape of Slovakia is manifested more markedly since the Neolithic period (New StoneAge). Acculturation processes such as mutual adoption and merging different cultures and process of social andcultural changes accompany people throughout their history and reflect on the environment (Škvarna, 2007). Thehuman impact on the landscape may appear at first positive, but it may have a negative influence on the natureitself and finally on people as well (Erten, Van Deb Berg, Weissing 2007). For this reason, it is important toanalyze the impact of landscape changes on people and also on natural ecosystems. The aim of this project is toreconstruct the landscape in several periods of historical and archaeological past and to evaluate theconsequences of human activity in the model areas. An important role will be played by the confrontation of theevolution of settlement and vegetation changes in the territories in the same chronological sections. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2019 - 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 |
| Návrh algoritmov pre jednotlivé časti dokumentov MÚSES | |
| Proposals of the algorythm for the individual parts of the the documents of LTSES (Local Territorial System of Ecological Stability) | |
| Program: | Other projects |
| Project leader: | Dr.h.c. Prof. RNDr. Miklós László, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 1.6.2020 - 31.12.2020 |
| Metodika na automatizované generovanie dokumentov Miestneho územného systému ekologickej stability (MÚSES) | |
| Methodology for automated generation of documents of the Local Territorial System of Ecological Stability (LTSES) | |
| Program: | Other projects |
| Project leader: | Dr.h.c. Prof. RNDr. Miklós László, DrSc. |
| Annotation: | Creation of a methodology for automated creation of LTSES documents. The methodology for systematizing the cardinal steps of generating LTSES documents will include:• Analyzes of landscape structures in relation to LTSES • Integration of analytical data into synthetic spatial units• Purposeful interpretation of synthetic spatial units• Functional characteristics of spatial units for designs of spatial structure and content of LTSES elements. |
| Duration: | 7.1.2020 - 15.2.2020 |
| 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 |
| pôda a krajina - Analýza vlastností pôdy a vývoja krajiny v nepravidelne zaplavovaných územiach | |
| Analyses of soil properties and landscape development for non-regularly overflowed areas | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | Prof. PaedDr. PhDr. RNDr. Boltižiar Martin, PhD. |
| Annotation: | In relation to global climate change, there have been floods, wchih not only changed the character of the country, but the pronciple effected to soil use. The occurence flooding and permanent, althoutht no-regular waterlogged soil, causes changes in physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and affect the supply of water in the soilprofile. It changes the character of the land and agro-ecosystems of the territory. Project solution resulted from necessary of study and analysis of soil properties and landscape structure and agro-ecosystems structure after re-overflowed polder beša area. The project connects on primary analyses area, soilproperties and quantification agro-ecosystem and landscape structure from 2007-2009. project solution is pointed to examination of changes of soil properties, soilwater storage, grass systems and changes of landscape structure after area overflowing in year 2010. Obtained data from terrain measurements and laboratory analyses of soil samples will be compared with results from year 2009. Result of study will be analysis of soil and landscape changes. Possible scenarios of development will be simulated in mathematical models and leads to the proposal for land use management. The final analysis of the obtain results can be model for similar areas in Slovakia. |
| Duration: | 1.7.2012 - 31.12.2015 |
| 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 |
| Vplyv experimentálne zvýšenej teploty a zvýšenej depozície dusíka na zraniteľné ekosystémy alpínskych lúk | |
| Effect of experimental warming and nitrogen deposition on sensitive alpine meadow ecosystem | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | In the proposed project, we focus on the effect of warming and nitrogen (N) deposition on carbon (C)sequestration, vegetation and N leaching in the model ecosystem of alpine meadows that are very sensitive tomentioned global change. Warming can exert a complex effect on microbial activity, nutrient availability and netecosystem production (NEP). Increased N deposition can further contribute to a complex interaction amongecosystem processes leading to many discrepancies in ecosystem responses and uncertain contribution to Csequestration. We would like to enrich the knowledge of warming and N deposition effects on key components ofNEP including net primary production, litter decomposition rates, soil respiration, N mineralization, N availability,plant N uptake as well as individual plant species response and impact on vegetation structure. The studiedeffects will be simulated using open top chambers and N fertilization in the field conditions. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2009 - 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. |
| Project webpage: | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |