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The partners of the COEVOLVERS project (Coevolutionary approach to unlock the transformative potential of nature-based solutions for more inclusive and resilient communities) of the HORIZON EUROPE scheme, participated in the kick-off meeting in Turku, Finland, which took place from December 7 to December 9, 2022. The meeting was organized by the project coordinator and Finnish…

In late October this year, our joint research centre SlovakGlobe, represented by Stanislava Brnkaľáková, co-organised an international early career researchers event of the Earth System Governance research community. Members of our SEA team also took part, namely Tomáš Szabo, Natalia Novakova, and Natália Matviaková. As the event name suggests, its main goal was to foster…

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration 50% higher than in the pre-industrial era, ongoing climate change with ever more drastic and costly impacts on society, as well as unflattering perspectives in this respect are reasons why scientists and environmentally sensitive public cannot sleep well for a long time. Alarming reports highlight that we are approaching the point…

The SIMRA project dedicated to innovation in marginalized rural areas officially ended on March 31, 2020. This very successful project advanced understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development, and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas. The SIMRA project derived many comprehensive outputs and broadened knowledge of…

Special issue of the Folia Oecologica journal: „Invasive species in forest, agricultural and urban ecosystems“ Special Issue Information: According to the IUCN Red list, alien invasive species are responsible for extinction of more species in the world than any other agent. On the global level 1/3 of birds, 6% of mammals and 11% of amphibians…

Dear all, It is our great pleasure to announce that CETIP in collaboration with SLOVAKGLOBe (joint workplace of Slovak Academy of Sciences and Slovak University of Technology) will host next Earth System Governance conference in Bratislava, September 15 – 17, 2020. Title of the conference is:  Earth System Governance in turbulent times: prospects for political…

The scientists from the Department of Plant Ecophysiology and the Department of Disturbance Ecology of the Institute of the Forest Ecology SAS have participated in EPIC project  „Školáci v práci INAK“ founded by Pontis and in co-operation with ARKON, a.s. Twenty-three schoolchildren from five elementary schools in Zvolen have experienced work with primary-education (charwoman, worker in warehouse,…

Between the 3rd and 5th September 2019, the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague was host to 61 people attending 9th international conference „Influence of Abiotic and Biotic Stresses on Properties of Plants 2019“ with a special focus on the issue of the plant root system and its relation to a changing environment. Our colleagues from…

Dr. Margita Kuklová and Dr. Ján Kukla, scientists from the Department of Soil and Plant Ecology of the Institute of the Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Zvolen, participated in a tour to the Alps organized by the Slovak Botanical Society. Its aim was to help in learning more about flora of the…

Professor Jeff S. Kuehny from the Lousiana State University, a distinguished person in the field of American horticulture, visited Arboretum Mlyňany on Thursday 18 July 2019 during his stay in Central Europe. Dr. Lucia Gabríny, Director of the AgroBioTech Research Centre of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, and Dr. Jaroslav Michalko from the…