The Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is currently undertaking the project “Nature Conservation and Conflict in Ukraine: Determining War Damage to Nature Reserves in Ukraine” (“Ukraine Nature”). This is supported by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung …
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It is with the most heavy heart and saddness that we announce the passing of our dear colleague and friend, geologist and geomorphologist, actively involved in S4C initiatives, professor Bartłomiej Wyżga. Our community has lost not only a valuable member, who committed his professional life to the Carpathians, but a great friend, …
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An Afternoon on the Pasture with the Shepherd László Sáfián is the film was made by Zsolt Molnár (ethnoecologist, ELKH Center for Ecological Research, Hungary) and Sándor Karácsony (camera man and film maker), where they discuss various aspects of traditional sheep grazing in Hungary. Check aut the fil at YouTube.
The 7th edition of the Landscape Archaeology Conference is the first edition to take place in Eastern Europe. Around the word togetherness LAC2022 has gathered the six themes of the conference: Responsibility, Defragmentation, Integration, Sensitivity, Explanation, and Comprehension and Cooperation. The main conference part of LAC2022 is held online with …
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The International Connections Committee (ICC) of the Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) organises a free Zoom conversation about the impacts of the war in Ukraine on Carpathian Mountain communities on 14 May 2022, 12:00-1:30 EDT (registration required). This conversation builds on years of scholarly and personal connections between Appalachian and Carpathian Mountain …
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You are invited to take part in a survey carried out as part of the H2020 EU funded FirEUrisk research project https://fireurisk.eu/. FirEUrisk intends to develop, evaluate and disseminate a science-based integrated strategy to: 1) expand current forest/wildland fire risk assessment systems, including critical factors of risk previously not covered; …
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How to improve biodiversity protection and socio-economic development in the Carpathians After three intense and inspiring years, the Interreg CE project “Centralparks” is approaching its successful conclusion. The project will present its conclusive outcomes to the wider public at its final conference, titled ‘Transnational cooperation for the sustainable future of …
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Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange expresses its readiness to help students and scientists from Ukraine. A special programme ‘Solidarity with Ukraine’ was opened. The details are available online.
Slovak Academy of Sciences offers a support for Ukrainian researchers and students – please consult the website in Slovak and Ukrainian
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, special measures for at-risk researchers from Ukraine within the Philipp Schwartz Initiative apply by 18 March 2022 MORE