Within the EPSILON programme for the support of applied research and experimental development of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic,
Risks identification and possibility of support of landscape natural
functions in landscape protected areas influenced by climate change project was received.
Members of
Czech-Rivers research group, namely associate professor RNDR. Jan Hradecký, Ph.D., assistant
professors RNDr. Václav Škarpich, Ph.D., RNDr. Tomáš Galia, Ph.D. and Mgr. Stanislav Ruman, from Department
of Physical Geography and Geoecology are
lead partners of project. Other
project partners (i) EKOTOXA s.r.o. and (ii) T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, public research institution are involved in this project.
The
main objective of the project is to identify risks arising from the
predicted climate change impacts on the landscape and its features in
the model area PLA Beskydy. On the basis of the sensitivity and
vulnerability of the landscape identifying the main problems and
subsequently designing variants of suitable adaptation measures and
appropriate management models in order to support the main features of
the landscape and thus create conditions for the existence of valuable
habitats and species in the changed climate conditions. The project
outcomes will be generalized and provide professional support for public
administration authorities for decision making and conceptual
activities in ensuring the effective conservation of PLA, taking into
account climate change.
