TV reportage about grazing at Kráľovský Chlmec
We restore rare grassland habitats in eastern Slovakia at lower Zemplín area. Watch the short news story on TV MA7 about the restoration of Veľký Kopec.
Mature hollow willows – islands of biodiverzity in an endless agricultural landscape
During the weekend we worked with saw chains. A not-so-standard activity for conservationists but much needed for the old pollard willows and the creation of suitable micro-habitats for an array of different species. It might sound strange, but coppicing helps the old willows, it can extend their life-span by up to a 100 years! During long-term and…
News report about the protection of the European bee-eater
Watch a news report about European bee-eaters, their protection and the importance of grazing. An example of the protection of sand dunes – nesting habitat of the European bee-eater – the TV Markíza crew was filming at our project site in Virt. European bee-eater report from 5:30 min
The channel on the Veľkolélsky ostrov island has been reconstructed, new periodical wetlands have been created – the reason had been lack of the water in the summer time
Since February 2018 restoration works on the channel have been done in the middle of the Danube Island Veľký Lél. The channel takes the water from the river branch bringing it into the middle of the Island. Originally it was built by the locals in the last centuries and it had opposite purpose than it…
Grazing in Danube floodplain forest
Meadows are ecologically valuable areas. In the Danube floodplain forest, meadows were maintained by grazing of mowing. However, in the context of the change of management, they gradually became wane. Within the action of restoration of traditional grazing we returned traditional grazing into this area. The grazing is located near village Bodíky and its area…
Story of the Veľkolélsky ostrov island – series in Radio Regina
Listen to another interesting facts about natural wealth of the Veľkolélsky ostrov island, about people living in the village Veľký Lél, pollard willows or the ecofarm keeping many kinds of domestic animals like horses or cows grazing on the island. Reportage in Radio Regina can be found here.
We received a prestigious award ´LIFE Best of the best´
Brusel, 24.5. 2018 The European environment comissioner Karmenu Vella awarded the best projects of the LIFE+ programme on 23rd of May in Brussels. The BROZ project that focused on protecting nesting habitats of common swifts and bats in buildings in Slovakia was awarded as one of the three Best of the best projects in the…
Enviro-competition Hypericum 2018
In springtime SEV Dropie hosts the Hypericum environmental competition for elementary schools. The 19th year of the cometition focused on agrosystems in the Lower Rye Island, their biodiverzity and environmental problems. This is a very hot topic, because badly set agricultural practices have a log lasting negative on the environment. Along with soil degradation the…
Networking about water restorations
On 14th November 2017, BROZ organised the networking took with representatives of the Austrian LIFE „Restoration of the Lower Morava Floodplains“, which is focused on water restoration measures. Networking took place between representatives of BROZ and the Austrian organizations Via Donau and WWF, which are focusing on water restorations of the river branches rivers on…
Press release – World Wetland Day, 2. 2. 2018
Second day of February belongs to the wetlands. Apart form the traditional feast of Candlemas we also remind World Wetland Day. The fact that this day of wetlands is mentioned also in calendar is the proof how important they are for maintainig stability of Earth´s ecosystem. However the wetlands are still one of the most…