Restoration and management of forest habitats
This activity consists of three main activities: a) removal of invasive species b) planting of native tree species and c) marking and preserving valuable trees and modification of logging. video.
Restoration of rare grassland in the Nature reservation Devínska Kobyla
In the Nature reservation Devínska Kobyla finished first phase of restoration of rare grasslands. The Works were coordinated by DAPHNE – Institute of Applied Ecology in cooperation with Administration of Protected Landscape Area Malé Karpaty. Felling self-seeded trees on NPR Devinska Kobyla it ended the first phase of restoration of rare bow. The work is…
First seedlings of native tree species are already growing in the biologic station of NLC
First seedlings of native tree species for the Danube floodplain forests, prepared for the project purpose, are already growing in a field station of the National Forestry Centre (NLC) in Gabcikovo since the spring of 2016. Workers have started to plant seedlings of trees, native to the Danube floodplains for the first time this spring…
The water is life – living river side-arms
In Slovak daily paper, which is called Pravda, was published the article about the importance of wetlands. In the article were presented restorations of Danube river branches, which were realized within the projects of Regional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable development (BROZ). And in article was published the planned restoration of Karloveské rameno river…
Grazing at new locality in NNR Devínska Kobyla
From the spring 2015 new grazing locality within project NaturaBA has been prepared for restoration of biotops in surroundings – volunteers cleaned the area, collected litter and these days you can find around 20 animals grazing at protected meadows nearby.
The story of Devínske rameno river branch
In the past, the river transported massive amounts of gravel sediments which were deposited in the surrounding areas downstream from Devínska brána, eventually creating a network of meanders and river islands. One of these islands, locally known as Sedláčkov Island, can be found in this area. In contrast to other islands on the Danube, this…
Restoration of Devínske rameno river branch
Devínska rameno river branch starts about kilometer from the confluence of rivers Danube and Morava. It bathes Slovanský ostrov Island near castle Devín. Water bathes Island only sometimes, when the level of the Danube river is high. Most of time the water in Devínske rameno river branch is stagnant and bed is dry. Regional Association…
World day of wetlands
The motto of this year’s the World Day of wetlands lays stress on the important role, which wetlands play in our lives. The future of humanity depends on wetlands. The wetlands withholds and cleans water, offers fishes, rice and crops, which feed a milion of people of the world. Wetlands works like nature sponge, reduce…
A study visit focused on grazing management in protected areas in Austria
On 19.-20.9. 2013, within the project Natura 2000 BA, we participated along with representatives of the SNC, Daphne, Bratislava Magistrate and the Regional Office for the Environment, in an interesting study visit in Austria, aimed at successful examples of pasture management in protected areas. We visited the sites Lobau, Bisamberg, Glaslauterriegel-Heferlberg-Fluxberg and Hundsheim.
Restoration measures on the River Morava – a field trip and exchange of experience with the project LIFE + Lower Morava Floodplains
The visit focused on bilateral exchange of experience in restoration measures on the River Morava. The currently running LIFE + project Lower Morava floodplains, is based on previous projects of revitalization of side arms, meanders and shore fortifications. Within the exchange of experience, we visited three sites in the area between Angern and Markthof.