International Seminar
„Rehabilitation of dry and semi-dry grasslands”
Date: 20–21 May 2015
Venue: Győr, Hungary
The 2-day international seminar (1 day for plenary talks and a 1-day field trip) held in May of 2015. Environmental experts, nature conservationists and scientists were invited. Organization work was carried out by beneficiary no. 4 on the international level and beneficiary no. 2 and 3 on the national level.
It was an adequate opportunity to share best practices of the nature conservation and restoration activities. The results of the project was shown to a wide scientific forum.
A field trip to the projct site after the one-day meeting was planned to demonstrate the results and some of the best practice activities on the field. Open discussion was generated on how the experience gathered during the course of the project could be applied to other projects.
Presentations
General introduction of the Hungarian Little Plain LIFE+ project (LIFE08 NAT/H/000289) - Rita Gyovai-Balogh, Deputy Head of Estate Development and Environmental Protection Department, Defence Economic Bureau of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence
Presentation is available here.
Nature conservation related activities of the Hungarian Little Plain LIFE+ project (LIFE08 NAT/H/000289) - Gábor Takács, Lead Expert in Nature Conservation, Fertő-Hanság National Park Directorate
Presentation is available here.
Comparative study on the sand land habitats alongside the Danube -
Dr. Károly Penksza, Department Head, Professor, Szent István University
Results and experience of grassland rehabilitation on saline and
loessial soils in the Hortobágy National Park - István Kapocsi, Deputy Director,
Hortobágyi National Park Directorate
The international seminar is organised in the frame of the Hungarian Little Plain (LIFE08 NAT/H/000289) project,
financed by the LIFE+ Nature Programme and hosted by the following partnership:
the Defence Economic Office of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Hungary, Budapest Forestry Co., Fertő-Hanság National Park Directorate and Aquaprofit Co.