Eight organisations cooperate in our project.
Experts from these organisations are involved in ensuring monitoring and management of protected areas, evaluating ecosystem services, education, and project management.
project partners
Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic
is the central state administration authority responsible, among other things, for environmental policy and protection, nature and landscape conservation. In our project, it is the coordinating beneficiary and is responsible for the overall project management, reporting, and communication with CINEA and the external monitoring team. It oversees the timely and proper implementation of project activities as well as the use of the project budget, and ensures project promotion by creating and administering the website and supporting the communication activities of other partners.
www.minzp.sk
Dana Stopková – Financial Manager – dana.stopkova@enviro.gov.sk
Adam Javorčík – Technical & Communication Manager – adam.javorcik@enviro.gov.sk
State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic
is a professional nature conservation organisation with nationwide competence established by the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic. Its role is nature and landscape protection, as well as the management of specially protected parts of nature and landscape. Within the IP LIFE NATURA 2000 project, it implements practical management measures in all project sites, such as peatland management and conservation of several protected species sites, with the aim of creating suitable conditions for their existence and maintaining their favourable status. It is also responsible for ecosystem services assessment and the preparation of integrated management programmes in the pilot project areas of Poľana and Záhorie.
www.sopsr.sk
Ján Černecký – Reporting Coordinator, Expert on Management Measures – jan.cernecky@sopsr.sk
Ľuba Niklová – Project Manager, Financial Manager – luba.niklova@sopsr.sk
Peter Brnák – Director of the Project Section – peter.brnak@sopsr.sk
Martina Belková – Head of the Department of International Cooperation Projects – martina.belkova@sopsr.sk
Andrej Saxa – Monitoring Coordinator, Expert on Natura 2000 and PAF – andrej.saxa@sopsr.sk
Ján Krnáč – Ecologist (LIFE), Site Manager – Poľana Protected Landscape Area – jan.krnac@sopsr.sk
Vít Hubinák – Ecologist (LIFE), Site Manager – Latorica Protected Landscape Area – vit.hubinak@sopsr.sk
Janka Galvánková – Habitat Mapping Coordinator, Peatlands Specialist – janka.galvankova@sopsr.sk
Peter Potocký – Botanist, Management Planning Expert – peter.potocky@sopsr.sk
Pavol Kostúr – Forestry Expert – pavol.kostur@sopsr.sk
Dávid Spišský – Monitoring and Ecosystem Services Evaluation Coordinator, Expert in Landscape Ecology, GIS and Databases – david.spissky@sopsr.sk
Ingrid Károlyová – Environmental Education Coordinator (SNC SR Directorate) – ingrid.karolyova@sopsr.sk
Zuzana Kertysová – Environmental Education Specialist – Horná Orava PLA – zuzana.kertysova@sopsr.sk
Anna Gondová – Environmental Education Specialist – Poľana PLA – anna.gondova@sopsr.sk
Marta Hrešová – Environmental Education Specialist – R-COP Prešov – marta.hresova@sopsr.sk
Jana Andelová – Ecologist, Site Manager – Záhorie Protected Landscape Area – jana.andelova@sopsr.sk
Rudolf Kampa – LIFE Ranger, Field Assistant (Management Centre) – rudolf.kampa@sopsr.sk
Ján Snopko – Systems Administrator, IT Specialist – jan.snopko@sopsr.sk
Muránska planina National Park
is one of the youngest national parks in Slovakia. It is unique in that large-scale human impact has not penetrated the difficult-to-access central part of the area, allowing it to retain its natural character. Within the project, the National Park focuses on transforming forest management towards close-to-nature forestry. This improves conditions for endangered bird species such as the Western Capercaillie, Three-toed Woodpecker, and Eurasian Pygmy Owl. Before logging operations, attention is paid to preserving black honeysuckle, as it is the host plant for the larvae of the rare Carpathian longhorn beetle. The Muránska planina site is also exceptional for its semi-natural grasslands, where the absence of proper management negatively affects meadow species. By combining tree and shrub removal with regular manual or mechanical mowing, conditions are improved for butterflies such as the Apollo, Scarce Copper, and Large Blue, as well as for several protected bird species.
www.npmuranskaplanina.sk
Jakub Korytiak – Site Manager, Ecologist – jakub.korytiak@npmuranskaplanina.sk
National Forest Centre
is a contributory organisation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic. It comprehensively ensures forest research and development tasks in all areas of forestry and related sectors, addressing issues connected with the natural environment and human activities within it, as well as research on non-productive, landscape-forming, ecological, and socio-economic impacts of forests, forestry, and agroforestry under Slovak conditions. Within the IP LIFE NATURA 2000 project, it coordinates the introduction of agroforestry systems in the project areas of Poľana and Záhorie, and cooperates in the design and implementation of close-to-nature forest management and management measures aimed at restoring habitats of the Western Capercaillie in the Poľana and Muránska planina project areas.
web.nlcsk.org
Jozef Bučko – Expert – Agroforestry and Game Management, Communication with Landusers – jozef.bucko@nlcsk.org
Matej Schwarz – Forestry Expert – matej.schwarz@nlcsk.org
Zuzana Mackov – Financial Manager – zuzana.mackov@nlcsk.org
Marián Slamka – Expert – Game Management – marian.slamka@nlcsk.org
Slovak Water Management Enterprise
is a state-owned organisation under the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic. It manages surface and groundwater resources and carries out comprehensive hydro-ecological activities within river basins. Within the integrated LIFE – IP NATURA 2000 SVK project, it is responsible for implementing the restoration of freshwater habitats, such as reopening side arms, restoring riverbank habitats, and adapting hydrological regimes in the Záhorie and Latorica project sites. In these areas, it ensures the restoration of water flow in the Morava River basin branches and, in eastern Slovakia, the re-watering of one of the Tice river arms and the Tajba Nature Reserve, which is important for the occurrence of the European pond turtle – the only native turtle species living in Slovakia.
www.svp.sk
Miroslava Malatincová – Financial Manager – miroslava.malatincova@svp.sk
Róbert Macek – Site Manager Coordinator – Záhorie – robert.macek@svp.sk
Juraj Košara – Site Manager Coordinator – Latorica – juraj.kosara@svp.sk
WWF Slovakia
is a civic association established in March 2019 as part of the broader international WWF Central and Eastern Europe (WWF CEE) network, which, under its original name WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme, has been actively involved for twenty years in nature conservation, relevant policy development, and public awareness-raising in the Danube-Carpathian region. WWF Slovakia operates within three programme areas – forests, freshwater, and wildlife. All activities are accompanied by intensive communication towards the public, aiming to increase awareness of the need for nature conservation in Slovakia. In this project, WWF is involved in preparing supporting documentation for the implementation of specific conservation activities in the pilot areas of Záhorie, Muránska planina, and Poľana.
www.wwfsk.org
Marta Mútňanová – Nature Conservation Expert – mmutnanova@wwfsk.org
Michal Némethy – Forest Expert – mnemethy@wwfsk.org
Miroslav Očadlík – Freshwater Expert – mocadlik@wwfsk.org
Peter Fiľo – Administration and Financial Manager – pfilo@wwfsk.org
Kristína Bocková – Communication Manager – kbockova@wwfsk.org
Barbara Immerová – Stakeholder and Data Expert – bimmerova@wwfsk.org
DAPHNE – Institute of Applied Ecology
is an association established in 1993 focused on nature conservation, including environmental education. Its main goal is to provide professional expertise for nature conservation in the field of applied research, monitoring, and management of natural habitats.
Within the project, DAPHNE organises data collection on habitats and species that are subjects of protection in Sites of Community Importance but for which insufficient information is available. In cooperation with the State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic, DAPHNE is also responsible for environmental education. The aim is to strengthen the capacities of staff and educators in eco-centres / information centres / nature centres and to prepare various public events.
www.daphne.sk
Ján Šeffer – Senior Biodiversity Expert – Coordinator – jansef@daphne.sk
Monika Chrenková – Senior Environmental Specialist – chrenkova@daphne.sk
Pavla Lényiová – PR Expert – lenyiova@daphne.sk
Petra Egry – Manager / Administrator – egry@daphne.sk
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
was established in 1940. Since 1990, when the environmental section was created, its basic research has been expanded to include activities related to applied ecological research for nature conservation purposes. Within the project, it oversees the preparation of methodology and monitoring to determine the baseline status of indicator species of biodiversity in the target ecosystems. Among the well-known endangered species addressed by the measures are the European pond turtle, Alpine longhorn beetle, White-backed Woodpecker, and Eurasian otter. Additionally, the Faculty is responsible for preparing a study analysing the resilience of the target characteristics of Natura 2000 sites in relation to climate change.
www.fns.uniba.sk
Blanka Lehotská – Deputy Coordinator PRIF UK – blanka.lehotska@uniba.sk
Pavel Beracko – Monitoring Expert – Zoology – pavel.beracko@uniba.sk
Mirko Bohuš – Monitoring Expert – Zoology – mirko.bohus@uniba.sk
Michal Hrabovský – Monitoring Expert – Botany – michal.hrabovsky@uniba.sk
Jiří Křišťan – Monitoring Expert – Zoology – jiri.kristan@uniba.sk
Silvia Kubalova – Monitoring Expert – Botany – silvia.kubalova@uniba.sk
Juraj Litavský – Monitoring Expert – Zoology – juraj.litavsky@uniba.sk
Rudolf Masarovič – Monitoring Expert – Zoology – rudolf.masarovic@uniba.sk
Katarína Mišíková – Monitoring Expert – Botany – katarina.misikova@uniba.sk
Marta Nevřelová – Monitoring Expert – Zoology – marta.nevrelova@uniba.sk
Eva Pauditšová – Monitoring Expert – Climate Change – eva.pauditsova@uniba.sk
Jana Ružičková – Monitoring Expert – Botany – jana.ruzickova@uniba.sk
Martin Šalkovič – Monitoring Expert – Climate Change – martin.salkovic@uniba.sk
Hubert Žarnovičan – Monitoring Expert – Botany – hubert.zarnovican@uniba.sk
Lucia Krupová – Administrator – lucia.krupova@uniba.sk