Aktualni projekti

LIFE WILD WOLF – Concrete actions for maintaining wolves wild in anthropogenic landscapes of Europe

Izvori financiranja: LIFE
Trajanje: 2023 - 2027
Uloga ustanove: partner
Kratki sažetak:

Širenjem područja rasprostranjenosti vukova u državama Europe, prvenstveno onima koje su u prošlosti bile istrijebile vukove, pojavljivanje vukova blizu naselja postaje sve češće. To dovodi do okolnosti koje ljudi doživljavaju kao opasne, dok je razina stvarne opasnosti nepoznata. Malo je zemalja EU-a pripravno za rješavanje takvih situacija primjenom jasnih i provjerenih uputa. Projekt LIFE WILD WOLF ima za cilj razvoj i testiranje takvih uputa, temeljeno na odgovarajućem broju slučajeva.

Cilj projekta je razviti tehničku osnovu, stvaranjem operativnih protokola sa provjerenom učinkovitosti. Krajnji cilj projekta je doprinos prikladnom upravljanju kritičnim situacijama približavanja vukova ljudima u urbanim i periurbanim područjima.

Projekt će se provoditi u osam europskih zemalja, područja rasprostranjenosti sedam populacija vukova, u kojima se vukovi šire i/ili opstaju u ruralnim urbanim i periurbanim područjima. Projektom će se uspostaviti pet novih Interventnih timova za vukove i poboljšati kapaciteti postojećih timova za vukove i medvjede.

Veterinarski fakultet će se tijekom trajanja projekta usmjeriti na smanjenje međudjelovanja vukova i pasa kroz traženje i kartiranje mjesta na kojima se susreću vukovi i psi, opisom okolnosti tih susreta, smanjivanje učestalosti napada vukova na pse, ograničavanje križanja vukova i pasa kroz sterilizaciju pasa lutalica i pasa koji nisu namijenjeni za rasplod. Posebno će biti istraživana povezanost između stupnja križanosti i smjelog ponašanja vukova i križanaca, a biti će poduzete i akcije za uklanjanje i smanjenje uzroka koji privlače vukove blizu naselja.

POSEBNI CILJEVI:

  1. Povećana sposobnost upravljanja vukovima i ljudskim ponašanjem u kritičkim situacijama u periurbanim područjima.
  2. Odvikavanje vukova na ljudske izvore hrane i sprječavanje gubitka njegove ekološke uloge, kroz smanjenu prisutnost hrane za vukove u periurbanim područjima, uključujući pristupačnu stoku.
  3. Povećano razumijevanje ponašanja vukova od strane lokalnog stanovništva i zajedničko prikupljanje podataka.
  4. Poboljšano razumijevanje veze križanja vukova i pasa spram navikavanja, tj. odvažnog ponašanja vukova i mogućih križanaca.
  5. Poboljšane utvrđivanja nezakonitog ubijanja vukova i ublažavanje uzroka.
Kontakt: prof. dr. sc. Josip Kusak
Web stranica: https://lifeprogramhrvatska.hr/en/projects/life-wild-wolf-concrete-actions-for-maintaining-wolves-wild-in-anthropogenic-landscapes-of-europe/

BeeKeeping products valorization and biomonitoring for the SAFEty of BEEs and HONEY (BeSafeBeeHoney)

Izvori financiranja: COST
Trajanje: 2023. - 2027.
Uloga ustanove: partner
Kratki sažetak:

Since ancient times, honey has been a popular functional food due to its healthy properties based its bioactive compounds composition with antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Furthermore, the European honeybee, Apis mellifera, is the most important pollinator, crucial for food and plant production in general. However, bees are in decline, being threatened to extinction in Europe due to anthropogenic activities, including agriculture intensification and pesticide application. This have led to reduction of honey production with 40% of EU consumption being imported. Traying help and ameliorate honeybee colonies, the present groundbreaking network will deliver cooperation between international wide range beekeeping stakeholders and the innovative results will be related to the following topics:
1.     Honey and by-products nutritional and medicinal properties.
2.     Abiotic stressors and anthropogenic contaminants in the environment using hive products as indicators.
3.     Prevalent diseases and biotic stressors threatening honeybee colonies.
4.     Honeybees as pollinators in agriculture and consequences of lost colonies in agrarian ecosystems.
5.     Policy research and market analysis related with beekeeping activities.
BeSafeBeehoney, with a multi-actor approach, will bring together distinct expertise – chemistry, biology, ecology, veterinary, beekeeping, agrarian engineering, nutrition, economy, and policy to deliver breakthrough scientific developments. The importance of beekeeping is in line with SDG2, 12 and 15, aiming the promotion of sustainable agriculture, quality production, and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems. The SDG5 seeking to achieve gender equality while still a constant challenge, in this team more than half of the members are women, young researchers and belonging to inclusiveness target countries.

Kontakt: prof. dr. sc. Ivana Tlak Gajger
Web stranica: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22105/

Best practices and innovations for a sustainalbe beekeeping (B-THENET)

Izvori financiranja: Horizon 2020
Trajanje: 2022. - 2026.
Uloga ustanove: partner
Kratki sažetak:

B-THENET is the first platform for European beekeepers. Our goal is to collect good beekeeping practices and innovations and discuss them among beekeepers, advisors, and other stakeholders in 15 languages through our digital platforms. At national (13 National B-THENET centres) and international (3 International B-THENET centres) levels, we will foster discussion and harmonisation of Best Beekeeping Practices in Europe.

Kontakt: prof. dr. sc. Ivana Tlak Gajger
Web stranica: https://www.bthenet.eu/

Preventing the extinction of the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population through reinforcement and long-term conservation (LIFE Lynx)

Izvori financiranja: LIFE Nature program Europske komisije
Trajanje: 2017. - 2024.
Uloga ustanove: partner
Kratki sažetak:

LIFE Lynx project’s primary objective is rescuing the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population from extinction and to preserve it in the long term. Currently, the population is small, isolated, and extremely inbred. It urgently needs reinforcement by introducing additional, healthy animals from another population. We will reinforce the Dinaric-SE Alpine population with lynx from the viable source population in the Carpathians, while maintaining high public support. We will collaborate across all EU countries sharing this population to develop and implement a systematic approach to ensure long-term viability of the reinforced population. We will work closely with core stakeholders to further develop partnerships and to ensure broad public acceptance of lynx conservation. We aim to develop science-based management tools for strategic planning to ensure long-term viability of lynx. These include using computer modelling based on data from the project to understand how to genetically and demographically manage the population for the long term. This scientific information will be incorporated into management plans and other strategic documents. Another objective is to improve population connectivity for lynx. Natural gene flow of lynx within this population will be increased, in order to avoid additional reintroductions in the future. Such a metapopulation will help reduce negative impacts of habitat fragmentation and will reverse genetic deterioration across entire Dinaric-SE Alpine population.

Kontakt: doc. dr. sc. Magda Sindičić, magda.sindicic@vef.hr
Web stranica: https://www.lifelynx.eu/
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