Save wetland together

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The aim of the project is restoration of four sites with degraded wetlands - peat bogs and peat bog ecosystems. Model wetland will be reconstructed at school premises in Štiavnické Bane for educational purposes.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The primary purpose of revitalization measures is the restoration of natural processes in peat bog ecosystems and their inherent functions such as free movement of water, accumulation and retention of water in forest ecosystems around peatlands, creation of refugees and breeding sites for amphibians and reptiles, supporting favourable status of wetland habitats and species and improvement of microclimate regulation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Public awareness campaign will be organized during the Project to increase environmental behaviour mainly of children and students but also layman public. For this purpose two information points will be built as centres of educational activities focused on wetlands.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The project will focus on following target groups:</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- General public who will be aware of the importance of wetlands in the fight against climate change,</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- Young people who will have knowledge on wetlands and biodiversity and will gain practical experience with the implementation of measures,</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- Academics who will be able to implement an improved curriculum for students in the field of science and ecology.</span></span></p>

Bilateral cooperation results

Bilateral Partner, the Norwegian University of Life Science in Ås (NMBU), provided experience and expertise on the assessment of the impact of the Project on students and the young generation on the perception of the problem of climate change. This social study was applied on Slovak University students directly involved in field research Project activities. Research indicated that taking part in saving the wetland, alongside researchers, is beneficial to support environmental behaviour of young generation and to create “environmental citizens”. Project Partners plan to publish the achieved results of this study in the form of per-review article to share them with academic community worldwide. Bilateral cooperation was strengthened by organizing two trainings for Slovak experts in Norway to share good practice on wetland restoration and environmental education.

Project partners

• Norwegian University of Life Sciences Donor project partner· Norway
• State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic Project partner· Slovakia
• The Primary & Secondary School of Maximilian Hell Project partner· Slovakia
• University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava Project partner· Slovakia