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Biebrza National Park (Poland)
Biebrza National Park, established in 1993 as the eighteenth polish national park, represents an extraordinary environment of unquestionable natural value. As the largest among the 23 polish national parks and one of the largest in Europe, it covers an area of 59 223 hectares in the northeastern part of the country. It encompasses the areas of the Biebrza River valley, characterized by natural meanders and a unique complex of vast peat bogs known as the Biebrza Marshes.
This location with its unique mosaic of wetland habitats and extensive agriculture, serves as a refuge for rare, endangered and declining plant and animal species, particularly birds such as aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola), great snipe (Gallinago media) and greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga). The landscapes, ecosystems, and habitats characteristic of river valleys, which have retained their naturalness here, are already a rarity.
The international recognition of the natural values of the Biebrza Valley is confirmed by the classification of BirdLife International and its inclusion in 2004 in the Natura 2000 network as a Special Protection Area for Birds (PLB 200006 Ostoja Biebrzańska with an area of 148,509.33 ha) and a Special Area of Conservation (PLH 200008 Dolina Biebrzy with an area of 121,206.23 ha). The inclusion of the Biebrza National Park on the Ramsar Convention list of wetlands, underscores the international importance of this unique area, It is not only a sanctuary for natural ecosystems but also an inspiring place for ecology enthusiasts and wildlife lovers.
The sensitive task of rearing young from the Abel line using the hacking method will be carried out by
very experienced specialists, employees of the BNP bird rehabilitation center with many years of experience in this field.
The mission of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EULS) is to foster sustainable use of natural resources through knowledge based education and preservation of heritage and habitats. Its specialties include biodiversity and landscape conservation, studied at various levels from species to ecosystems. In the project, EULS will be responsible for all activities in Estonia and support various
activities at international level (e.g., telemetry, genetic validation of species identity, etc.).” More information about the EULS is available at https://www.emu.ee/en/about-the-university/
Nature Research Society (Turkey)
Our society (DAD), which was founded as Bird Research Society (KAD) in 1998 by a group of bird watchers and researchers later changed its name to Nature Research Society (DAD) in 2011 with the aim of spreading its studies to all fields rather than just on birds.
After this name change in which we thought would make a significant contribution to the protection of Turkey’s nature, we started to work on capacity strengthening topic and contribute to policy making processes related to nature protection by expanding our field protection and species protection activities which were then limited specifically to birds.
In our society, which performs its activities at the national level, in order to create solutions to the problems faced by nature, we develop collaborations with the academy, especially with non-governmental organizations and public institutions working in the field of nature, we attach importance to strengthening capacity and to developing tools that will produce permanent solutions at the local level and we try to contribute to the policy-making processes at the national level.
As the Nature Research Society, we also work to establish effective and applicable national nature conservation policies in favour of nature conservation in line with international nature conservation conventions and to strengthen the legal infrastructure on this topic.
For this, we try to utilize almost every platform, from councils organized by public institutions to the draft of strategy papers. We take responsibility in these platforms, contribute to them and we develop collaborations with non-governmental organizations working for similar purposes.
In addition to all this, we believe that the success in the field of nature conservation is directly related to the capacities of institutions and organizations operating in this field and the effectiveness of civil society in the decision processes. While capacity building activities have been among our priorities since our establishment, within this context we also continue to work to increase the capacities of institutions and local non-governmental organizations operating in the field of nature conservation.
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Team
MARIA URBAŃSKA
dr inż./PhD Maria Urbańska
ANNA WAWRZYNIAK-STRZELIŃSKA
mgr Anna Wawrzyniak-Strzelińska
ANNA WIERZBICKA
dr inż. / PhD / educator Anna Wierzbicka
CANER GONEL
Caner Gone
DARIUSZ KARP
Dariusz Karp
DOBROMIR DOBREV
PhD Dobromir Dobrev
GRZEGORZ MACIOROWSKI
dr hab./PhD doktor habilitowany Grzegorz Maciorowski
JACEK SKUBIS
dr inż./PhD Jacek Skubis
JAN MACIOROWSKI
Doktorant/PhD student Jan Maciorwski
KATARZYNA PACZKOWSKA
mgr Katarzyna Paczkowska
MACIEJ SKORUPSKI
prof. dr hab. inż./Prof. Project manager Maciej Skorupski
PAWEŁ PODKOWA
Dr/ PhD Paweł Podkowa
PIOTR ZDUNIAK
dr hab./PhD Piotr Zduniak
Ömral Ünsal ÖZKOÇ
Phd student Ömral Ünsal ÖZKOÇ