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ASO Sofia & ASO Ljubljana: Results of the fourth call for proposals "South Eastern Europe's Scientific Response to: Biodiversity protection, climate change and energy scarcity"
The Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices Ljubljana and Sofia (ASOs) have evaluated project proposals received under their fourth call for research cooperation and networking between Austria and South Eastern Europe - Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo/UNMIK, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia. Funding is provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research (bmwf) in the framework of its South Eastern European science cooperation initiative.
The focus of this year's call was on "South Eastern Europe's Scientific Response to: Biodiversity protection, climate change and energy scarcity". From a number of 25 eligible proposals including the following projects will be funded during 2008-2009:
Balkan Network of Biotechnology in Animal Reproduction for the Protection and Restoration of Animal Genetic Resources in the Region
Co-ordinator:
Bulgarian Academy of Science, Department of Embryobiotechnology in Animals, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction
Project Manager: Assoc. Prof. Dimitrina Kacheva, PhD
dikacheva@hotmail.com
Climate Change in South-Eastern European Countries
Co-ordinator:
Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
http://www.joanneum.at/climate
Dr. Franz Prettenthaler
franz.prettenthaler@joanneum.at
Towards conservation needs of endangered Balkan paleoendemic Martion's vole Dinaromys bogdanovi
Co-ordinator:
University in Primorska, Science and Research Centre of Koper
Prof. Dr. Boris Krystufek
boris.krystufek@zrs.upr.si
Dreissena spp. native range and recent invasions – current knowledge, potential approaches and further actions
Co-ordinator:
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology
Teodora Trichkova
trichkova@zoology.bas.bg
BALkan GEodetic Observing System. A SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGE FOR THE BALKAN COUNTRIES(BALGEOS)
Co-ordinator:
Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics
Prof. Dr. Harald Schuh
harald.schuh@tuwien.ac.at
Increased biomass production by fast-growing tree species (poplars, black locust, oaks) on private forest and abandoned agricultural lands---Assessing the socio-economic impact of species and clone selection in biomass production in short rotation forestry
Co-ordinator:
Federal Research Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape
Dr. Berthold Heinze
berthold.heinze@bfw.gv.at
BIVEP A– Balkan in vitro Depot of Endangered Plants
Co-ordinator:
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Dep. of Applied Botany, Biotechnological Laboratory of Medicinal Plants
Dr. Marina Stanilova
maris@bio.bas.bg
Environmentally Usage of Power
Co-ordinator:
Technical University of Vienna, Institute for Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion
Univ.Prof.Dipl.-Ing.Dr.techn. Markus Haider
markus.haider@tuwien.ac.at
BioWetMan: A science based approach to understand biodiversity driven functions and services for improving wetland management
Co-ordinator:
Wasserkluster Lunz biologische Station GmbH
http://www.wasserkluster-lunz.ac.at/hein/index.php (link “network project”)
Dr. Thomas Hein
office@wkl.ac.at
Duration:
Die Projekte wurden zwischen Juni 2008 und Mai 2009 abgewickelt.Contact:
aso@zsi.at