Parallel with the International Karstological School, which has been organized regularly since 1993, the international project SMART-KARST »International Karstological School Sustainable management of natural resources on karst« (No. MSCF-CT-2005-029674, coordinator M. Petrič) within the 6th Framework Programme was implemented in the years 2005-2009. In its frame 5 events with 592 participants from 44 countries were organized. As lecturers and organisers of the field work, the project group members were able to present the results of their research work to an international group of experts.
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
COBISS.SI-ID: 31151917Karstology and speleology are sciences connected with karst and both have their origin in the study of Slovenian karst. Slovenian karst is also a cradle of another science that deals with subterranean biology, or speleobiology sensu stricto. After discovery of the first world’s cave animal many new findings and descriptions of cave species appeared in Slovenia and later abroad. But the fact is that Postojna Planina cave system is biologically still the most diverse cave in the world!
F.01 Acquisition of new practical knowledge, information and skills
COBISS.SI-ID: 32055341International group of the world’s recognized speleobiologists was facing frontiers and challenges on the field of karstological scientific researches. Project leader presented an invited lecture of long-term speleobiological studies in Slovenia.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 29712173Member of the project group was co-editor of Acta carsologica since 2005 and editor-in-chief since 2011. Acta carsologica is one of the leading international karstological scientific journal which is included into Science Citation Index Expanded. Acta carsologica publishes orginial research papers and reviews in all the fields related to karst. These comprise karst geology, hydrology and geomorphology, speleology, hydrogeology, biospeleology and history of karst science. Full contents of the journal is freely available online: http://carsologica.zrc-sazu.si/?stran=home.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
COBISS.SI-ID: 6427138Members of the project group describe the main results and findings of climatic nad biologic monitoring of two cave sytems to provide professional supervision and recommendations for their sustainable management, and to formulate suitable guidelines for the sustainable use of these natural assets.
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 32315949