International Conference
 

Ecoremediation Programme
DEGRADED AREAS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
 

   

The aim of the project is to define current state which includes identification, classification and evaluation of geographic balance of degraded areas in the Republic of Serbia through creation of a unified database on eco status within an integrated Geographic Information System (GIS). Synthesizing these pieces of information and applying simulation (modeling), a forecast of future degradation processes trends would be enabled. This aim also covers proposed remediation measures (recultivation), rehabilitation, maintenance and development of natural and anthropogenic ecosystems, evaluation of their effects and provision of recommendations for further examinations.

The first phase of the project stipulates organization of an international conference “Degraded Areas and Ecoremediation” to be held on 21 and 22 May at the Faculty of Applied Ecology – Futura and at ecological classroom on Veliko ratno ostrvo. This international conference is a logical extension of the international conference “Ecoremediation” held in Paracin on 7 and 8 December 2008 under the auspices of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and in organization of the Environmental Protection Fund, Research & Development Centre Futura and Regional ERM Centre Paracin. This conference was closed with the Declaration of the Regional ERM Network, which indicates the need of treatment of degraded area in the Republic of Serbia from the national-regional aspect, which would enable full insight into the spatial degradation problem.

Action Plan for 1st Phase of the Project “Degraded Areas in the Republic of Serbia”

1st Phase.  Analysis and processing of the existing data and analysis and interpretation of satellite and air images

Activities of 1st Phase are:

                       a.   Collection and primary processing of the existing data
                b.   Registration of the missing or anyhow unavailable data.

Activities of the 1st Phase with respect to the remaining ones

Activity

Month

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XI

Analysis of the existing data provided by representative institutions such as institutes, bureaus, competent ministries, representatives from chemical and hard industry, municipalities and so on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analysis and interpretation of satellite and air images (remote detection)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field work: collection and verification of data obtained in the activities a) and b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establishment of a unified database: gathering data obtained in the activities a), b) and c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modeling: numeric modeling process and degradation type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analysis and interpretation of eco-data from degraded areas