Sustainable management of Natural Resources and the Environment; Soil pollution; Global change; Rural development

ACTIVITIES regarding

Sustainable management of Natural Resources and the Environment; Soil pollution; Global change; Rural development

  • Development of methodologies for evaluating the sustainable use of soil and land resources;
  • Land evaluation in the context of private agriculture and the transition to a market economy;
  • Evaluation of soil quality and establishing measures for its protection, conservation, and improvement;
  • Soil pollution – in relation to air pollution, drinking water, and groundwater pollution – and consequences for human health;
  • Pedological characterization for the restructuring of agricultural land use and the conservation of resources at different levels (village, county, and country);
  • Evaluation/assessment of land in the context of private agriculture and the market economy; Provision of information necessary for agrarian reform and for sustainable land use planning;
  • Technological recommendations for irrigation, drainage, soil tillage, and for preventing and combating erosion, salinization, and soil compaction;
  • Ecological restoration/improvement of polluted soils (oil, heavy metals, pesticides, etc.) through various means, including microbiological methods; Evaluation of pollutant behavior in the soil-plant system and establishing measures to prevent, limit, and combat the harmful effects of these pollutants; Evaluation of chemical and biochemical changes in the soil-plant system under the influence of polluting factors;
  • Ecological restoration/improvement of degraded lands and lands with deposits resulting from surface mining and other human activities;
  • Field experiments and simulation models for estimating the effects of compaction on soil and crop production;
  • Soil microbiology; Evolution of microflora under different pedological conditions;
  • Characterization of land unit vulnerability to water scarcity;
  • Estimation of relationships between drought and pollution processes;
  • Development of agricultural work systems adapted to soil and climate conditions;
  • Study of global climate change based on simulated scenarios (predictions at different time and space scales);
  • Development of specific simulation and optimization models;
  • Rural development.