Professor Johan Rockström of the Stockholm Resilience Centre accepted the invitation of Charles University’s Environment Center to give a presentation on Human Development within the Planetary Boundaries at the Czech Academy on April 27, 2010. Professor Rockström has spent more than twelve years in research and development work in developing countries, and has written more than 40 scientific publications in the areas of water resource management, agricultural development, environmental management, systems and resilience research. and Tomáš Hák, Bedřich Moldan.
Během našeho intenzivního výzkumu diverzity bezobratlých živočichů na složištích a odkalištích popílku (pro zjednodušení používáme termín popílkoviště) v České republice jsme na těchto narušených stanovištích zaznamenali množství ohrožených druhů hmyzu a pavouků. Zde představujeme nejvýznamnější nálezy, včetně druhů do té doby považovaných za vyhynulé na našem území. Proto v textu diskutujeme popílkoviště jako důležitá druhotná refugia pro biodiverzity bezobratlých ve střední Evropě., During our intensive research of arthropod diversity at fly ash deposits in the Czech Republic we found numerous threatened species of insects and spiders. A review is made of the most significant records, including species previously considered as extinct nationwide. Consequently, the deposits are discussed as important secondary refuges for Central European biodiversity., and Robert Tropek, Jiří Řehounek.
Director of Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and world leading climatologist Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber was invited for a lecture in the framework of the conference Where is the energy sector heading to in the context of the climate change that took place at the headquarters of the Czech Academy of Science on September 29, 2015. and Bedřich Moldan.
The virgin forests of the Krkonoše Mts. have been transformed into less stable spruce monocultures due to economic activities in the past. The objective of the current management of forest ecosystems is to create a compact core area of a sufficient size capable of autoregulation processes. Surrounding areas should be managed in ways that protect and conserve native biodiversity. Conservation efforts should be coordinated between the Czech and Polish sides of the Krkonoše Mts. and Otakar Schwarz.