Podrobné vyhledávání v článcích

A founding meeting of the National Platform on Ecosystem Services (NPES) was held within the framework of the integrated LIFE project One Nature in Prague in October 2022. The establishment of the Platform reflects a long-term development in ecosystem service assessment both in the Czech Republic and abroad. We are at present witnessing a shift in nature conservation goals and ways which have been increasingly including ecosystem services, nature´s contributions to people and in a broader context nature´s values. The aim of this article is to take a closer look at the present NPES context and objectives especially from the perspective of plural natural values and ecosystem service assessment in relation to ecosystem conservation and restoration following the international context. 

On 20–25 June 2022, the jubilee 50th National Round of the Golden Leaf natural history competition took place. Not many youth competitions can boast of such a respectable age, so it is a good opportunity to have a look at its past and present. 

With its patronages, the Scout Institute helps scout troops and school classes engage in landscape restoration and nature conservation. In collaboration with expert guides and stewards, participants learn not only about natural values but also about the importance of building relationships with all stakeholders. In this way they develop two basic civic competences: responsibility for the condition of public space and awareness of the opportunity which everyone has to positively influence their environment. At present, patronages are running in the capital city of Prague and in eight regions of the Czech Republic. To date, more than 55 troops and school classes have been engaged in them.