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After Dark, the City Belongs to Animals. Scientists Spent…

A three-year research project conducted by Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU), Masaryk University (MUNI), and SocioFactor, based on more than 150,000 camera trap images, hundreds of biological samples, and thousands of field records, confirms that cities represent a fully functional and systematically used ecosystem for dozens of wildlife species. The unique combination of biological,…

4. 5. 2026

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Chemical Modification Will Enable the Use of Local Wood for Urban Furniture

Experts from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology at Mendel University in Brno (FFWT MENDELU), specifically from the Department of Wood Science and Wood Technology, are seeking ways to replace exotic timber used in urban furniture with local…

15. 4. 2026
Protecting Large Carnivores in Europe Requires Cross-Border Cooperation, LECA…

The three-year international LECA project has delivered new insights into the movement and conservation of wolves, lynx, and bears in the Carpathians, demonstrating that their future depends on close cross-border cooperation. Six countries…

30. 3. 2026
MENDELU leads international project focused on the protection and conservation…

Mendel University in Brno is the main coordinator of an international project focused on the protection and conservation of narrow-leaved ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), a key tree species in the floodplain forests of Central and Southern Europe.…

29. 12. 2025
MENDELU coordinates activities for biodiversity conservation and sustainable…

The Faculty of AgriSciences and the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology at MENDELU are coordinating an international project in the Amazon that contributes to biodiversity conservation, sustainable management, and improving quality of life.…

16. 12. 2025
Scientific expedition in Mongolia: new butterfly discoveries and warning signs…

Experts from Mendel University, in collaboration with colleagues from other scientific institutions, conducted biodiversity mapping during a three-week summer stay in Mongolia, focusing on the southwestern part of the country, the Gobi Altai region…

28. 8. 2025
Coffee cultivation has a poor future due to climate change, agroforestry system…

Globally, coffee provides a livelihood for 125 million people. But forecasting models show that its cultivation has a poor future due to climate change. Sites suitable for growing Coffea arabica are predicted to decline dramatically. In that case,…

4. 8. 2025
EuAsiaN-ROOT Project Unveils Collaborative Research on Tree-Root-Mycorrhizal…

The Horizon Europe project, Eurasian Network for Collaborative Research on Tree-Root-Mycorrhizal-Pathogen Interactions in Forest Soils (EuAsiaN-ROOT), coordinated by the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, aims to provide a deeper…

24. 6. 2025
Five Female Wolves Fitted with GPS Collars in the Beskydy and Javorníky…

Researchers from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology at Mendel University in Brno have successfully captured and fitted GPS telemetry collars on five female wolves in the Beskydy and Javorníky Mountains over the past two years. These…

28. 5. 2025
FFWT launches unique data collection on forest ecosystem functioning in MENDELU…

The Department of Forest Ecology at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology of Mendel University in Brno (FFWT MENDELU), in cooperation with the Masaryk Forest Training Enterprise at Křtiny (ŠLP Křtiny), has launched monitoring of selected…

23. 5. 2025

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