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    • Ecotourism in Amazonian Ecuador – bosque medicinal project 

      Jelínek, Petr; Hegar, Michal; Mrkvička, Martin (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      Bosque Medicinal was established in Ecuador to protect the rainforest. Its founder, Roman Kollar, who lives in Ecuador, set it up in 2018 and has since been raising money to save the tropical forests there. His organisation ...
    • Effect of Norway Spruce Forest Dieback on Soil Water Balance: The Examples from Upland Areas of the Czech Republic 

      Vichta, Tomáš; Neubauer, Štěpán; Valtera, Martin; Holík, Ladislav; Fidler, Ondřej; Samec, Pavel; Tomášová, Gabriela; Volánek, Jiří; Kučera, Aleš; Šlachetka, Miroslav; Žižlavská, Nikola; Balková, Marie (Slovenská poľnohospodárska univerzita v Nitre, 2022)
      This study focuses on the description of soil water balance under three different spruce monoculture conditions, nemaly living forest, disturbed forest with dead trees and after forest clear-cutting. Analysis was based on ...
    • Ergonomic approach in tourism for visitors with special needs 

      Abramuszkinová Pavlíková, Eva; Özdogan, Osman Nuri; Yilmaz, Cihan (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      The number of people with disabilities has been increasing as a result of ageing population, chronic health diseases and environmental factors such as accidents, natural disasters or conflicts. Disabled people make valuable ...
    • Historical evolution of festivals in Guimaras Island, Philippines: its implication to tourism industry growth 

      Palma, Norie H.; Gadian, Jasmin T.; Gaitano, Josie H.; Galapin, Revenlie G.; Kupec, Petr (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      This study was conducted to determine the different festivals in Guimaras and their significant contributions to the tourism industry through a qualitative-quantitative research design. The data were gathered from the ...
    • How to support carbon sequestration and recreational potential at the same time 

      Deutscher, Jan; Smolíková, Jana (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      In recent years, planting trees to protect the climate has become very popular both in the world and here in the Czech Republic. The Paris Agreement in December 2015 and the resulting Nationally Determined Contributions ...
    • Implications of the nature of forestry and wood enterprises in Latvia 

      Bamwesigye, Dastan; Grinbergs, Ingus; Puzule, Amanda; Ķikule, Tīna (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      Latvia has a significantly developed forestry sector, which accounts for the largest share of the state's income under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture. Latvian State Forests manages a forest area of 1.4 million ...
    • Influence of recreational activities on the distribution of forest wild boar rooting 

      Drimaj, Jakub; Balková, Marie; Špoula, Jakub; Kamler, Jiří; Mikulka, Ondřej; Plhal, Radim; Homolka, Miloslav (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      The wild boar is a widely distributed and locally very numerous animal. The same is true in the conditions of Central Europe. Outside the growing season, it concentrates in forests, where it also actively searches for food ...
    • Innovative technology of saplings planting for increase tourism potential of the landscape 

      Staněk, Luboš; Zvěřina, Ladislav; Ulrich, Radomír (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      The saplings extractor is intended primarily for replanting all types of seedling forest trees included a bale of soil without disturbing the root system. Trees growing along roads or already grown to a certain extent trees ...
    • Landscape-friendly method of founding wooden buildings for recreational use 

      Kotásková, Pavla; Fialová, Jitka (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      When structures in the landscape based on concrete foundations are removed, the foundations are usually left in the ground, but the environment is degraded. The article focuses on the possibilities of foundations in the ...
    • Revitalisation of drained forest area 

      Marková, Jana; Pelikán, Petr (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      The article deals with a possible way of revitalisation of the drainage system established in the past in the locality "Křížovna" in the cadastral area of Čejkov in the Vysočina region. The area is located at an altitude ...
    • Risk assessment on geodiversity sites 

      Kubalíková, Lucie; Nováková, Eva; Kuda, František; Kirchner, Karel; Bajer, Aleš; Balková, Marie (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      Geoconservation is an action of conserving and enhancing geological, geomorphological, hydrological and soil features and processes. Particular geoconservation measures are very often applied on the site-level to protect ...
    • Study of the relationship of moisture and compaction on the modulus of resilience obtained by cyclic CBR testing in local soils for a quality rural tourism 

      Garcia, Iñigo; Ševelová, Lenka (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      Low Volume Roads are a key part of both rural and urban life and an accurate study of the parameters involved in their design is fundamental at an environmental level. In nature, due to the passing of the seasons, with ...
    • Traditional coppice managements at the landscape level along with recreational use 

      Uherková, Barbora; Kadavý, Jan; Adamec, Zdeněk; Friedl, Michal; Kučera, Aleš; Knott, Robert; Kneifl, Michal; Drimaj, Jakub (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      Our current goals in forestry involve safeguarding the land and environment, optimizing the forest's ability to absorb CO2, maintaining the health and integrity of forest ecosystems, and preserving biodiversity and landscape ...
    • Underground spaces in Bosonožský hájek Nature Reserve and their geoeducation importance 

      Kirchner, Karel; Kuda, František; Baldík, Vít; Kubalíková, Lucie (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      Bosonožský hájek Natural Reserve (Brno, South Moravia) is a very important site from the Earth Science point of view, however, its geodiversity values have been rather overlooked and omitted in the past (the object of legal ...
    • Utilisation of a certified wood in wood processing companies in the Czech Republic 

      Sujová, Andrea; Michal, Jakub (SciencePark Research, Organization and Counseling, 2019)
      The present business environment offers a wide scale of production and it is increasingly difficult to find a product standard which can distinguish the producer from competitors. The pressure of lobby groups and legislation ...
    • Will the removal of the recreational symbol of Jeseniky Mountain summit parts, the dwarf pine forests, affect the ecosystem functions of the hills? 

      Kupec, Petr; Čech, Petr; Deutscher, Jan (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2023)
      The study evaluates how the removal of the dwarf pine from the forest stands of the summit parts of the Jeseníky Mountains will affect the performance of their ecosystem functions. The primary interest of the study is the ...