Report: A Journey Through The Future Of Forestry With Mendel University Researchers
Wood has been used by humans since the earliest civilisations, and in the quest for renewable materials and energies, it would appear to be an ideal resource if it did…
Report: Czech Scientists Study Forest Soils To Assess Impact of Climate Change
Due to the bark beetle calamity, which has hit the Czech Republic hard during the last 10 years and decimated fragile spruce monocultures, many patches of forest have been cut…
What Does The Wolf Eat? Mendel University Researchers Study The Diet of Wolves (Part 2)
As an alternative narrative to the story of Little Red Riding Hood, Mendel University researchers are studying the diet of wolves. As a part of our series about research on…
What Does The Wolf Eat? Mendel University Researchers Study The Diet of Wolves
As an alternative narrative to the story of Little Red Riding Hood, Mendel University researchers are studying the diet of wolves. In the latest part of our series about research…
Interview With Tomáš Vrška, Director of Mendel University’s Forest, On Adaptation To Climate Change
Tomáš Vrška has been the Director of Mendel University’s forest since 2020. He previously worked as a researcher on the dynamics of forests and their applications in silviculture and forestry,…
Voices From Fridays For Future: “Older People Are Scared To Be Poor Again. Young People Are Scared About Climate Change”
Last Friday, 17 June, the Fridays for Future demonstrations returned to Brno. Two years after disappearing from the streets due to the protective measures against Covid-19, young climate activists from…
Demonstration At Brno City Hall Over Treatment of Ukrainian Roma Refugees
Yesterday, Tuesday, June 21, demonstrations were organized by the informal feminist collective SdruŽeny and volunteers from Food not Bombs Brno to protest the inadequate support offered to Ukrainian Roma refugees.…
Fridays For Future Protests Return To Brno After Break Due To Covid-19 Pandemic
Two years after disappearing from the streets due to the protective measures against Covid-19, Brno's high school demonstrators from Fridays For Future returned this Friday, June 17 to demand stronger…
Interview: HaDivadlo’s Táňa Malíková On “Ours”, and Family Relations as a Battlefield of The Climate Crisis
“Ours” is a production by HaDivadlo that depicts a family, on a Sunday afternoon, torn about the right approach to adopt in the face of climate change. The dialogues, created…
Report: Degraded Czech Forests Releasing Soil Carbon Into The Atmosphere
Like every member state, the Czech Republic is obliged to provide the European Union with detailed information on its carbon footprint. With this in mind, but also in an attempt…