Landscape of the Czech Republic
- The Czech landscape represents a complex mosaic whose functioning depends on a delicate balance between natural processes and anthropogenic activities.
- This balance has long been disrupted by intensive land use, landscape fragmentation, and the impacts of climate change. The result is a reduced capacity of the landscape to retain water and cope with hydrological extremes, to resist soil erosion, and to support rich communities of organisms across diverse habitats.
- In order to address these challenges, we have applied advanced methods of landscape vulnerability assessment. Our goal is to identify areas where susceptibility to degradation is at the highest and to propose targeted adaptation measures. We emphasize on an integrated approach that combines environmental data analysis with socio-economic factors, enabling the early identification of risks related to the loss of key ecosystem functions.
- We consider biodiversity as a fundamental element supporting the stability of the entire landscape. Therefore, our analysis focus on the functional connectivity of ecosystems and on promoting spatial arrangements of landscape elements that enhance the resilience of both rural and urban areas in the Czech Republic under the conditions of climate and environmental change.
Research and projects
JIZKES: Identification of Landscape Vulnerability and Methodology for Designing Adaptation Measures
- The aim is to create a map portal intended for assessing landscape vulnerability to climate change impacts and providing a methodological approach for designing adaptation measures.
- An ongoing project.
RegAdapt: Mapping the Regional Structure of the Czech Republic from the Perspective of the Urgency to Implement Climate Change Adaptation Measures
- The aim is to create a regionalized territory from the perspective of landscape vulnerability, and to urge implementation of adaptation measures in the landscape
- An ongoing project.
ESAI+: Assessment of the Susceptibility of the Czech Republic Territory to Degradation
- Assessment of susceptibility to degradation, i.e. the loss of the territory’s ability to perform ecosystem functions and to provide services, using the ESAI+ index.
- It's an application offering categorization of the entire Czech Republic in terms of territorial susceptibility to degradation at the level of administrative districts and individual municipalities.
IMALBES: Integrated Modelling and Assessment of Landscape, Biodiversity Status and Ecosystem Services
- An integrated approach to assess landscape, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
- Publishing outputs focusing on the IMALBES concept.
