PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY OF KARSTOLOGY
- Current impacts of global changes on evolution of karst (based on the Integrated monitoring of model karst geosystems in Bulgaria) (ProKARSTerra–Glob`Change) (2018-2021) - Project of the Bulgarian National Science Fund (NSF) (contract No DH 14/10 - 20.12.2017)
- Exploration of changes in some geophysical fields preceding the occurrence of earthquakes in the Balkans (2018-2021) - Project of the NSF (contract No DN14 / 1 - 13.12.2017)
- Consortium “National Geoinformation Center (NGIC)” - Theme block "Karst" - Project financed by the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure 2020-2027 (contract No D01-404/18.12.2020)
- First international competition for students "Karst - the last white spot on the Planet Earth” - Project of the UNESCO: Participation Programme 2018-2019 ( contract No 9290116061)
- Plate-wide tectonic pressure pulses (correlation of the extensometric monitoring in Mediterranean and Central Europe) (2017-2019) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Engineering Geology, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Prague (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Innovative education through the karst (project under the program of BAS "Introduction of modern methods in education and work with young talents", Decree of the Council of Ministers No 347 of 08.12.2016) (2017-2018) (contract No DSD-2 / 05.04 .2017)
- Tectonic activity of the significant karst systems (development correlation of the Central Europe and Mediterranean area) (2014-2016) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Engineering Geology, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Prague (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Application of radiocarbon dating in the research of karst systems. (2014-2016) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute, Prague (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Comparative evaluation of land use practices in vulnerable case study areas in Bulgaria and Czech (2014-2016) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Environmental Geography, Institute of Geonics, Brno (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Travelling Summer Scool of Karst - Project of the UNESCO: Participation Programme 2014-2015 (contract No 7290115062BUL)
- Structure and management of Shumen Plateau National Park - Project of Operational Program “Environment”. Beneficiary: Shumen Plateau National Park Directorate (contract D-1/22.02 2013)
- ProKARSTerra-Edu: Integration between the research concept of karst geosystems and the educational concept of “Lifelong Learning” (based on the example of model Protected Karst Territories in Bulgaria) - Project of the UNESCO: Participation Programme 2012-2013 ( contract No 6651406001BUL)
- Application of radionuclide methods in an experimental model for Integrated monitoring of karst geosystems (2011-2013) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute, Prague (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Assessment of anthropogenic impacts on vulnerable model geosystems in protected areas aiming at their sustainable development (2011-2013) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Environmental Geography, Institute of Geonics, Brno (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Shumen Plateau Nature Park - European Park for the Future - Project of Operational Program „Environment”, Beneficiary: Shumen Plateau National Park Directorate (contract 02-O2/02.07.2012)
- Development of an experimental model of complex monitoring for sustainable development and management of protected karst territories (ProKARSTerra) (2009-2012) - Project of the NSF (contract No DO 02.260 / 18.12.2008)
- Application determination of radionuclides and radionuclide dating methods to study anthropogenic influencing in vulnerable geosystems (2008-2010) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute, Prague (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Specialized radiometric researches of the state and the functioning of vulnerable to anthropogenic influences geosystems - karst and periglacial (2004-2007) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute, Prague (Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Complex map of karst in Bulgaria in scales 1: 400 000 and 1: 600 000, based on GIS (2003-2008) (contract No IO-2/2003)
- Models of karst denudation in Bulgaria (2003-2007) - Project of the NSF (contract No NZ-1301/2003)
- Models of contemporary periglacia morphogenesis (2003-2007) - Project of the NSF (contract No NZ-1302/2003)
- Experimental introduction of modern technologies (GIS and Internet) in the teaching of geography and economics in secondary school (2003-2007) - Project of the NSF (contract No OHN-1311/2003) .
- Land use and karstogenesis in Central and Southeastern Europe (2002-2005) - Project of BAS of the bilateral academic cooperation. Partner: Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec (Poland)
- Modern methods for assessment of karst territories in Bulgaria aiming at rational land use (2000-2003) - Project of the NSF (contract SS-905/1999)
- Geographical research on Livingston Island (1999) - Project of the NSF (with the Faculty of Geology and Geography at Sofia University)
- Models of sustainable development of karst region (1998) - Project of the NSF (contract No V-NZ-6/98)
- State Geomorphological map of Bulgaria in M 1: 100 000 (with explanatory notes) (1996-2008). Assignor: Ministry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria)
- Scientific bases for building a cadastre of karst in Bulgaria, based on GIS (1995-1999) - Project of the NSF (contract No NZ-525/1995)
- Designing a model of GIS for administrative and educational purposes (1994-1998) - Project of the NSF (contract No SSH- 440/1994)
- Dynamics of karst geosystems in Bulgaria (1994-1998) - Project of the NSF (contract No NZ-432/1994)
- Functional modeling of karst geosystems using GIS (1993-1995) - Project of the NSF (contract No NZ-301/1993)
- Hydrogeochemistry, hydrogeology and vulnerability to contamination of karst (on the example of the Nastan-Trigrad karst basin, Western Rhodopes) (1992-1995) - Project of the NSF (contract NZ-217/1992 of MGU - Sofia)
- Design and building up of GIS database for a karst complex as a base for functional modeling of a karst geosystem (1991-1993) - Project of the NSF (contract No NZ-47/1993)
- Comparative geodynamics of karst geosystems in the Fore-Balkans and the Western Rhodopes (1991-1994) - Project of the NSF (contract No NZ-3/1993)
- Study of the dynamics of karst processes in the mountainous regions of Bulgaria. Interaction between surface and underground karst processes. The role of biogenic and anthropogenic factors (1988) - Project of the Institute of Geography – BAS