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Center for the Study of Lakes and Marshes:

Our goals:

✓ to carry out scientific research, to inform and educate the public about the environment, especially about lakes and marshes and related processes in the past, today and possible changes in the future; ✓ with the help of fundamental and applied activities, to promote the thoughtful use of natural resources, especially sapropel and peat resources; ✓ promote understanding of the importance of scientific research and the possibilities of its application in the management of swamps and lakes; ✓ based on research results, develop methods and recommendations for lake, swamp and environmental management, promote examples of good practice and sustainable environmental development; ✓ to cooperate with local and international organizations, societies, state institutions, businessmen, and private individuals related to the research and/or management of lakes, swamps and the environment.

We meet at lakes, swamps and forests to decide together what kind of environment we want to live in and how to manage what nature has provided for us!