New COST Action at Nature Research Centre

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New COST Action at Nature Research Centre

From 16 October 2024, researchers of the Nature Research Centre participate in COST Action CA23116 “Open Palaeoecological Data – analysing the past building foresight (PalaeOpen)” (Action CA23116 – COST). Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė, Chief Researcher at the Laboratory of Quaternary Research, who participated in the preparation of the project proposal, was elected Lithuania’s representative in the COST Steering Committee, and a large number of NRC researchers (Dr. Vaida Šeirienė, Dr. Gražyna Kluczynska, Dr. Nick Schafstall, Dr. Domas Uogintas, PhD student Darius Valūnas, etc.) joined four working groups. Other interested researchers at the Nature Research Centre are free to contribute to the activities of this project (Action CA23116 – COST).

The paleoecological research, systematisation, interpretation and opening up of data planned in the context of COST Action CA23116 will provide a sound scientific basis for the formulation of measures for the protection, restoration and management of the natural environment and for environmental education and training of the public. The chronological and spatial identification of palaeodiversity crises or the assessment of the intensity and rate of palaeocommunity change in the context of changing climate are of paramount importance for decision-making in the management of the natural environment at the national and European Union levels. The nature and focus of the planned results lead to a very wide range of potential beneficiaries, including research and educational institutions, governmental and business entities, local communities and other societal group.

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