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Description
The aim of the initiative is the establishment of the collaboration of the Czech and Norwegian institute on the practical solutions for the environment based on their respective expertise.
The Institute of Botany (IBOT) has an expertise in the implementation of plant growth promoting substances, such as microbials and biostimulants, in the practice. The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) is specialized in the environmental studies, including the fertilization use in the forest management. The proposed initiative will enable to share experience and good practice, and learn from
Summary of the results
It was organized two bilateral visits to share best practice, the first in Czech republic and the second in Norway. First, a visit of a Norwegian scientist in the Czech Republic was realized. Dr. Føreid (NIBIO) visited the premises of the Czech institute and held a seminar for its staff members, introducing the NIBIO institute and proposing the areas of possible cooperation. The meetings to discuss the cooperation of both institutes and share the experience were organized with IBOT staff members and were focused mainly on the modes of environmentally friendly plant growth promotion to increase carbon sequestration and preservation of soil microbial diversity. Moreover, the scientists from both countries visited two forest experimental sites, established by the Czech University of Life Sciences, to introduce to the visiting scientist the forestry practice in the Czech environment. The Czech scientist (Dr. Eva Baldassarre Švecová) visited two NIBIO institutes (Ås and Tingvoll) where she held seminars for the staff members and students. The seminar in Ås, as a principal event, was also streamed online for other NIBIO institutes. There was a discussion in both NIBIO institutes and bilateral meetings with three NIBIO scientists. The Czech scientist visited NIBIO premises, including laboratories, greenhouses, biogas station, and field and forest experimental sites