Research projects
July 24, 2024 2025-07-08 8:26Research projects
PROJECTS WITH PARTICIPATION OF LECTURERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
Project topic:
Copernicus Local Land monitoring services: Supporting activities of the National Reference Centres for Land Cover for the period 2017-2021
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Prof. PhD Youlin Tepeliev, Assoc. Prof. PhD Radka Koleva
Assignor/Financing organization: BAS – SRTI
Period of execution:
2017-2021
Project topic:
Second specific contract № 3436 / R0-COPERNICUS / EEA. 57680, in implementation of the Framework Agreement EEA / IDM / R0 / 16/009 / Bulgaria – services for providing expert assistance for implementation of activity VI
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Radka Koleva
Assignor/Financing organization: BAS – SRTI
Period of execution:
2019
Project topic:
№ 4000134001/21/NL/CBi EDUSAR Revealing the power of SAR data in different application areas – educating the new generation of professionals
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Radka Koleva
Assignor/Financing organization: European Space Agency (ESA)
Period of execution:
2021-2022
Project topic:
BNSF UF КП-06-Н56/7 Study of interrelations in the system “soil – soil microorganisms – wood composition” in forest plantations on the territory of Vitosha Nature Park
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova, Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Yordan Ivanov
Assignor/Financing organization: Bulgarian National Science Fund (BNSF)
Period of execution:
2021-2024
Project topic:
Specific measures to reduce the effect of thermal islands in the urban environment through landscaping – a proposal for vegetation and development of applied models for landscaping in the green infrastructure of Sofia Municipality
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: Project funded by the Scientific and Research sector of the University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2021
Project topic:
The current state of the Green System of Sofia – quantitative and qualitative indicators
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: Project funded by the Scientific and Research sector of the University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2020
Project topic:
NIS-B-1006/2019 Measuring the stand parameters of old-growth Beech and fir-spruce-beech forests using orthoimages, satellite data and terrain data analysis. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Maria Asenova
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: Project funded by the Scientific and Research sector of the University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2019-2020
Project topic:
NIS-B-1005/2019 Building a sustainable information infrastructure for the implementation of GIS technologies in the professional fields of the University of Forestry
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: Project funded by the Scientific and Research sector of the University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2019-2020
Project topic:
NIS-1007/2019 Investigation of the technical and operational performance of nearby transport with assortment tractors
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: Project funded by the Scientific and Research sector of the University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2019
Project topic:
BG05M2OP001-2.009-0034:Operational program: Science and Education for Smart Growth (UMIS Number BG05M2OP001-2.009-0034-C01: Support for the development of the scientific capacity in the University of Forestry
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: Beneficiary 000670634 University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2017-2019
Project topic:
B24/2018 Research on the technical, operational and environmental performance of nearby cableway transport
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2018
Project topic:
Subalpine forest development in Bulgarian Mountain Forests under climate change
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Ministry of education and Science; Swiss Research foundation
Period of execution:
2013-2016
Project topic:
Influence of atmospheric depositions on the bioproductivity of Norway spruce stands
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2014-2016
Project topic:
Providing data to report critical loads for sulfur, nitrogen, acidity, and heavy metals for major types of terrestrial ecosystems in Bulgaria
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Ministry of environment and water
Period of execution:
2016-2018
Project topic:
Rationale and implementation of regional silvicultural systems for the management of coppice oak forests in the territory of Southwestern State Enterprise – Blagoevgrad
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Southwestern State Enterprise – Blagoevgrad
Period of execution:
2017-2018
Project topic:
Concept and implementation of regional silvicultural systems for the management of coppice oak forests in the territory of Northwestern State Enterprise – Vratza
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Northwestern State Enterprise – Vratza
Period of execution:
2017-2018
Project topic:
Concept and implementation of regional silvicultural systems for the management of coppice oak forests in the territory of Southeastern State Enterprise – Sliven
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Southeastern State Enterprise – Sliven
Period of execution:
2017-2018
Project topic:
Concept for differentiated management of Scots pine plantations in Southwestern State Enterprise – Blagoevgrad
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Southwestern State Enterprise – Blagoevgrad
Period of execution:
2019-2021
Project topic:
Experimentation of regional silvicultural systems for management of coppice Turkey oak forests in the territory of State Forestry Enterprise “Seslav” – Kubrat
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: State Forestry Enterprise “Seslav” – Kubrat
Period of execution:
2019-2021
Project topic:
Rationale of differentiated silvicultural systems for coppice Turkey oak stands in the territory of Northeastern State Enterprise – Shumen
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Northeastern State Enterprise – Shumen
Period of execution:
2019-2020
Project topic:
Adaptive changes in beech forests (Fagus sylvatica L.) after felling or natural disturbance
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2020-2021
Project topic:
Upgrade of a distributed research infrastructure “Bulgarian network for long term Ecosystem Research” (LTER-BG)
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: National road map for research infrastructure, Ministry of Education and Science
Period of execution:
2020-2027
Project topic:
Soil research in the Lower and Middle mountain vegetation belt from the northern slope of the Western Balkan mountains. Project number № B-1072 / 03/16/2020.
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management:
Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Toma Tonchev
Assignor/Financing organization: Scientific research sector – University of Forestry
Period of execution:
2020-2021
