The 7th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium will be held in Slovakia
from 9-13 September 2024.
Click HERE for the first circular
Caves and Karst are important features of the European landscape and have intrinsic natural beauty and value. However, they are constantly exposed to numerous human impacts, directly inside the cave environment or indirectly in the associated surrounding. Karst regions suffer from destruction, air and water pollution associated mainly due to forestry, agricultural chemicals, quarries, landfills, mining, urban and rural development and uncontrolled mass tourism.
Karst and caves offer a direct access to the groundwater aquifer and the risk of pollution from threads is very high.
The 2024 EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium’s theme of “WATER in Caves and Karst” Understanding – Vulnerability – Protection” will focus on scientific and technical aspects of water in caves and karst. Protection and conservation, through speleological input, exchange of best practice and sharing of knowledge.
An EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium will provide a platform for scientists, speleologists and authorities active in the domain of cave and karst monitoring and conservation.
Organizing institutions
European Cave Protection Commission
European Speleological Federation
https://www.eurospeleo.eu/ECPC
University Pavol Jozef Safarik in Kosice
Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences
www.uge.science.upjs.sk
Symposium schedule
Lectures
Monday, 09th of September
Arrival, Registration and Welcome
Tuesday, 10th of September
Presentations & Discussions Evening program
Wednesday, 11th of September
Presentations & Discussions Evening program
Thursday, 12th of September Fieldtrip
Natural and cultural beauties of the Spiš region
Dinner, Slovakian “Raut” & Farewell Party
Friday, 13th of September
Final Discussion & Evaluation
Closure and Departure (after lunch)
Venue:
The symposium will be held at the teaching-training facility of the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Danišovce, district of Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
All interested cave experts are asked to submit the filled in attached application form, the abstract (if applicable) by 1st April 2024. Candidates who will be accepted will then be contacted.
Registration date extension up to April 22nd !
The application form shall be sent to symposium@eurospeleo.eu
We invite you to get in contact with the commission at “symposium@eurospeleo.eu” for any further contact.
– List of previous EuroSpeleo Protection Symposia
2021 – Assessing, monitoring and protecting cave biotopes and geotopes through Natura 2000 or similar programs in Europe 2nd circular in English and Synopsis (external link)
2018 – Connecting Science with Cave Protection
2016 – Caves & Karst – Protection and Conservation under EU Law
2014 – Speleological heritage: preserving natural and cultural sites
2012 – Best Practices for Cave and Karst Protection in Europe
2008 – Cave conservation in Europe – European underground heritage