Publications

INTERCAFE COST Action 635 Final Report II

Carbonate (karst) terrains comprise one third at the land area of Europe. Karst aquifers hold important groundwater resources supplying up to 50 % of drinking water in some countries. At the same time, karst aquifers are particularly vulnerable to contamination. Therefore, COST Action 620 was established to develop an approach for the protection of karst groundwater, which takes into account the characteristics of karst, but which can, however, also be used for other aquifer types.

During the period 2001-2003, the COST Action E25 conducted a European survey of forest field research and monitoring facilities. The survey was carried out as national inventories. The overall aim was to make a pan-European survey of valuable forest field research and monitoring facilities dedicated to long-term forest ecosystem or landscape research related to sustainable forest management.

Daily activity sees data constantly flowing through cameras, the internet, satellites, radio frequencies, sensors, private appliances, cars, smartphones, tablets and the like. Among all the tools currently used, mobile devices, especially mobile phones, smartphones and tablets, are the most widespread, with their use becoming prevalent in everyday life within both developed and developing countries.

Final meeting, 30th August- 3rd September 2006, Gumpenstein, Austria.