Research Projects

Limnos is leading the project consortia on EIP project titled “Constructed ecosystems for agricultural run-off mitigation and surface water protection”.

Agriculture plays an important role in maintaining water quality in the natural environment. Agricultural runoff is a source of fertilizers, organic matter and sediment being washed into water bodies. Water pollution poses a risk to aquatic ecosystems.

The purpose of the project is to link the experience of agriculture and environmental engineering to reduce the agriculture run-off pollution to surface waters.

In the project 5 constructed ecosystems will be developed and built. The monitoring/testing for efficiency and environmental impact will follow. The aim of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of constructed ecosystems for reducing water pollution from agriculture run-off and to assess water retention capacity of the systems.

In addition to the pilot sites mentioned above, the results of the project will include awareness-raising, training and a manual for implementation of constructed ecosystems for wider use.

The projects' duration:

11/2019 – 12/2022

The project is funded by the European agricultural fund for rural development and Rural Development Programme of the Republic of Slovenia

The project is a part of EIP initiative

Project partners:

• University of Ljubljana (Biotechnical faculty)
• Meja Šentjur Ltd
• Jabje Infrastructure Center
• Farming entities: Dejan Küčan, Andrej Grabnar, Majda Veselič
• Society for Bird Research and Nature Protection
• Kozjansko regional development agency
• Agricultural and Forest Institute Novo Mesto
• Agricultural and Forest Institute Murska Sobota