Europe & North America

Hungary

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• Pilis Biosphere Reserve, Hungary

In order to promote dialogue concerning the new roles and challenges of scientific knowledge within today’s global society, The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in partnership with UNESCO, the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the European Commission organize World Science Forums which are held biannually in Budapest, Hungary. 

Three science-related UNESCO Chairs have been established in Hungarian universities. These aim to upgrade and broaden scientific and technological knowledge, and promote networking and cooperation between high-level researchers in the fields of hydrogeology, environmental biology and engineering education.

Research and conservation initiatives are also being implemented within the framework of Hungary’s 5 biosphere reserves.

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

Freshwater

- World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) Danube River Basin case study More

- UNESCO Chair in Hydrogeology, established in 2003 at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) More

- Northern European Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data (FRIEND) More

- Alpine and Mediterranean Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data (AMHY FRIEND)

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- Biosphere Reserve (WNBRs)

- UNESCO Chair in Environmental Biology, established in 1998 at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences More

Earth Sciences

- Triassic Time and Trans-Panthalassan Correlations (IGCP, Project 467)

- Marine and Non-marine Jurassic: Global correlation and major geological events (IGCP, Project 506) 

Basic Sciences

- UNESCO Chair in Continuing Engineering Education, established in 2000 at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics More