Project topic:

Copernicus Programme/National Database “CORINE Land Cover 2024”, EEA/DIS/R0/24/009 – Lot 5 – Bulgaria, 2025-2026.

Project participants from the Department of Forest Management: Assoc. Prof. PhD Radka Koleva

Contractor/Funding organization: Environment Executive Agency (EEA)

Implementation period: 2025-2026

Project topic:

№ 4000134001/21/NL/CBi: EDUSAR Unleashing the power of SAR data for different application areas – training the new generation of professionals.

Project participants from the Department of Forest Management: Assoc. Prof. PhD Radka Koleva

Contractor/Funding organization: European Space Agency (ESA)

Implementation period: 2022-2026

Project topic:
 № H2020-LC-CLA-2018-2019-2020/ H2020-LC-CLA-2020-2, № 101003890, № 285/20.10.2023 № 300099 IIKT-BAS FirEUrusk “FIREURISK – DEVELOPING A HOLISTIC, RISK-WISE STRATEGY FOR EUROPEAN WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT”
Participants in the project from dep. Forest management Prof. PhD Maria Asenova
Assignor/Financing organization: „Horizon 2020” BAS -IIKT
Period of execution: 2023-2025

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:
 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: Assoc. Prof. PhD Radka Koleva

Assignor/Financing organization:  BAS – SRTI

Period of execution:2020-2021

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:

Updating the national database “CORINE Land Cover 2018” Contract No. 3497/30.11.2017 between the EEA and SRTI-BAS, based on specific contract No. 3436 / RO-COPERNICUS / EEA 56955 between the European Environment Agency and the EEA.

Project participants from the Department of Forest Management: Assoc. Prof. PhD Radka Koleva

Contractor/Funding organization: SRTI-BAS

Implementation period: 2017-2018

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:

Prof. PhD Maria Asenova, Chief Assist. Prof. PhD Yordan Ivanov

Assignor/Financing organization:  Bulgarian National Science Fund (BNSF)

Period of execution: 2021-2025

Project topic:
№ SRS B-1291/2023 Investigation of the technical and operational indicators of short distance transport with specialized and adapted tractors

Participants in the project from dep. Forest management: Prof. PhD Maria Asenova

Assignor/Financing organization:  Project funded by the Scientific and Research sector of the University of Forestry

Period of execution: 2023-2024

Project topic:
№ SRS B-1292/2023 Assessment of the damage and the rate of recovery of the forests affected by the ice break in the “Petrohan” SFE using remote sensing

Participants in the project from dep. Forest management: Prof. PhD Maria Asenova

Assignor/Financing organization:  Project funded by the Scientific and Research sector of the University of Forestry

Period of execution: `2023-2024

Project topic:
№ SRS-01-1154/2021 Reducing negative effects of heat islands in the urban environment through landscape management solutions applicable to 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:
№ SRS -1007/2020 г. 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:
№ SRS-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:
№  SRS-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:
№  SRS-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 financed by the state budget. Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, contract No. 80-10-84/20. 04. 2017. Topic of the project “Nash equilibrium for cyclic open positive games”. Project leader: Prof. Dr. Ivan Ganchev Ivanov. Position held by Assoc. Prof. K. Kolev – expert. Reporting period: 2019

Project financed with funds from a target subsidy for the Research and Development of the University of National and World Economy under contract No. НИД НИ – 13/2025, budget years 2025 – 2027. Project topic “Labor productivity and macroeconomic dynamics in the CEE countries. Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Velichkov. Position held by Assoc. Prof. K. Kolev – expert.

Assoc. Prof. K. Kolev – Project manager financed by the state budget. Contract: No. НИС-Б-1140/2021 Project topic: “Statistical study of the competitiveness of forestry enterprises”. Reporting period: 2022. The final report of the project received a “very good” rating (55 points) when discussed by the Commission for organizing, conducting and reporting on the competitions for financing projects with funds from the state budget, appointed by order of the Rector of LTU No. ZPS-15/09.01.2023. 

Prof. K. Kolev – Project manager, financed by the state budget. Contract: No. NIS-B-1410/2025 Project topic: “Research on investment activity in the forestry sector of Bulgaria”. Reporting period: 2027.

Project financed by the Operational Program “Human Resources Development” 2007 – 2013, co-financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund. Project BG051PO001-4.3.04-0052 “Development of a center for electronic forms of distance learning at the University of Forestry”. Head: Prof. Dr. Vesselin Brezin. Position held by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Konstantin Kolev: “study course” expert.

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