Department of Environmental Protection and Dendrology

2011-2012 The influence of the environment on the shaping of the species composition of the undergrowth of rural parks. University grant for a young employee 2011/2012 No. 505-10-04090050, head and contractor Beata Fornal-Pieniak.

2012-2013 Assessment of the land cover structure of selected rural communes in the Sandomierz Basin. University grant for a young worker No. 505-10-04090031, head and contractor Beata Fornal-Pieniak.

2012-2015 SmartSOIL – Sustainable Farm Management at Reducing Threats to SOILS under Climate Change. Project no 502-01-040900-A01860-99, 7th EU Framework Program, 289694-KBBE-2011-5. The project is coordinated by Aarhus University, in cooperation with e.g. from the University of Aberdeen, University of Copenhagen and SGGW. Implementation of the fourth stage of the project. Project manager from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences: dr hab. Zbigniew Karachi, Prof. SGGW. The research results are used in the program of the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU and in the activities recommended in the EU Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change.

2012-2016 Polish Green Wall, Vertical Gardens Research Consortium; contract number INNOTECH-K1 / IN1 / 40/159571 / NCBR / 12 – implementation of the second stage of the project. Project no. 501-04-040900-K00365-16 – co-financed by NCBiR; implementation period – 27 months. Implementers: AB SYSTEM Katarzyna Dankiewicz, Bartosz Dankiewicz.sc leader Bartosz Dankiewicz, from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, dr hab. Jacek Borowski prof. SGGW, Department of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Horticulture, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture.

2013-2014 Diversification of the undergrowth layer in park and mid-field forestation and oak-hornbeam forests. University grant for a young employee No. 505-10-040900-K00331-99, head and contractor Beata Fornal-Pieniak

2013-2015 The effect of bioactive components of mini kiwi fruit (Actinidia arguta) on the transcriptomic and miRNA profile and lipid metabolism in the tissues of rats with induced hypercholesterolaemia. Research project financed by the NCN program OPUS (Agreement No. UMO-2012/05 / B / NZ9 / 03327). Project leader: prof. Hanna Leontowicz, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Created by Piotr Latocha.
Diversity of indicator plant species (“ancient species”) in rural parks, new and old forests. University grant for a young employee 2014/2015 No. 505-10-040900-L00343-99, head and contractor Beata Fornal-Pieniak.

2013-2014 Dezentrale Energiewirtschaft und Energieeffizienz ‘[Energetyka rozproszona i efektywność energetyczna] . Project number 502-55-040900-K00457-99, Project manager: dr hab. Zbigniew Karachi, Prof. SGGW (on the Polish side), Mgr. ing. Matthias Rehm (on the German side). Project coordinator: Grażyna Obidoska. Performers (on the Polish side): Czesław Wysocki, Barbara Żarska, Beata Fornal-Pieniak, Jolanta Stawicka, Ewa Zaraś-Januszkiewicz, Dorota Królewska, Eng. Grażyna Skalmierska, M.Sc. Maciej Żołnierczuk. Performers on the German side: Helene Maron, Günter Schlagowski, Michael Seiffert. Project financed by the climate fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin.

2015-2019 Development of a technology for commercial cultivation of Kiwi Berry (mini kiwi) in the conditions of central Poland. Research project financed by the National Center for Research and Development, PBS III program. Implementation and contract since 2015 (contract no. PBS3 / A8 / 35/2015). Project manager Piotr Latocha.

2017-2018 Inventory and valorisation of selected degraded and polluted areas in Warsaw – the natural and social potential of wastelands. EU grant Infrastructure and Environment 2014-2020 + NFEPWM; City of Warsaw – applicant, SGGW-contractor.
PRIORITY: II Environmental protection, including adaptation to climate change.
ACTION: 2.5. Improving the quality of the urban environment. SUB-MEASURE: Inventory and valorization of selected brownfields.
Project manager of 4 tasks, including syntheses: dr hab. Piotr Sikorski (with band)
Cost no: 506-042100-P00599-99

2017-2018 Minigrant for pre-implementation works under the Innovation Incubator + project, entitled “The final appearance of the MiniKiwi fruit product”, project number (source of financing): 513-01-040900-P00064-04, financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Project Manager Piotr Latocha.

2017-2018 Minigrant for pre-implementation works under the Innovation Incubator + project. “Mini Kiwi fruit (Actinidia arguta) for fattening chickens”. Head: dr hab. Monika Michalczuk, Faculty of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Project number (source of financing): 513-01–070300-P00064-04, from the funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Created by Piotr Latocha.

2017-2018 Minigrant for pre-implementation works under the Innovation Incubator + project. “Dried mini kiwi as an innovative snack.” Head: Dr. Artur Wiktor, Faculty of Food Sciences. Project number (source of financing): 513-01-092600-P00064-04, from the funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Created by Piotr Latocha.

2018– 2022 POWER project: Success by nature – a comprehensive program to improve the quality of education process management and the quality of teaching at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Project number: WND-POWR.03.05.00-00-Z033 / 17-01 NCBiR, 8 Departments at SGGW participate in this project, co-contractor Beata Fornal-Pieniak, Barbara Żarska

2019-2020 International V4 project – Visegrad Funds ID: 21910216: Smart plants in the workplace and their impact on work efficiency and stress reduction. Czech Univerzity of Life Sciences, Department of Landscape Architecture Kamýcká 129 Prague 6 – Suchdol, 16500, Czech Republic, Partners: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Faculty of Horticulture and Biotechnology, Szent Istvan University, Budai Campus, Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Urbanizm; experts: Miroslav Kunt, Jan Hendrych, Maria Bihunova, Dagmar Hillova, David Olewnicki, Beata Fornal-Pieniak, Krisztina Szaba, Judit Doma-Tarcsa¡nyi, coordinator representing SGGW: Beata Fornal-Pieniak

2020 Development of an optimal post-harvest technology for minikivia fruit (Actinidia arguta) and a prototype of a non-invasive fruit sorting module (MODOM) “. Grant under the RDP Cooperation measure (Research project financed by ARMA). Project Manager Piotr Latocha