ONGOING RESEARCHES OF INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY
In 2014, 5-year research project - "Animal diversity, monitoring, biocontrol of natural and agro-ecosystems of Georgia"was launched, in which all members of the scientific research groups of Institute of Zoology are participating.
State Grant FR / 479 / 7-130 / 13 on Fundamental Scientific Research of ShotaRustaveli National Science Foundation - "Study of Javakheti upland lake ecosystems for development of sustainable environment and fishery"
Projectlaunched in April 2014 and is due to run for 3 years.
Project Research Director: BelaJaposhvili
Staff:
- Jhaneta Shubitidze
- Marina Bojadze
- Marina Gioshvili
- Levan Mumladze
- Ani Bikashvili
Institute of Zoology, Department of Hydrobiology and Ichthyology
EU programme Grant "Black Sea 2007-2013" - "Study and restoration of important sea filters (REEFS)"
http://reefsproject.net/
Project started in 2012 and will be completed in November 2015.
Recipient (beneficiary): Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation (BBF) - Bulgaria
Partners:
1. Odessa Branch Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (OBIBSS) - Odessa, Ukraine
2. Non-governmental organization Mare Nostrum Ong - Constanta, Romania
3. Ilia State University - Tbilisi, Georgia
4. School of Marine Sciences of the Black Sea Technical University, (Karadeniz Technical University) - Trabzon, Turkey.
Project Coordinator (Georgia): Bela Japoshvili
Participants:
- Levan Mumladze
- Jhaneta Shubitidze
- Marina Gioshvili
- Zurab Gurielidze
- Nana Devidze
- Tamar Loladze
- Avtandil epadze
- Natalia Iadze
- Khatuna Tsiklauri