Редовен професор д-р Светислав Крстиќ

Биографија

Д-р Светислав КРСТИЌ, редовен професор, е роден на 7 август 1961 г. воСкопје. Основното и средното образование ги завршил со одличен успех вородниот град. Во учебната 1980/81 г. се запишал на Факултетот за биологија,општа насока, и истата година е прогласен за најдобар студент. Поисклучително успешното студирање (просек 9,43), во април 1985 г. дипломирана Катедрата за нижи растенија. Во мај 1987 г. е примен како приправник наЗаводот за ботаника при Институтот за биологија. Постдипломските студиина Прехранбено-биотехнолошкиот факултет во Загреб ги завршува соодличен успех, а одбраната на магистерскиот труд „Промените на алгалнатамикрофлора како индикатор на нивото на полуцијата во Анска Река“ успешноја спроведува на ПМФ во ноември 1992 г. Докторската дисертација под наслов„Сапробиолошките карактеристики на микрофлората на реката Вардар какоиндикатор на интензитетот на антропогеното влијание“ успешно ја одрбанилво ноември 1995 г. За доцент, д-р Крстиќ е избран во 1996 г., за вонреденпрофесор во 2001 г., а за редовен професор во 2006 г. Од моментот на академскиот ангажман, професорКрстиќ покажува интензивен стремеж и успех во модернизирањето на наставата од областите за кои еназначен како асистент и потоа наставник, осовременувајќи ја наставата со најнови научни сознанија ипрактичната примена. Автор е на повеќе практикуми и интерни скрипти од областа на Систематиката нанижите растенија, Применета алгологија и Биотехнологија. Со голема самопрегорност се ангажира воформирање подобри услови за научна работа на катедрата со која раководи, создавајќи целосно новалабораторија за истражувања на систематиката и биотехнологијата на алгите, со која интензитетот иквалитетот на научната работа се издигнати на многу повисоко ниво. Признанието за својата работа тојго добива од меѓународната и домашната научна јавност во форма на публицирани монографии,трудови и стекнати признанија на своите соработници. Еден род од групата на дијатомејските алги гоноси неговото презиме, а и тој самиот опишува голем број нови видови дијатомеи за науката. Широкиотнаучен опус и интерес на професор Крстиќ резултира до денес со публикација на пет монографии (илиделови од книги): Levkov Z., KRSTIC S., Metzeltin, D and Nakov, T (2006). Diatoms of Lakes Prespa andOhrid (Macedonia). Iconographia Diatomologica 16: 603 p.; KRSTIC S. (2012): Environmental changes inlakes catchments as a trigger for rapid eutrophication ‒ a Prespa Lake case study. In: T Piancentini, E. Miccadei(Eds.) Studies of Applied and Environmental Geomorphology, „InTech“ open access publisher, Rijeka, Croatia,63-118.; KRSTIC S. et al. (2012): Prespa Lake watershed Management Plan, UNDP, MOEPP, 134 p., како инад 70 научни трудови. Вкупната цитираност на трудовите на проф. Крстиќ надминува 500. Во својатадосегашна кариера, професор Крстиќ беше Претседател на Друштвото на биолози, сегашен претседателна Друштвото на алголози, член на повеќе меѓународни асоцијации, рецензент на осум меѓународнисписанија, и е назначен за визитинг-професор на Универзитетот во Вухан, Р. Кина. Професор Крстиќима посебен однос кон своите колеги, помлади соработници, а особено кон студентите, поради што есекогаш највисоко оценет како наставник, ментор и професор. Неговата непоколеблива борба завистината, принципиелноста и животната средина оставаат незаменлива трага на достоинственуниверзитетски професор.

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Книги


  1. Levkov Z., KRSTIC S., Metzeltin, D and Nakov, T. (2006). Diatoms of Lakes Prespa and Ohrid (Macedonia). Iconographia Diatomologica 16: 603 p. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G.
  2. Svirčev Z., Marković S., KRSTIĆ S. and Plavša J. (2008): Surface freshwater quality in Vojvodina and proposal for the WFD monitoring system based on some biological elements. International Scientific Monograph, FNS Novi Sad, Alfa, Skopje, 250 p.
  3. Popovska C. and KRSTIĆ S. (2010): Manual on ecosystem oriented river restoration/river engineering and river restoration proposals for Golema Reka (Prespa region). UNDP, 234 p, ISBN 978-9989-188-67-1.
  4. KRSTIĆ S. (2012): Environmental changes in lakes catchments as a trigger for rapid eutrophication – a Prespa Lake case study. In: T. Piancentini, E. Miccadei (Eds.) Studies of Applied and Environmental Geomorphology, “InTech” open access publisher, Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN 979-953-307-113-7, 63-118. http://www.intechopen.com/books/studies-on-environmental-and-applied-geomorphology.
  5. GTI (KRSTIĆ S. and 22 co-authors) (2012): Prespa Lake watershed Management Plan, UNDP, MOEPP, 134 p.
  6. KRSTIĆ S. (2021): Introduction to phycology. University “Ss.Ciril and Methodius” university, 443 pp. ISBN 978-9989-43-462-4. https://ukim.edu.mk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/voved_vo_fikologija.pdf

 


Престои


Трудови и конф.

  1. KRSTIĆ, S., Levkov Z. and Stojanovski P. (2002): Diatom communities as indicator of pollution in river Vardar, Macedonia. Proceeding of 15th Diatom Symposium, Perth, Australia, 103-112.
  2. KRSTIĆ S., Duma A., Janevska B., Levkov Z., Nikolova K. and Noveska M. (2002): Diatoms in forensic expertise of drowning - a Macedonian experience. Forensic Science International 3352: 1-7.
  3. Levkov Z. and KRSTIĆ S. (2002): Use of plants for monitoring of heavy metal pollution in river Vardar. Proceedings of International Meeting for Improvement of Environmental Conditions in Region of Veles. Ministry of Environment. 153-170.
  4. KRSTIĆ S. and Levkov Z. (2002): Complex investigations on river Vardar. Present conditions for Veles region. Proceedings of International Meeting for Improvement of Environmental Conditions in Region of Veles, Ministry of Environment, 145-152.
  5. Simeunović Z., Svirčev Z., KRSTIĆ S. and Lazić L. (2005): Occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in Vojvodina water ecosystems. Geographica Pannonika 9, 13-19.
  6. Levkov Z., KRSTIĆ S. and Nakov T. (2006): A new Gyrosigma species from Lakes Prespa and Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. In: Ognjanova-Rumenova N. & Manoylov K. (eds.). Fossil and recent phycological studies - Festschrift in honour of Dobrina Temniskova-Topalova, Pensoft Publ., Sofia-Moscow, 155-165.
  7. Levkov, Z., Saul, B., KRSTIĆ, S., Nakov, T., and Ector, L. (2006): Ecology of benthic diatoms from Lake Prespa, Macedonia. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement/Algological Studies, 124, 71-83.
  8. Levkov, Z., Nakov, T. and KRSTIC, S. (2006): Diversity and distribution of Neidium Pfitzer species in Macedonia. International Diatom Symposium, Listvyanka, Russia, 28 August - 3 September 2006.
  9. Levkov Z., KRSTIĆ S., Metzeltin D. and Nakov, T. (2006). Diatoms of Lakes Prespa and Ohrid (Macedonia). Iconographia Diatomologica 16: 603 pp.
  10. KRSTIĆ S., Svircev Z., Levkov Z. and Nakov T. (2007): Selecting appropriate bioindicator regarding the WFD guidelines for freshwaters - a Macedonian experience. International Journal on Algae 9(1), 41-63.
  11. Dzeroski, S., Mitreski, K., KRSTIĆ, S., Naumoski, A. (2007):  Learning habitat models for the diatoms of lake Prespa. V: STANKOVSKI, Mile J. (ed.). ETAI-2007: proceedings of abstracts of VIII National Conference with International participation, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, September 19-21, 2007, [COBISS.SI-ID 21291815], sect I1-1, 1-6.
  12. KRSTIĆ S. (2007): Saprobiological and trophic models for Lake Prespa (saprographs) for use in similar regions and its application for evaluation of Ecological Quality Ratios (indicators). EC-FP6 project "TRABOREMA", EC-Project Contract No. INCO-CT-2004-509177, Deliverable 3.3., 98 pp.
  13. Svirčev Z., KRSTIĆ S., Marković S., Plavša J. and Lazić L. (2008): Methods for management of eutrophication in freshwater ecosystems in Vojvodina. Geographica Pannonica, Vol.12, Issue 1, 4-11.
  14. Svirčev Z., Marković S., KRSTIĆ S. and Plavša J. (2008): Surface freshwater quality in Vojvodina and proposal for the WFD monitoring system based on some biological elements. International Scientific Monograph, FNS Novi Sad, Alfa, Skopje, 250 pp.
  15. Svirčev Z., KRSTIĆ S., Miladinov-Mikov M., Baltić V. and Vidović M. (2009): Freshwater cyanobacterial blooms and primary liver cancer epidemiological studies in Serbia. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C, 27, 1–20. 
  16. Naumoski, A. Kocev, D., Atanasova, N., Mitreski, K., Krstić, S. and Džeroski, S. (2009): Predicting chemical parameters of water quality form diatoms abundance in lake Prespa and its tributaries. In: N. Athanasiadis Ioannis, Pericles A. Mitkas, Emilio Andrea Rizzoli and Marx Gómez Jorge (Eds.) Environmental Science and Engineering - Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 264-277, Thessaloniki, Greece, doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-88351-7, 2009.
  17. Naumoski, K., Mitreski, K. and Krstić, S. (2009): Multi-target Regression and Classification System for Water Quality Modeling in Ecology. Proceddings of 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI2009), San Diego, CA, USA, 869-873.
  18. Kocev D., Naumovski A., Mitreski K., KRSTIĆ S. and Dzerovski S. (2010): Learning habitat models for the diatom community in Lake Prespa. International Journal on Ecological Modeling and Systems Ecology, 221(2), 330-337. IF-2.438
  19. Popovska C. and KRSTIĆ S. (2010): Manual on ecosystem oriented river restoration/river engineering and river restoration proposals for Golema Reka (Prespa region). UNDP, 250 pp, ISBN 978-9989-188-67-1.
  20. KRSTIĆ S., Zech W., Obreht I., Svirčev Z. and Marković S. (2011): Late quaternary environmental changes in Helambu Himal, Central Nepal, recorded in the diatom flora assemblage composition and geochemistry of Lake Panch Pokhari. Journal of Paleolimnology, 47(1), 113-124, Springer Verlag, Germany, DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9560-7.
  21. KRSTIĆ S. (2012): Environmental changes in lakes catchments as a trigger for rapid eutrophication – a Prespa Lake case study. In: T. Piancentini, E. Miccadei (Eds.) Studies of Applied and Environmental Geomorphology, “InTech” open access publisher, Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN 979-953-307-113-7,63-118.http://www.intechopen.com/books/studies-on-environmental-and-applied-geomorphology
  22. KRSTIĆ S., Levkov Z., Juttner I., Pavlov A. (2013): New Eunotia taxa retrieved from core samples from Lake Panch Pokhari, Helambu Himal – Central Nepal. Diatom Research, 28:2, 203-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2013.782343.
  23.  Svirčev, Z., Simeunović, J., Subakov-Simić, G., KRSTIĆ, S., Pantelić, D. and Dulić, T. (2013): Cyanobacterial Blooms and their Toxicity in Vojvodina Lakes, Serbia. International Journal of Environmental Research, 7(3), 745-758. ISSN: 1735-6865.
  24. Svirčev Z., KRSTIĆ S. and Važić T. (2014): The philosophy and applicability of ecoremediations for the protection of water ecosystems. Acta geographica Slovenica, 54-1, 2014, 179–188. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3986/AGS54306
  25. KRSTIĆ S., Stafilov T., Zdravkovski Z., Kostadinovski M., Slavevska- Stamenković V. and Kostov V. (2016): Problems associated with not properly conducted WFD based monitoring during preparation of watershed management plans – River Bregalnica case study. Water Research and Management, 6(2), 35-43.
  26. KRSTIĆ S. and Aleksovski B. (2016): Microcystis spp. dominance in Dojran Lake – a consequence of 30 years accelerated eutrophication. Botanica Serbica, 40(2), 119-128.
  27. KRSTIĆ S., Aleksovski B. and Komarek J. (2017): Rare occurrence of nine Microcystis species (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria) in a single lake – Lake Dojran, Macedonia. Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, Vol.8, No.1, 5-23.  DOI: 10.4081/aiol.2017.6236
  28. Mantzuoki E. … Krstić S. …et al. (2018): Temperature effects explain continental scale distribution of cyanobacterial toxins. Toxins 10, 156-180.
  29. Mantzuoki E. … Krstić S. …et al. (2018): a European multi lake survey dataset of environmental variables, phytoplankton pigments and cyanotoxins. Scientific Data Nature Publishing groups 5:180-226.
  30. Donis, D…. Krstić S. … et al. (2021): Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer. Limnology and Oceanography 66: 4314-4333. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11963
  31. Aleksovski B., KRSTIĆ S., Komarek J., Nguyen K., Pakovski K., Kiprijanovska S., Dimovski A., Vuchurević A., Stefanoska E. and Strunecky O. (2024): Pseudanabaena pruinosa sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteria): an Arctic Pseudanabaena species with branched sheaths and central aerotopes. European Journal of Phycology 59(3):311-331.
  32. KRSTIĆ S. and Aleksovski B. (2025[2023]): Eutrophication – a need for understanding the dangers from an old nemesis. Contributions, Section of Natural, Mathematical and Biotechnical Sciences, MASA, Vol. 44, No. 1–2, pp. 303–314.
  33. Aleksovski B, Saraf A, Stefanoska E, Kiprijanovska S, Vuchurević A, Pakovski K, Dimovski A, Gugger M, & KRSTIĆ S. (2025): Molecular and cytomorphological characterization of Pseudanabaena vesniana sp. nov. and Pseudanabaena suomiensis var. macedonica var. nov. (Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteriota) with evidence of microcystin-producing Pseudanabaena taxa. Journal of Phycology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.70064
  34. Aleksovski B, KRSTIĆ S & Guiry M. (2025): The names of phyla and classes of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, cyanophytes) and a typified name: Cyanobacteriophyta Oren, Mareš & Rippka. Fottea, Olomouc, 25(2): 212–217.
  35. Saraf A., Aleksovski B., Blondet E. KRSTIĆ S., Criscuolo A. & Gugger M. (2025): Expanding species diversity in the monotypic genera Thalassoporum and Tumidithrix (Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteriota) with the description of Thalassoporum mexicanum sp. nov. and Tumidithrix helvetica sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 75(8), 10.1099/ijsem.0.006869. 

Проекти

1. Professional experience - scientific projects

Date

Location 

Project 

Company 

Position 

Description 

(1994-1996)

Macedonia

Microflora as Indicator of Saprobiological Level of River Vardar under Anthropogenous Influence

Ministry of Sciences of Republic of Macedonia

Project Leader

Ecological assessment of the microflora composition - phytobenthos, abundance and spatial-temporal dynamics related to different human impacts along the River Vardar main course in Macedonia. A total of 20 sampling sites usually placed before and after the polluter (tributary, communal or industrial discharge outlet, major cities, etc.), were continually sampled for physic-chemical analysis, bacterial and diatom microflora analysis. More than 1500 permanent slides were prepared and analysed, extensive data base created, diatom communities statistically processed and indicative communities for different water categories determined, as a basis for future WFD biomonitoring system. Human impact on the ecosystem quantified and major remediation methods proposed.

(1994-1996)

Macedonia

Diatoms in Forensic Sciences Expertise of Drowning I

Ministry of Sciences of Republic of Macedonia

Project Leader

Drowning represents a real puzzle in the forensic confirmation of the cause of death in victims. If engulfed and inspired, water from the surface water ecosystems can carry algal cells inside the body of the victim, which are subsequently deposited in the organs and tissues. The search for algal cells and their positive identification in different organs and tissues can be supportive for the final decision of the causa mortis! In this project, different methods for algal cell recovery and analysis, forensic pathology methods and procedures, as well as field on site methods of investigation were developed and tested. A total of 10 human cases were confirmed as drowned.

(1996-1998)

Macedonia

Bio-reaction of Some Components of the Living World During the Disappearance of Dojran Lake

Ministry of Sciences of Republic of Macedonia

Project Leader

Starting in 1988, Dojran Lake, lake ecosystem on the south of Macedonia bordering Greece, has been pushed towards rapid extinction by an intensive water use for irrigation. The result of the rapid water level decrease was a vast extinction of the biota (bottom dwelling molluscs in particular) due to intensive eutrophication processes, oxygen depletion and prolonged period of anaerobia. Algal flora changes were forced in massive development of cyanobacteria, very well known toxin producing species, what additionally worsened the overall ecological status and forcing the ecosystem in hyper trophy. Algal flora succession in phytoplankton and phytobenthos during this process was recorded and gradual turnover towards flora indicative for salty swamps and anaerobic habitats recorded. Immediate remediation methods, suitable for the ecosystem in whole, were explained and proposed.

(1997-1999)

Macedonia

Diatoms in Forensic Sciences Expertise of Drowning II

Ministry of Sciences of Republic of Macedonia

Project Leader

Following the gained experience of the previous project, this time the investigations were orientated towards determining which internal organs of the victims are most reliable for detecting the probable algal composition. Experiments on laboratory rats drowned and not-drowned, or those who drunk water filed with diatoms and those who did not, as well as determination of diatom cells in possibly drowned human victims and controls, were performed. Organs for checking the presence of diatoms were: lungs<heart (blood) <brain<liver<stomach<intestines.

(1997-2000)

Macedonia

Biomonitoring of Heavy Metals in River Vardar

Ministry of Sciences of Republic of Macedonia

Project Leader

Aiming to resolve some of the problems regarding monitoring of heavy metals in rivers using Cladophora glomerata and epilithic algal communities – phytobenthos and periphyton, a year’s survey of Co, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn has been conducted on the river Vardar, in Macedonia. Obtained results and statistical analysis clearly point out the well documented possibility of using epilithon (basically diatom communities) as a monitoring tool, since correlation patterns for epilithon are either better or the same as those for Cladophora, while at the same time epilithon is much more reliable for monitoring, especially in cases when no other plant material can be obtained. The River Vardar in FYR Macedonia represents an ecosystem of severe human impact, originating both from industrial and communal waste water systems. Concentrations of heavy metals in water and especially in sediment are probably the highest recorded recently, thus putting the river biota under enormous survival stress or maximal accumulation rates. Due to a wide range of influences (pH, phosphates, sulphates, organic compounds, etc.) there are frequent records of complete extinction of river bottom life, which is another reason to monitor epilithon since it is the first to develop after devastating human influence.

(2006-2007)

Macedonia

Biomonitoring of eutrophication of Prespa Lake

Ministry of Sciences of Republic of Macedonia

Project Leader

The eutrophication of Prespa Lake waters as a problem was repeatedly stressed before. Research reported average content of phosphorous in lake waters of 17.79 mg·m-3 clearly emphasize that the limits for water oligotrophy are exceeded. But, the fact that phosphorous content in Prespa Lake waters has doubled in the past 70 years and that measured phosphorous content in the sediment is as high as 65 mg·m-3 with temporal depletion of dissolved oxygen in the water column below 18 meters depth, even more stress the ongoing intensive (possibly dramatic) eutrophication processes. The same references state that the total quantification of phosphorous input in the lake is app. 84 tonnes per year, of which 41 tonnes per year are coming from natural processes and 43 tonnes per year are due to anthropogenic activities. Simple computation of the total input gives app.18.05 mg·m-3 of phosphorus in the water which is very near the observed values. This situation has produced prolonged domination of algae indicative for high eutrophication levels, like cyanobacteria and high trophy level diatom taxa. Phytoplankton and phytobenthos has been analysed and corresponding ecological models developed.

(2002-2003)

Macedonia

Algal communities as indicator of eutrophication level of Prespa Lake

Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Republic of Macedonia

Project Leader

Based on previous research, a two year monitoring on algal communities of Prespa Lake has produced extensive list of detected taxa. These were subjected to statistical analysis in relation to water quality parameters and separate list of trophy status and saprobity levels have been developed based on algae communities – biotic indices based on phytoplankton and phytobenthos. These results are the basis for establishing the WFD based monitoring system in the region of Prespa Lake catchment.

(2007-2008)

Macedonia-China

Bilateral Project: "Estimation of heavy metal pollution of River Vardar"

Ministry of Sciences of Republic of Macedonia

Leading expert - Macedonia

Partially and completely submersed photosynthetic biota is important component of every river ecosystem. Studying their occurrence, distribution and abundance in the ecosystem has shown their dependence of water quality in general and resulted in developing numerous and diverse applicable methods for water quality monitoring. Algae, bryophytes and aquatic higher plants have been at the focus of research and application in the last decades of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century. The advantages of biological methods of monitoring river ecosystems have been stressed in numerous occasions, given the fact that the biota exhibit integrated responses to a variety of ecological factors comprising the spatial and temporal occurrence of pollution. The complexity of their responses to pollution as well as the differences in sensitivity towards various pollutants makes interpretation of the pollution effects (through organism responses) somewhat difficult and complex. This project postulated bilateral inter-calibration methods between China and Macedonia regarding heavy metal pollution detected in phytobenthos communities.  

(2004-2007)

EU

FP6-2002-INCO-WbC-1 project "Concepts for integrated transboundary water management and sustainable socio-economic development in the cross border region of Albania, FYR Macedonia and Greece"

European Commission

Consortium Partner

Environmental issues addressed in this project were: i) Endangered unique biodiversity and ecological balance of Prespa lake as the biggest freshwater resource of the Balkan due to increasing pressure from pollution and human activities; ii) Increasing eutrophication of the lake due to draining of chemicals from fertilizers and pesticides into the lake, dramatic decrease of Prespa lake water level due to uncontrolled water abstraction for agricultural irrigation; iii) Missing alternatives to traditional agricultural production as important economic backbone in the region, iv) Missing water monitoring system. This project has produced the following reports:

Policy coherency analysis and overview of relevant NGO’s projects

Requirements analysis for monitoring of transboundary integrated water management for the target region

Report on the baseline data for water (surface and groundwater) including waste related data for the target region including EQR recommendations

Design specification of the monitoring system and program

Report on natural and cultural rates of eutrophication and their impact on microflora biodiversity, especially phytobenthos, past and present spatial and temporal trends and major pressures in the region

Saprobiological and trophic models for Lake Prespa (saprographs or biotic indices based on saprobiological analyses) for use in similar regions and its application for evaluation of Ecological Quality Ratios (indicators)

5. Socio-economic impacts of transboundary integrated water management for Lake Prespa

6. Recommendations for sustainable development policy and priorities for further work.

(2006-2010)

 

Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR Macedonia and Greece.  

 

UNDP and GEF

Leading Expert- Water Quality

This project’s objective is to catalyse the adoption and implementation of ecosystem management interventions in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR-Macedonia, and Greece that integrate ecological, economic, and social goals with the aim of conserving globally significant biodiversity and conserving and reducing pollution of the trans-boundary lakes and their contributing waters. The project’s strategy is to mainstream ecosystem management objectives and priorities into productive sector practices and policies.  The project is designed to strengthen capacity for restoring ecosystem health and conserving biodiversity first at the national level in Albania and FYR-Macedonian Prespa by piloting ecosystem-oriented approaches to spatial planning, water use management, agriculture, forest and fishery management, and conservation and protected area management. 

2. Professional experience - applicative projects

Date

Location 

Project 

Company 

Position 

Description 

(1998)

Macedonia

Bio-Ecological Assessment of Rivers Vardar and Strumica

Japanese International Cooperation Agencies – JICA

Hydrobiology Team Leader

Bio-ecological assessment of rivers Vardar and Strumica was performed on the basis of phytobenthos communities and related indices, as an EIA study for the JICA project on transport options in this region.

(2003)

Macedonia

Country study for biodiversity of the Republic of Macedonia: first national report.

Ministry of environment and physical planning of Republic of Macedonia-project funded by GEF

Core team Member

The study represents the first step in preparing the Biodiversity strategy and action plan, regarding species distribution, dominance and level of endangerment. It also points on uses of the biodiversity for commercial purposes and the impacts driving its alterations. The report was submitted to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

(2003

Macedonia

Biodiversity strategy and action plan of the Republic of Macedonia)

Ministry of environment and physical planning of Republic of Macedonia-project funded by GEF

Core team Member

The Strategy defines the integral approach to protection and sustainable utilization of biodiversity components in Macedonia, while the Action plan represents the specific actions that have to be fulfilled in order main targets and goals to be achieved.

(2006-2009)

Macedonia

Preparation of National Strategy for Sustainable Development

Ministry of environment and physical planning of Republic of Macedonia-project funded by SIDA

Leading Expert-Environment

The aim of the project is to assist the Republic of Macedonia to prepare a national strategy for economically, socially and environmentally sustainable development that takes full advantage of past planning efforts in the country before and after the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg 2002. The strategy should fulfil the obligations made by the Republic of Macedonia internationally and to EU but its primary purpose is to provide an effective framework for sustainable development that, via reviews of existing policies and sector strategies, offers practical guidelines for service delivery in the public and private sectors and serves to encourage incremental domestic and external investments. The SD Strategy has been prepared in February 2009.

 

(2006-2007)

Macedonia

Improvement of the Management of the Vardar River Basin

 

Ministry of environment and physical planning of Republic of Macedonia- (CARDS 2003) project funded by GEF

Leading Expert-Biomonitoring

This was the first attempt to introduce the WFD principles in surface water ecosystems monitoring in Macedonia. River Vardar was divided into distinctive water bodies and investigative monitoring conducted at one time. The results were presented according to WFD guidelines, based on biological quality elements – phytobenthos.

(2009-2011)

Macedonia

Development of Prespa Lake

Watershed Management Plan

 

UNDP

RFP 50/2009

Key expert - water quality and biomonitoring

Preparation of a plan oriented to integrated land and water management basis for maintaining and restoring ecosystem health in the Prespa Lake basin, conforming to the existing international standards regarding ecosystem friendly watershed management;

Establishment of basic principles and guidelines for preparation of other watershed management plans in accordance with IRBM across the country;

Consideration of cooperation on transboundary aspects of water management, as per the Law on Waters (Official Gazette of RM, No 87/08, Art. 9-11 and 70);

Formulation of  a simple and user-friendly watershed planning manual to be used by watershed management practitioners, planners and authorities in the country and regionally;

The management plan was derived after an extensive 12 months monitoring system based on biological quality elements – phytoplankton, phytobenthos, macroinvertebrates, fish and macrophytes, physic-chemical supporting elements and EQR derived from gained results. Prof.Krstic has conducted all activities within the monitoring program including past trends of phytobenthos and phytoplankton development.

2011

Macedonia

Design and organisation of a transboundary monitoring system for the Prespa Park

Society for the Protection of Prespa - Greece

Leading expert – water quality

Scientific consultancy services for the SPP in the framework of the Transboundary Monitoring Project (water monitoring thematic area, part of the Pilot Application of the TMS, March-June 2011).

Review the trans-boundary water monitoring system which was developed in 2009 and included in the Expert Study of the Prespa TMS (Annex 1), and the accompanying meta-database of existing national water monitoring programs in the three littoral countries.

Identify the parameters (water quality, quantity) that will be adequate for the characterization of the status of the lakes’ waters, and are appropriate and feasible to be measured by the national competent authorities or other national organizations with the authorization to do so.

2012

Macedonia

Restoration of Lake Prespa Ecosystem (Implementation of the Prespa Lake Watershed Management Plan)

UNDP

 

Leading expert - Advisory services for establishment of a specialized lake monitoring system in the Prespa region

 

Co-author a comprehensive technical report that will include all key elements necessary to establish and operationalize a Lake Monitoring Station. Prepare the report in close collaboration with the consultant responsible for the Lake Management Service, with focus on the water quality monitoring aspects, especially phytoplankton and phytobenthos, including technical specifications and procurement.

2013-2014

Macedonia

Developing capacities for sustainability of Dojran Lake

Regional Environmental Center (REC) Macedonia; Mrs. Katarina Georgievska - kgeorgievska@rec.org

Biodiversity                 (algae) expert

Sampling, material processing, identification of different groups of algae according to the WFD requirements

Conservation status, rarity, endemism, etc.

Selection of water bodies and habitats important for protection based on EU Habitat Directives

Assessment and classification of the ecological status of Dojran Lake regarding algae according to the principles of the WFD

Participation in preparing of Final Report

2015-2016

Macedonia

Update of  Prespa Lake Watershed Management Plan

UNDP - SECO – State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland

Team Leader  - Water quality expert

Analysis of existing data (e.g., socio – economic aspects, natural conditions, water use, agriculture, water supply and wastewater treatment, stakeholder analysis)

Analysis of existing conditions (e.g., hydrological and water quality aspects, pressures)

Identification of major watershed management issues (updated assessment of anthropogenic impacts, protected areas, monitoring networks, economic analysis of water use)

Updated Program of Measures

Updated analysis of costs for achieving the environmental objectives

- Updated spatial analysis of all relevant data and creation of a comprehensive database (manageable with ArcGIS and/or QGIS tools)

2016

Macedonia

Developing capacities for sustainability of Dojran Lake: “Valorization study of Dojran Lake“

Regional Environmental Center (REC) Macedonia; Mrs. Katarina Georgievska - kgeorgievska@rec.org

Team Leader

 

Algae expert

Sampling, material processing, identification of different groups of algae

Conservation status, rarity, endemism, etc.

Selection of water bodies and habitats important for protection based on EU Habitat Directives

Recommendation for zoning of the lake

Participation in preparing of Valorization study of Dojran Lake

2016

Macedonia

Creating Shore-zone Functionality Index for Prespa, Ohrid and Skadar lake

GIZ-GTI

Mrs. Nikoleta Bogatinovska, nikoleta.bogatinovska@giz.de.

Team Leader - Water quality expert

SFI method lies in the ability of obtaining a synthetic value of lake shorezone functionality. The SFI approach permits to complete the study of the internal lake’s dynamics, often modified for production or recreational-tourism purposes. A lake’ shorezone management based on the concepts of its functionality allows to reconcile the environment protection with the human use of the lake, helping an eco-sustainable city planning and watershed management. Lake managers and stakeholders can use these results for a sustainable ecosystem-based watershed management.

 

 

2020-2022

 

 

Macedonia

Assessment of an Endemic Freshwater Snail in Dojran Lake – Population Status, Threats and  Conservation Measures, North Macedonia Mediterranean Basin Hotspot

CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM PARTNERSHIP FUND (CEPF)

Program No. 110711.

Team Leader

On European red list for endangered freshwater mollusks (2010) there are four listed taxa found in Dojran Lake: Graecoanatolica macedonica Radoman & Stankovic 1979 (EX), Unio crassus Philipson 1788 (VU), Dreissena presbensis (Kobelt 1915) (NT) and Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus 1758) (NT). Given the importance and the status of Graecoanatolica macedonica as endemic species for Dojran Lake, this taxon is regarded as a flag species for this project.

In order to additionally support the past and ongoing projects on Dojran Lake (CEPF grant – MILIEUKONTAKT 2019), this project will be focusing on the following activities:

Comprehensive investigation of presence, distribution, population size, area and possible refugia of Graecoanatolica macedonica in Dojran Lake;

Full surveillance and monitoring of the physic-chemical parameters relevant for the precise determination of the water quality in all sampling sites that are tested for the presence of Graecoanatolica macedonica, other relevant localities, and overall water quality of the lake, including the chemical composition of the bottom mud layers in relation to eutrophication parameters (P and N compounds in particular);

Thorough investigation of the input waters coming from the artificial channel concerning water quantity and quality that this additional water supply is contribution to the lake ecosystem. The final results should represent the fundamental justification for the utilization of this artificial water supply to the lake;

Contribution for the increase of the local self-government and Ministry of Environment on the process of proper water management and activities for the protection and enhancing the consideration of threatened species and habitats;

2020-2025

Macedonia/

ongoing

Biodiversity damage assessment (algae and macroinvertebrates) and proposal for remediation measures in river Kamenica after the pulp leakage from the TSF 4, SASA Мine

 

SASA mines Company

Mr. Nick Shirley - nick.shirley@centralasiametals.com

Miss Marija Stojanovska - m.stojanovska@sasa.com.mk

Team Leader

On September 14, 2020 a pulp leakage from TSF4 in Sasa mine occurred when app. 3,000 m3 of pulp material has been introduced into Kamenicka River. After the inspection supervision, Sasa mine has been demanded to undertake remediation measures for cleaning the pulp tailings from the river course and to secure the tailing surfaces from additional spilling into Kamenicka River watercourse.

Acting upon the requested remediation activities, Sasa mine management has assigned a hydro-biological team from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, under the leadership by Professor Svetislav Krstić, to facilitate the process of evaluation of the status of river Kamenicka in regard to algae and macroinvertebrates after the spillage event and to propose remediation measures regarding biological component of the river.



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