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Göncöl is the Hungarian name for a part of the constellation Ursa Maior. This is the broken-perched carriage Community Learning Group
of a sacred healer in the pre-Christian mythology (“táltos” in Hungarian) called Göncöl, who carried the reme-
dies for all human woe in his carriage and helped peoples. The word Göncöl means caring and carrying both.
Göncöl Foundation is a Hungarian conservation,
environmental and cultural organisation, independent of
any political or commercial interest. It was founded to
preserve and engender nature, social and human values.
Geological Museum and Exhibition
Field Education Centre in Regional Studies
Bakony Mountains Institute
Boardwalk in the Flooded Forest
Main Office, Göncöl House
3 Ilona street, 2600 Vác, Hungary
(national monument)
Conservation and Environment
Public Library
Editorial and Kilátó Gallery, Margaret Island,
Publishing Office Budapest (national monument):
67 Váci street, 1134 Budapest,Hungary a gallery for contemporary
Süni magazine and Vadon magazine art exhibitions
Göncöl Foundation
Member of IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
“Live just like a forest and the forest will survive” Field education facilities

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Staff, photo Vilmos Kiszel Helleborus purpurascens, photo Gyula Kovacs
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Regional Studies Institute of Göncöl Foundation is contributing to a
desired society, which preserve its heritage and based on it. There is an
unresolved, growing, internal conflict in environmental policies between conservation
efforts and increasing demand for exploitation of natural resources, and more there
are growing number of stakeholders and type of rights and permits given to use land
and resources.
Regional Studies Institute is seated in Vác, the main work area is the central part
of North Hungary and South Slovakia. It has an “onion-skin” structure: core research
team, contracted scientists and network of students. It is applying natural, cultural
and social heritage based approach and planning methodologies with active
participation of stakeholders. It is providing field courses and practices as
background institute of the St. Stephan University of Gödöllõ.
Field research and database Planning types and main achievements On going activities.
• Collecting fresh row data as detailed as it is Perfect planning: When the • Alteration of navigation track of Danube
possible in the given case area, subjects and duties are river
• Forming highly structured data-base exact. The Szentendrei- • Monitoring and management of gallery
• High tech processing and presenting island is the main drinking water forests and other riparian ecosystems
reserve of Budapest. • Landscape inventories and reconstruction
Sustainable land-use plans especially for open mine pits
planning took 3 years for 60
stakeholders and scientists.
Passed by the Environment
Committee of the Parliament in
1999. Derived soil map of
Szentendrei-island by Goncol RSI
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Open planning: When the key parameters are open.
Environment Plan of Nógrád county integrated 15 subjects
and 127 communities. County Council put it in force in
2000.
Drying oxbow in the Danube bend, photo Balazs Pinter
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Crambe tataria in West Cserhat,
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photo Adam Selmeczi Kovacs
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Strix aluco, photo Zsolt Kovacs
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Coming tasks:
• Publishing main achievements, and making
Involvement of stakeholders accessible data-base for interested parties
• Providing the possible highest level of Surveying larger areas: • Shifting from project based management to
information and dissemination services Habitat mapping in programmes based one
• Reconciliation procedure among Cserhát area, ecological •Involving in European mean programs as
stakeholders with strong public participation network of Ipoly region. Natura 2000, ecological networks, etc.
• Conflict management along shared interests • Developing technical circumstances and
• Encouraging parties for voluntary agreements scientific qualification
• Facilitating passage of binding rules • Elaborating methodologies for strategic
impact analysis, territorial sustainability plans
Glis glis, photo Laszlo Becsy
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Stipa borysthenica on sand dunes, photo Balazs Pinter
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Site plans: Ramsar site proposal of Hugyag-marches,
Rehabilitation of Naszály quarries.
Naszaly hill and city of Vac, photo Adam Selmeczi Kovacs
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REGIONAL STUDIES INSTITUTE GÖNCÖL FOUNDATION
P. O. Box 184. 2600 Vác, Hungary 3. Ilona str. 2600 Vác, HUNGARY
E-mail: tki@goncol.hu phone: (+36-27) 512 030 www.goncol.hu