The HGI-CGS SIMONA team participated at the 13th International Scientific/Professional Conference AGRICULTURE IN NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION, that was held in Osijek (Croatia) in the period from 7th to 9th of September 2020. Dr.sc. Ajka Šoša, team leader from Croatian Geological Survey, and team member dr.sc. Lidija Galović presented SIMONA project through poster presentation under the title: TRANSNATIONALLY HARMONIZED SEDIMENT SAMPLING AND LABORATORY PROTOCOLS FOR HSs IN DRB’S SURFACE WATERS PROPOSAL. Roundtable was organized at the conference with a topic concerning an increasingly pressing issue of desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD). The keynote speakers were eminent national and foreign experts. The organisation of the conference was done according to recommendations for prevention from COVID-19.

SIMONA poster from the conference available at: http://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/simona/documents .