In 1794, the world's first cave map, based on a two kilometre section of Baradla cave, was produced by J szsef Sartory and by 1825, over 8km of passage had been mapped. Research has been conducted on flora, fauna, speleology, geomorphology and geology of bothterritories. In addition to this, a complex floristic and phytoecological survey was undertaken in 1970 on a selected part of the Slovak Karst namely the Silice Tableland, by the Department of Geobotanics of the Natural Science Faculty, Comenius University. The flora of the site has been recorded in over 100 publications. For the period 1976 to 1980, approval was given for a complete survey of the entire Slovak Karst within the state plan of research for Comenius University.
Educational institutes including schools and universities arrange field trips to the caves.
The caves of Aggtelek and Slovak Karst are noted for their unique karst landscape comprising physical and biological formations which are of great aesthetic and scientific value. Management objectives are based upon the findings of scientific investigations and include protecting terrestrial habitats as well as the caves themselves, regulating scientific explorations and research within the caves and increasing services such as information, interpretation and education. Those caves not open to the public, have been locked with safety doors, eliminating unauthorised entry. The management plan is currently being updated and is expected to be completed later this year. Under the Innovated Statue issued by the Ministry for the Environment, Slovak Karst is managed by the Administration of the Slovak Caves in cooperation with other national agencies namely Slovak Agency for the Environment, Slovak Speleological Society and the Slovak Museum for the Nature Protection and Caving.