The most important Institute's accomplishments include:

• the world unique scientific research results, which have been conducted continuously for almost half a century in the biggest national glades: in the Biebrza, Narew, Notec, and other Polesie Lubelskie river valleys; 

• creation in the Institute of the Polish school for bog science and agromelioration of heavy soils, and also formation of the foundation for the Polish grassland science; 

• the environmental monitoring in selected river drainage areas and their tributaries regarding the surface and ground waters status, precipitation and surface waters quality, soils and vegetations, emissions and absorption of nitrogen agents by animal breeding farms, bacteriological research of ground waters. 

The Institute as the only organization of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development:

• specializes in setting up practical methods to limit the negative impact of agricultural production on the water, soil, and air quality;

• collects results from long term research and hydro-meteorological observations using a network of data gathering sites, which allowed to prepare a number of methods used to resolve problems in the field of flood and drought protection of the rural areas; 

• conducts a comprehensive scientific research and science development activities regarding the grasslands and rural areas water supply as well as sewage plants in villages, including the biological sewage plants. 

For its achievements the Institute was honoured a number of times with numerous awards . 
The most important prizes received so far are as follows:

• The Award of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Management for the research: "The system of pro-ecologic activities and investment organizational ventures, which set conditions for a balanced rural development with a domination of cattle farms, set up and implemented as part of the PHARE P9312/06 project: 'The rural areas infrastructure for water management'", Warsaw, 1999. 

• The Award of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Management for the research: "The methodical and practical foundations, and rules of controlled water management in irrigation systems", Warsaw, 1999.

• The Award of the Szczecin Province Authority for co-operation in preparation and implementation of the project: "The river Gowienica - lake Miedwie system protection", Szczecin, 1997. 

• The badge: "For merit for Ostrołęka Province" received from the province authority, Ostrołęka, 1997. 

• The distinction granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for leadership and management of environmental programs to protect water quality in the Republic of Poland, 1997. 

• Certificate of Proficiency of the Minister of Environment Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry for realization research works supporting national ecological policy in the range of rationalization of water resources use and management. The program: "Scientific bases of strategy for national water resources protection from pollution". Warsaw. 1998. 

• Certificate of Appreciation awarded to Prof. Dr Andrzej Sapek for commendable efforts to strengthen the partnership between Polish science and agriculture through participation in the "Bridges From Science to Practice" grants program. United States Department of Agriculture. 1998. 

• Grant of the "Program for Territorial Self-government - LGPP" and "American Development Agency - USAID" for realization of the project" "Rules and methods of reduction of greenhouse gases emission from agriculture and rural settlements". 2001.