Bear management in Croatia

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Bear management in Croatia"

Transcription

1

2 Bear management in Croatia Djuro Huber Josip Kusak Aleksandra Majić-Skrbinšek Improving coexistence of large carnivores and agriculture in S. Europe

3 Gorski kotar Slavonija Lika Dalmatia Land & islands km 2 Forest km 2 (43.5%) Shrubs 1733 km 2 (3.1%) Other km 2 (53.4%)

4

5 Bear management bodies National large carnivore committee provides expertise to relevant Ministries (15 members) Brown bear management committee produced the Croatian bear management plan and yearly Action plans (including quotas) (8 members) Brown bear emergency team (10 members) Carnivore damage inspectors mostly for wolf and lynx damages on livestock

6 Brief history In 1950s there were <100 bears Hunting started in 1960s There is about 1000 bears now THE MAIN CHALENGE To continue with trophy hunting of the species that is on - Red lists - Bern Convention -Appendix 1 - CITES

7 CROATIAN BEAR MANAGEMANT PLAN - GOAL - Maintenance of stable brown bear population in Croatia at the level that secure the long term survival and coexistence with man. SPECIFIC GOALS: 1. Habitat preservation 2. Complying with international legislation 3. Avoidance of risks for humans and their property. 4. Determination and maintenance of desired bear population size 5. Economic benefit for local residents through tourism and hunting 6. Raising of public awareness and sharing management decisions with interest groups.

8 POPULATION SIZE Biologically possible Social (desirable) CAPACITY The expected density in Croatia could be 10 individual / 100 km 2 and locally up to 20/100 km 2 Possible capacity is about 1100 individuals. Desirable population size is provisionally set at 900 individuals.

9 ACTIONS 1. Monitoring POPULATION SIZE AND TREND DNA MORTALITY

10 Istraživane plohe sa baferom od 7.6 km (polumjer prosječnog medvjeđeg životnog prostora): km2 Gorski kotar sjever km2 Gorski kotar jug km2 Velebit

11 Obrazac za odstreljenog medvjeda 1. Obrazac se ispunjava za svakog odsrjeljenog medvjeda u 4 kopije 2. Ministarstvo se izvještava telefaksom u roku od 24 sata DATUM Redni broj medvjeda odstrijeljenog u lovištu te godine Dan Mjesec Godina Broj markice Sat Min R. broj medvjeda iz očevidnik a (ispunjava Ministarst vo) Naziv i broj lovišta Telefon Telefaks LOVIŠTE I ODGOVORNA OSOBA Adresa Poštanski broj Odgovorna osoba za lovište Funkcija odgovorne osobe MJESTO Ime lokaliteta (čeke) Meka hrana Posebne okolnosti odstrela Koordinate (GPS ilii očitane sa karte) X Y LOVAC Ime i prezime Telefon Adresa Zemlja PODACI O MEDVJEDU SPOL I DOB Mužjak Ženka Dob slobodna procjena POSEBNA OBILJEŽJA Boja dlake i pokrivenost Moguće starije ozljede Druge identifikacijske oznake Opće stanj e MASA (VAGANJE) Ukupna masa - kg (ej urtagen) Masa bez utrobe kg Masa mesa kg Masu bez utrobe i masu mesa nije obvezno upisati vikt vikt UZETI UZORCI * Zub pretkutnjak Dlaka sa Körijenom Mišić Ošit Drug o (po dogo

12 RESEARCH

13

14 Poaching low but present 7 u u puno više

15 Reproduction

16 2. Hunting Hunting season: 1 Mar - 15 May & 1 Oct - 15 Dec Quota: (5) 10 (15) % of estimated population Hunting methods: from hunting stand next to a feeding site 3. Supplemental feeding With food of plant or animal origin

17 Age structure of dead bears N dob (god) Age by lines in tooth cementum Hunters est. Hunted N = 65 M = 4.9 y. (6.6 y.) Live captured N = 6 M = 2.5 Accidents (traffic) N = 12 M = 1.5 Total N = 86 M = 3.7

18 Sex structure Hunt Other deaths Total M F M F? M F? TOTAL % 73% 27% 39% 61% - 64% 36% - Slovenija genetically shown 43% M, 57% F

19 4. Conservation of the habitat Effect on bear population should be evaluated for each development plan: Transportation Forestry Agriculture Sport and tourism

20 5. Garbage

21 6. Problem bears

22 7. Bears and tourism

23 8. Minimizing and compensating damage

24 Problem of LC damages Prevention Lethal control Compensation

25 10. Bear emergency team It is important to demonstrate to local people that all unusual events around bears, and especially when there is a problem situation, they are not left alone.

26 11. International cooperation Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 12. Revisions of the plan Action plan new each year Management plan - periodically

27

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) fact sheet

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) fact sheet Brown bear (Ursus arctos) fact sheet Biology Status Distribution Management Conservation Biology Size: Reproduction: Diet: Social organisation: Home ranges: Males 140 320 kg/females 100 200 kg Mating:

More information

Large Carnivore of the Ukrainian Carpathians

Large Carnivore of the Ukrainian Carpathians Large Carnivore of the Ukrainian Carpathians Dr. Andriy-Taras Bashta, Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians Dr. Volodymyr Domashlinets Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ukrainian (Eastern)

More information

Overwiew on the status of bear, wolf and lynx on the Alps

Overwiew on the status of bear, wolf and lynx on the Alps Overwiew on the status of bear, wolf and lynx on the Alps The role of the Alpine Convention Claudio Groff Alpine Convention Conference on LC protection in the Carpathians Roznov pod Radhostem 18-21 October

More information

LIFE Lynx - Preventing the extinction of the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population through reinforcement and long-term conservation LIFE16 NAT/SI/000634

LIFE Lynx - Preventing the extinction of the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population through reinforcement and long-term conservation LIFE16 NAT/SI/000634 LIFE Lynx - Preventing the extinction of the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population through reinforcement and long-term conservation LIFE16 NAT/SI/000634 Project description Environmental issues Beneficiaries

More information

Large Carnivores status in Greecebrief

Large Carnivores status in Greecebrief Large Carnivores status in Greecebrief overview (Alex. Kavvadia MSc Biologist- Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy Yorgos Mertzanis, PhD biologist NGO Callisto) 7 th Regional Workshop of the EU

More information

ATTITUDES OF RURAL AND URBAN PUBLIC TOWARD WOLVES IN CROATIA FINAL REPORT

ATTITUDES OF RURAL AND URBAN PUBLIC TOWARD WOLVES IN CROATIA FINAL REPORT ATTITUDES OF RURAL AND URBAN PUBLIC TOWARD WOLVES IN CROATIA FINAL REPORT 1 AUTHORS: ALEKSANDRA MAJIĆ SKRBINŠEK ALISTAIR J. BATH ZAGREB, Attitudes of Rural and Urban Public toward Wolves in Croatia TOWARDS

More information

Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)

Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 168 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) Milan PAUNOVIC & Miroljub MILENKOVIC Area: 102 350 km² Forests & Woodland: 28.3 % (2000) Human population: 10 667 290 (2001) Population density: 104.3 / km² 1. Lynx distribution

More information

THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL NETWORK IN SERBIA

THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL NETWORK IN SERBIA THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL NETWORK IN SERBIA Establishment of the Ecological Network in Serbia As a first step towards establishment of the

More information

Fostering conservation literacy through innovative lynx-based tourism - the LIFE Lynx concept

Fostering conservation literacy through innovative lynx-based tourism - the LIFE Lynx concept Fostering conservation literacy through innovative lynx-based tourism - the LIFE Lynx concept Aleksandra Majić Skrbinšek, University of Ljubljana Content: Background of the LIFE Lynx project. Why tourism

More information

Status of Antillean Manatees in Belize

Status of Antillean Manatees in Belize Status of Antillean Manatees in Belize Belize regional stronghold of the Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) Belize population is estimated to be in the region of 800 to 1000 animals Highest

More information

How should the proposed protected area be administered and managed?

How should the proposed protected area be administered and managed? SPERRGEBIET CONSERVATION PLANNING Questionnaire In big words the main objectives of this questionnaire are to contribute to: 1. finding approaches and mechanism for implementing a multi-use protected area

More information

TOURISM GOVERNANCE IN SLOVENIA

TOURISM GOVERNANCE IN SLOVENIA MINISTRSTVO ZA GOSPODARSTVO REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA TOURISM GOVERNANCE IN SLOVENIA Marjan Hribar, MSc. Director General of Tourism Directorate Ministry of the Economy Chairman of the

More information

Management of nature and protected areas in Greenland - Efforts in conservation, research and development

Management of nature and protected areas in Greenland - Efforts in conservation, research and development Management of nature and protected areas in Greenland - Efforts in conservation, research and development Martin Schiøtz, The Ministry of Housing, Nature and Environment, Greenland Legal and institutional

More information

Photo Matteo Zeni - ABNP. Conservation status of the Brown bear in the Alps

Photo Matteo Zeni - ABNP. Conservation status of the Brown bear in the Alps Photo Matteo Zeni - ABNP Conservation status of the Brown bear in the Alps Claudio Groff Cogne (AO) April 22 nd, 2013 Program: Status of the brown bear in the central Alps - 2012 Status of the brown bear

More information

Draft LAW. ON SOME AMENDAMENTS IN THE LAW No.9587, DATED ON THE PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AS AMENDED. Draft 2. Version 1.

Draft LAW. ON SOME AMENDAMENTS IN THE LAW No.9587, DATED ON THE PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AS AMENDED. Draft 2. Version 1. Technical Assistance for Strengthening the Capacity of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration in Albania for Law Drafting and Enforcement of National Environmental Legislation A

More information

Proposed Action. Payette National Forest Over-Snow Grooming in Valley, Adams and Idaho Counties. United States Department of Agriculture

Proposed Action. Payette National Forest Over-Snow Grooming in Valley, Adams and Idaho Counties. United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service January 2012 Proposed Action Payette National Forest Over-Snow Grooming in Valley, Adams and Idaho Counties Payette National Forest Valley, Adams

More information

French situation for Black Vulture. Madrid 27 th February 2014

French situation for Black Vulture. Madrid 27 th February 2014 French situation for Black Vulture 27 th February 2014 Black vulture reintroduction's projects in France - Global situation 27th February 2014 2 Historical distribution of Black Vulture? Spain 1960 : 200

More information

Nicole Auil Gomez, MSc. Manatee By-Catch Pilot Project Holbox, Mexico ~ June 26-28, 2012

Nicole Auil Gomez, MSc. Manatee By-Catch Pilot Project Holbox, Mexico ~ June 26-28, 2012 Nicole Auil Gomez, MSc. National Consultant, Coastal Zone Management Authority & Institute nauilgomez@gmail.com Manatee By-Catch Pilot Project Holbox, Mexico ~ June 26-28, 2012 The Menu Geographic Reference

More information

HOTFIRE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MODEL A CASE STUDY

HOTFIRE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MODEL A CASE STUDY 1 HOTFIRE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MODEL A CASE STUDY Sub-theme: Economics / business venture, livelihood strategies Format: Poster Bruce Fletcher Hotfire Hunting and Fishing Safaris P O Box 11 Cathcart 5310

More information

Brief summary of the Pannon Eagle LIFE project goals

Brief summary of the Pannon Eagle LIFE project goals Brief summary of the Pannon Eagle LIFE project goals András Schmidt Deputy Head of Department for Nature Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary 6th Meeting of the Group of Experts on the Conservation

More information

MANUAL OF SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES. Hotel Lomas del Volcán 2018

MANUAL OF SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES. Hotel Lomas del Volcán 2018 MANUAL OF SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES Hotel Lomas del Volcán 2018 Table of Contents Introduction.... 3 Objetive..... 4 Scope..... 4 4 Use..... 4 Validity.... 5 Hotel Lomas del Volcán.... 6 Mision.... 6 Vision.....

More information

The Design of Nature Reserves

The Design of Nature Reserves The Design of Nature Reserves Goals Maintenance of MVP s for targeted species Maintenance of intact communities Minimization of disease Considerations of reserve design 1. Disturbance regime Fire Insect

More information

Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin and its implementation

Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin and its implementation Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin and its implementation Dejan Komatina, Ph.D. Civ. Eng., Secretary, ISRBC Samo Grošelj, Deputy Secretary Overview Introduction on the Sava river basin Establishment

More information

Uses of maritime space and main conflicts related to MSP implementation in Croatia

Uses of maritime space and main conflicts related to MSP implementation in Croatia Uses of maritime space and main conflicts related to MSP implementation in Croatia CROATIA IN FIGURES Basic information (Croatian Bureau of Statistics,211.) Total area: 87 661 km 2 Territorial sea of 12

More information

Movements of European brown bears in Croatia

Movements of European brown bears in Croatia Acta Theriologica 38 (2): 151-159,1993. PL ISSN 0001-7051 Movements of European brown bears in Croatia Djuro HUBER and Hans U. ROTH Huber D. and Roth H. U. 1993. Movements of European brown bears in Croatia.

More information

Alpine Outdoor sports recent developments, nature compatibility & good practices for visitors guidance

Alpine Outdoor sports recent developments, nature compatibility & good practices for visitors guidance Alpine Outdoor sports recent developments, nature compatibility & good practices for visitors guidance Platform large carnivores and wild ungulates Platform Workshop Fact Finding Innsbruck 02.02.2010 Referat

More information

Calls for collaboration and volunteering

Calls for collaboration and volunteering MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Russian Ministry of Natural Resources) FEDERAL STATE INSTITUTION KRONOTSKY FEDERAL NATURE BIOSPHERE RESERVE (FSI Kronotsky Reserve

More information

2 cases from Estonia: one for good and one for bad

2 cases from Estonia: one for good and one for bad 2 cases from Estonia: one for good and one for bad Elin Soomets elin.soomets@ut.ee L. Lutsar Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) 03.11.2014 Budapest Case 1: The first Ecoduct in Estonia The aim of whole project

More information

REPORT ADRIA. Protected Area Benefit Assessment (PA-BAT) in Croatia

REPORT ADRIA. Protected Area Benefit Assessment (PA-BAT) in Croatia REPORT ADRIA 2017 Protected Area Benefit Assessment (PA-BAT) in Croatia TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 METHODOLOGY 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 7 MAJOR ECONOMIC VALUES 12 TOURISM 14 WATER 17 Birdwatching

More information

IPA cross-border project BALMAS (Ballast water management system for Adriatic sea protection)

IPA cross-border project BALMAS (Ballast water management system for Adriatic sea protection) IPA cross-border project BALMAS (Ballast water management system for Adriatic sea protection) Gašper Zupančič, Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia BlueMed meeting, Piran, 22.3.2017 What s wrong

More information

Special nature reserve and ornithological reserve Scope of implementation (local, Local national)

Special nature reserve and ornithological reserve Scope of implementation (local, Local national) Example of good practice From a waste disposal area to a protected area: the example of the Tivat salt flats Category Management; education; tourism Organization Centre for bird protection and monitoring

More information

Public Seminar 30 October 2018, Lisbon. Water sector in B&H

Public Seminar 30 October 2018, Lisbon. Water sector in B&H Public Seminar 30 October 2018, Lisbon Water sector in B&H Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations www.mvteo.gov.ba Boško Kenjić, Head of Department Tel: +387 33 262 155 E-mail: bosko.kenjic@mvteo.gov.ba

More information

BLUE WORLD INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM FINAL REPORT 2015

BLUE WORLD INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM FINAL REPORT 2015 BLUE WORLD INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM FINAL REPORT 2015 Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation, Kaštel 24, HR-51551 Veli Lošinj, Croatia info@blue-world.org

More information

ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -Institutions, Legislation, UNECE TEIA-

ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -Institutions, Legislation, UNECE TEIA- Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -Institutions, Legislation, UNECE TEIA- Senad Oprašić, PhD. Head of Environmetal Protection

More information

We, Ministers, assembled in Berlin for the International Conference on Biodiversity and Tourism from 6 to 8 March 1997

We, Ministers, assembled in Berlin for the International Conference on Biodiversity and Tourism from 6 to 8 March 1997 March 8th, 1997 Berlin Declaration BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM We, Ministers, assembled in Berlin for the International Conference on Biodiversity and Tourism from 6 to 8 March 1997 -

More information

Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme NEWSLETTER 02/2012

Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme NEWSLETTER 02/2012 Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme NEWSLETTER 02/2012 More evidence from camera-traps in Albania Balkan lynx presence proved in Shebenik-Jabllanica National Park PPNEA, in the frame of the SCOPES project,

More information

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources - 156 - APPENDIX XIX International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1110 Morges, Switzerland RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE TENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IUCN New Delhi, India, 1 December

More information

Alleged deliberate killing of birds of prey in Serbia

Alleged deliberate killing of birds of prey in Serbia Strasbourg, 6 July 2016 T-PVS/Files (2016) 21 [files21e_2016.docx] CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS Standing Committee 36 th meeting Strasbourg, 15-18 November 2016

More information

Information on epidemiological situation and control measures regarding Classical Swine Fever in wild boar in Hungary

Information on epidemiological situation and control measures regarding Classical Swine Fever in wild boar in Hungary Information on epidemiological situation and control measures regarding Classical Swine Fever in wild boar in Hungary Animal Health and Animal Welfare Directorate Central Agricultural Office, Hungary 2-3

More information

Ministry of environment, mining and spatial planning activities and methane action plan of republic of Serbia Dragana Mehandžić Ministry of

Ministry of environment, mining and spatial planning activities and methane action plan of republic of Serbia Dragana Mehandžić Ministry of Ministry of environment, mining and spatial planning activities and methane action plan of republic of Serbia Dragana Mehandžić Ministry of environment, mining and spatial planning Department of project

More information

Dr. Ingrid Wiesel. Elizabeth Bay Optimisation Project

Dr. Ingrid Wiesel. Elizabeth Bay Optimisation Project Dr. Ingrid Wiesel P. O. Box 739, 204 Ring Street, Lüderitz, Namibia Tel.: ++264 (0)63 202114 Fax: ++264 (0)63 202114 strandwolf@iway.na www.strandwolf.org.za Elizabeth Bay Optimisation Project Specialist

More information

Wilderness Areas Designated by the White Pine County bill

Wilderness Areas Designated by the White Pine County bill Wilderness Areas Designated by the White Pine County bill SEC. 321. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the `Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006'. SEC. 322. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- The White

More information

Baseline results of the 5 th Wild Dog & 3 rd Cheetah Photographic Census of Greater Kruger National Park

Baseline results of the 5 th Wild Dog & 3 rd Cheetah Photographic Census of Greater Kruger National Park Baseline results of the 5 th Wild Dog & 3 rd Cheetah Photographic Census of Greater Kruger National Park H. T. Davies-Mostert 1, M. Burger 1, M.G.L. Mills 2, M. Somers 3, M. Hofmeyr 4 & S. Ferreira 5 1

More information

Decision Making in Collaborative Management of Protected Areas in Afghanistan: A Case Study from Band-e-Amir National Park, Bamiyan, Afghanistan

Decision Making in Collaborative Management of Protected Areas in Afghanistan: A Case Study from Band-e-Amir National Park, Bamiyan, Afghanistan Decision Making in Collaborative Management of Protected Areas in Afghanistan: A Case Study from Band-e-Amir National Park, Bamiyan, Afghanistan POYA Ghulam Hussain Master course student Tokyo University

More information

8/3/2011 PROTECTING OPEN SPACES ISSUES IN NATIONAL PARKS OF PAKISTAN

8/3/2011 PROTECTING OPEN SPACES ISSUES IN NATIONAL PARKS OF PAKISTAN na tion al park Noun: A tract of land of outstanding scenic or historically important area of countryside protected by the federal government for the enjoyment of the general public or the preservation

More information

Project Concept Note

Project Concept Note North-East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) 1. Overview 1. Project Title 2. Goals Project Concept Note Study on Transborder Movement of Amur Tigers and Leopards using

More information

Europe s Living Heart

Europe s Living Heart Europe s Living Heart Preserving biodiversity in South Eastern Europe using EU standards June 2008 2 Project title: Europe s Living Heart. Preserving Bosnia and Herzegovina s natural heritage using EU

More information

TRANSBOUNDARY ASSESSMENT NP PLITVICE LAKES / NP UNA

TRANSBOUNDARY ASSESSMENT NP PLITVICE LAKES / NP UNA Ognjen Škunca & Željka Rajković consultants TRANSBOUNDARY ASSESSMENT NP PLITVICE LAKES / NP UNA 3 2 1 The studied TB region natural historical border between Croatian and B&H in the study area defined

More information

Strategic Planning. Manyara Ranch Tanzania Land Conservation Trust

Strategic Planning. Manyara Ranch Tanzania Land Conservation Trust Strategic Planning Manyara Ranch Tanzania Land Conservation Trust Progress Report: November 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. Introduction..3 Section 2. Current Status Zoning and Long-term Strategies...

More information

GREETING FROM GANI BUKA, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF DURRES

GREETING FROM GANI BUKA, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF DURRES GREETING FROM GANI BUKA, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF DURRES DEAR SIRS, The Chamber of Commerce of Durrës welcomes you to our city, venue for the 6 th Edition of the Forum of Chambers of Commerce

More information

Organizer : FAX: , Phone:

Organizer : FAX: , Phone: BULLETIN No1 Organizer : The 64th IPC Plenary meeting will be organized by the Aeronautical Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Obala Kulina bana, 33000 Sarajevo) and Skydiving Club Banjaluka. FAX:

More information

WWF European Alpine Programme. Pan-Alpine Brown Bear

WWF European Alpine Programme. Pan-Alpine Brown Bear WWF European Alpine Programme Pan-Alpine Brown Bear WWF European Alpine Programme Client WWF Austria on behalf of WWF European Alpine Programme and WWF Germany The European Alpine Programme (EALP) was

More information

FORECASTING OF INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION FOR THE PART OF SOUTH-EAST EUROPE. Maja Moro, Darko Motik, Denis Jelačić, Marek Drimal

FORECASTING OF INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION FOR THE PART OF SOUTH-EAST EUROPE. Maja Moro, Darko Motik, Denis Jelačić, Marek Drimal FORECASTING OF INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION FOR THE PART OF SOUTH-EAST EUROPE Maja Moro, Darko Motik, Denis Jelačić, Marek Drimal INTRODUCTION The South-East Europe area is the most diverse, heterogeneous

More information

Overview of Holistic Project

Overview of Holistic Project Overview of Holistic Project Holistic Project has been co-financed by the European Union through the Adriatic IPA Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013. The project is intended to reduce the number

More information

1. The report about the work on our project on wolves and lynx in Financial accounting

1. The report about the work on our project on wolves and lynx in Financial accounting Prof. dr. sc. Josip Kusak DVM Biology Department Veterinary Faculty University of Zagreb Heinzelova 55 10000 Zagreb Croatia Phone +38512390142 E-mail: kusak@vef.hr 20 th March 2017. Board of UK Wolf Conservation

More information

Appendix 1. Table 1 Overview of Sub-population Numbers Africa (IUCN 2015 Assessment)

Appendix 1. Table 1 Overview of Sub-population Numbers Africa (IUCN 2015 Assessment) Appendix 1 Table 1 Overview of Sub-population Numbers Africa (IUCN 2015 Assessment) Country 1993 Est. (1) 2014 Est. (1) % Change 1993 2014 Current Government Guesstimate of Total EU Assess. (2015) approx.

More information

Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme NEWSLETTER 02/2011

Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme NEWSLETTER 02/2011 Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme NEWSLETTER 02/2011 First picture of a Balkan lynx in Albania Results from the camera-trapping surveys in 2011 The Balkan lynx team managed to picture the first lynx in Albania

More information

Protected Area Network in Finland

Protected Area Network in Finland Protected Area Network in Finland Barents Protected Area Network Conference: Road to a functional network of protected areas in the Barents Region Helsinki, Finland 19 March 2013 Sanna-Kaisa Juvonen &

More information

Congratulations on the completion of your project that was supported by The Rufford Small Grants Foundation.

Congratulations on the completion of your project that was supported by The Rufford Small Grants Foundation. The Rufford Small Grants Foundation Final Report Congratulations on the completion of your project that was supported by The Rufford Small Grants Foundation. We ask all grant recipients to complete a Final

More information

DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter Report

DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter Report Contents DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter 3 2018 Report 1.1 Dublin Airport Key Statistics... 1 1.2 Cork Airport Key Statistics... 3 1.3 Shannon Airport Key Statistics... 5 1.4 Total

More information

DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter Report

DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter Report Contents DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter 4 2015 Report 1.1 Dublin Airport Key Statistics... 1 1.2 Cork Airport Key Statistics... 3 1.3 Shannon Airport Key Statistics... 5 1.4 Total

More information

DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter Report

DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter Report Contents DTTAS Quarterly Aviation Statistics Snapshot Quarter 1 2018 Report 1.1 Dublin Airport Key Statistics... 1 1.2 Cork Airport Key Statistics... 3 1.3 Shannon Airport Key Statistics... 5 1.4 Total

More information

STATE OF PLAY OF DATA ON EMERALD SITES IDENTIFICATION (BELARUS)

STATE OF PLAY OF DATA ON EMERALD SITES IDENTIFICATION (BELARUS) STATE OF PLAY OF DATA ON EMERALD SITES IDENTIFICATION (BELARUS) YURI SOLOVJEV CHAIRMAN OF THE NGO ECOLOGICAL INITIATIVE Brief overview of the results of the implementation of the first Emerald Project

More information

Living with wild boar and wolf in the Apennine mountains. Carlo Bifulco, Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini (ITALY)

Living with wild boar and wolf in the Apennine mountains. Carlo Bifulco, Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini (ITALY) Living with wild boar and wolf in the Apennine mountains Carlo Bifulco, Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini (ITALY) 7/9/2017 OBJECTIVES Describe Monti Sibillini National Park pluri-annual programs about:

More information

UNEP/CMS/MS3/Doc.5/Annex ANNEX: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN

UNEP/CMS/MS3/Doc.5/Annex ANNEX: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN CMS/Sharks/MOS1/Inf.10 UNEP/CMS/MS3/Doc.5/Annex ANNEX: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN The objectives and actions described in this Annex are non-binding and are included for the consideration of the

More information

Danube River Basin. a source for transboundary cooperation. Exploring the Results and Potential for Transboundary Water Management Cooperation

Danube River Basin. a source for transboundary cooperation. Exploring the Results and Potential for Transboundary Water Management Cooperation Danube River Basin a source for transboundary cooperation Exploring the Results and Potential for Transboundary Water Management Cooperation Philip Weller ICPDR, Executive Secretary Joint Meeting EUWI

More information

Population and habitat conservation of Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) in The Sava River (Danube catchment) - Slovenian case -

Population and habitat conservation of Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) in The Sava River (Danube catchment) - Slovenian case - Population and habitat conservation of Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) in The Sava River (Danube catchment) - Slovenian case - Dr. Daša Zabric Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia Sp. Gameljne 61a, 1211

More information

Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Short-Term assignment

Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Short-Term assignment Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Short-Term assignment Technical assistance requested Expert for climate change mitigation and adaptation Project Title Outline of the Climate Adaptation Strategy and basin-wide

More information

Biol (Fig 6.13 Begon et al) Logistic growth in wildebeest population

Biol (Fig 6.13 Begon et al) Logistic growth in wildebeest population Biol 303 1 Interspecific Competition Outline Intraspecific competition = density dependence Intraspecific and interspecific competition Limiting resources Interference vs exploitation Effects on population

More information

Wind Energy in South-east Europe: Seminar III: WIND ENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. Mostar,

Wind Energy in South-east Europe: Seminar III: WIND ENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. Mostar, Wind Energy in South-east Europe: Seminar III: WIND ENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE Wind Project Development

More information

WWF MedPO Dinaric Arc Parks - Team meeting -

WWF MedPO Dinaric Arc Parks - Team meeting - "Promoting regional cooperation in the Western Balkans through improved management of natural resources" Dinaric Arc Parks - Team meeting - Michel Roggo / WWF-Canon Andrea Štefan WWF Belgrade, 04 June

More information

Member s report on activities related to ICRI

Member s report on activities related to ICRI Member s Report INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE (ICRI) 32 nd General Meeting 7-9 December 2017 Nairobi, Kenya Member s report on activities related to ICRI MALAYSIA Reporting period November November

More information

112 SYSTEM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

112 SYSTEM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina 112 SYSTEM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Mirnesa Softic Operational Communication Center BH - 112 Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zagreb, 16 November

More information

Effects of sea lion predation on Willamette River winter steelhead viability

Effects of sea lion predation on Willamette River winter steelhead viability Effects of sea lion predation on Willamette River winter steelhead viability Matt Falcy Bryan Wright Matt Falcy Willamette Falls Willamette Falls Goal: Quantify threat of extirpation posed by sea lions

More information

International Conference on Sustainable Hydropower in the Dinaric Arc 07 Ocober 2009 Hotel Lapad, Dubrovnik, Croatia

International Conference on Sustainable Hydropower in the Dinaric Arc 07 Ocober 2009 Hotel Lapad, Dubrovnik, Croatia International Conference on Sustainable Hydropower in the Dinaric Arc 07 Ocober 2009 Hotel Lapad, Dubrovnik, Croatia 1997 WWF first projects in the region (small grants) 2009 team of 8 people (4 freshwater),

More information

Course Outline. Part I

Course Outline. Part I Course Outline Part I Programme Title : All Full-time Undergraduate Programmes Course Title : Conservation and Ecotourism Course code : COC1040 / CSL1013 Department : Science and Environmental Studies

More information

PRESPA BIOSPHERE RESERVE MANAGEMENT MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE

PRESPA BIOSPHERE RESERVE MANAGEMENT MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE PRESPA BIOSPHERE RESERVE MANAGEMENT MACEDONIAN PERSPECTIVE Secretariat by Ohrid, 10.03.2016 Prespa Ohid TBB reserve Biodiversity richness trans-boundary level Total Species richness Registered over 1500

More information

Carbon Neutralization

Carbon Neutralization Carbon Neutral Carbon Neutralization September/2008 The Instituto H&H Fauser (H & H Fauser Institute) is a non-governmental organization that has for purpose the promotion of the sustainable development,

More information

Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 1984

Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 1984 Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 1984 Statutory Rules 1984 No. 188 as amended made under the Air Navigation Act 1920 This compilation was prepared on 13 March 2010 taking into account amendments

More information

Third Environmental Performance Review of Bosnia and Herzegovina: recommendations

Third Environmental Performance Review of Bosnia and Herzegovina: recommendations Economic Commission for Europe Committee on Environmental Policy Twentieth-third session Geneva, 14 17 November 2017 Item 7 of the provisional agenda Environmental performance reviews 26 October 2017 Third

More information

Tourism and Natura DI Thomas Knoll Knoll Planung & Beratung Vienna, Austria

Tourism and Natura DI Thomas Knoll Knoll Planung & Beratung Vienna, Austria Cyprus 30/05/2006 Tourism and Natura 2000 DI Thomas Knoll Knoll Planung & Beratung Vienna, Austria The situation in the alpine region A very high number and diversity of endangered and rare species High

More information

RHINOS WITHOUT BORDERS

RHINOS WITHOUT BORDERS A STORY OF HOPE RHINOS WITHOUT BORDERS Rhinos Without Borders aims to ensure the survival of rhino, by creating viable breeding populations of the species, through translocating 100 rhino from high risk

More information

Dr. Melissa Grigione And Kurt Menke. Jaguar -Arturo. Jaguarundi -Arturo. Ocelot -Arturo. Caso. Caso. Caso

Dr. Melissa Grigione And Kurt Menke. Jaguar -Arturo. Jaguarundi -Arturo. Ocelot -Arturo. Caso. Caso. Caso Identifying Priority Conservation Areas in the U.S.- Mexico Border Region for America s Neotropical Cats, the Jaguar, Jaguarundi and Ocelot: An International Effort Dr. Melissa Grigione And Kurt Menke

More information

Official Journal of the European Union L 337/43

Official Journal of the European Union L 337/43 22.12.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 337/43 PROTOCOL on the implementation of the Alpine Convention of 1991 in the field of tourism Tourism Protocol Preamble THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

More information

Wind Power Plant Podveležje

Wind Power Plant Podveležje Wind Power Plant Podveležje Public Information Meeting Mostar, Topics 1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3. PERMITTING STATUS 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Physical

More information

Participatory Protected Area Management in Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica A protected area with people

Participatory Protected Area Management in Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica A protected area with people Participatory Protected Area Management in Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica A protected area with people Julio Jurado Fernández Executive Director National System of Conservation Areas Ministry

More information

A g r i To u r i sm D e v e l o pment C o m p a n y P v t L t d ( AT D C )

A g r i To u r i sm D e v e l o pment C o m p a n y P v t L t d ( AT D C ) A g r i To u r i sm D e v e l o pment C o m p a n y P v t L t d ( AT D C ) Presents : an Innovative Enterprise for Farmers to generate Sustainable Income & Employment Presented By : Pandurang Taware Father

More information

Weekly report from grain, animal feed, oil seeds and oils markets in Serbia and world

Weekly report from grain, animal feed, oil seeds and oils markets in Serbia and world Weekly report from grain, animal feed, oil seeds and oils markets in Serbia and world FOB USA Export Ports $/t 12.06.2015. CHANGE JUN/15 JUL/15 AUG/15 SEP/15 Last year Great Lakes NS/DNS 13.5-4,00 226

More information

ANALYSIS OF INADEAUTE WATER QUALITY OD THE RESERVOIR VONARJE/SUTLA LAKE AND POSSIBILITY OF RESTORATION AND UTILIZATION

ANALYSIS OF INADEAUTE WATER QUALITY OD THE RESERVOIR VONARJE/SUTLA LAKE AND POSSIBILITY OF RESTORATION AND UTILIZATION EC project on Integration of Natural Water Retention Measures in river basin management The 1 st Danube Region Workshop ANALYSIS OF INADEAUTE WATER QUALITY OD THE RESERVOIR VONARJE/SUTLA LAKE AND POSSIBILITY

More information

Integrated financing of Natura 2000 sites experiences and insights from Finland

Integrated financing of Natura 2000 sites experiences and insights from Finland Integrated financing of Natura 2000 sites experiences and insights from Finland Mikko Tiira Development Manager, Southern Finland Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services 40 Years Working for Nature Debrecen

More information

MONTEREY REGIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN TOPICAL QUESTIONS FROM THE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TOPICAL RESPONSES

MONTEREY REGIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN TOPICAL QUESTIONS FROM THE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TOPICAL RESPONSES MONTEREY REGIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN TOPICAL QUESTIONS FROM THE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TOPICAL RESPONSES Recurring topics emerged in some of the comments and questions raised by members of the

More information

STONE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan

STONE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan 1 STONE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan Stone Mountain Provincial Park is situated 140 km west of Fort Nelson at Kilometre 595 of the Alaska Highway. The 25 690 ha park is located

More information

12th Sava PEG FP Meeting REPORT 1 Zagreb, Croatia October 20-21, 2009

12th Sava PEG FP Meeting REPORT 1 Zagreb, Croatia October 20-21, 2009 Ref. No.: 30916/32 Zagreb, October 21, 2009 12th Sava PEG FP Meeting REPORT 1 Zagreb, Croatia October 2021, 2009 1 Final version reviewed and accepted by the PEG FP Agenda of the Meeting 1. Opening of

More information

Ecosystem Services Awareness Building Through Quality Control in Tourist Destination: A Possible Methodological Approach

Ecosystem Services Awareness Building Through Quality Control in Tourist Destination: A Possible Methodological Approach Ecosystem Services Awareness Building Through Quality Control in Tourist Destination: A Possible Methodological Approach Saša Poljanec-Borić Luka Šikić INSTITUT 1 INSTITUT Quality Based Approach Competitive

More information

Iguazú National Park SITE INFORMATION. IUCN Conservation Outlook Assessment 2014 (archived) Finalised on 14 August 2014

Iguazú National Park SITE INFORMATION. IUCN Conservation Outlook Assessment 2014 (archived) Finalised on 14 August 2014 IUCN Conservation Outlook Assessment 2014 (archived) Finalised on 14 August 2014 Please note: this is an archived Conservation Outlook Assessment for Iguazú National Park. To access the most up-to-date

More information

International Sava River Basin Commission - An example of EU/non EU country cooperation in water management

International Sava River Basin Commission - An example of EU/non EU country cooperation in water management International Sava River Basin Commission - An example of EU/non EU country cooperation in water management Improvement and co-operation possibilities in the water sector with non-eu countries Ulm, 29

More information

Online Application Form

Online Application Form EUROPARC Federation - Membership Application Form *Required Please note this is only a reference document. The application form must be submitted online: Online Application Form Thank you for joining the

More information

4) Data sources and reporting ) References at the international level... 5

4) Data sources and reporting ) References at the international level... 5 D- 1: Protected areas (PA) 1) General description... 2 1.1) Brief definition... 2 1.2) Units of measurement... 2 1.3) Context...2 2) Relevance for environmental policy... 2 2.1) Purpose... 2 2.2) Issue...

More information

BALKAN SPA SUMMIT. Spa, Wellness, Thalasso, Thermal & Health Tourism Expo & Conference Of The Balkan Countries

BALKAN SPA SUMMIT. Spa, Wellness, Thalasso, Thermal & Health Tourism Expo & Conference Of The Balkan Countries BALKAN SPA SUMMIT Spa, Wellness, Thalasso, Thermal & Health Tourism Expo & Conference Of The Balkan Countries Vladan Veskovic, Serbian Spas Association, Secretary General member of the Balkan Spa Summit

More information

2014/09/26 THREE WILDLIFE VALUE PROPOSITIONS

2014/09/26 THREE WILDLIFE VALUE PROPOSITIONS THREE WILDLIFE VALUE PROPOSITIONS 1. American wildlife culture which is based on the belief that making money out of wildlife is immoral; South African wildlife culture is based upon sustainable use. 2.

More information