Strengthening local capacities for NATURA 2000 and nature protection
Goal of this project is to empover sustainable management and protection of the natural resources in Osijek - Baranja County trough public cooperation, inter - sectoral cooperation and application of EU directives.
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NATURA 2000
- Ecological network of nature preservation is implemented in 27 EU members
- It is funded for rare, endangered and endemic species and wild animals and plants preservation. Preservation of 230 natural and semi - natural habitats which are listed in supplement of two EU nature protection directives (Birds directive 1979, Habitats directive 1992)
- Until now it includes 25 000 areas and covers almost 1/5 of EU territory (in Croatia 44% of land space)
Activities:
- Preparation faze:
- Data gathering
- Project presentation
- Stakeholders education and forming of partnership
- Educational workshops
- Cross - sectoral communication
- Establishment of biodiversity monitoring
- Establishment of standards and monitoring system
- Data base and information system development
- Team and volunteer training for biodiversity monitoring
- Field work
- Issuing monitoring certificates
- Establishment of the Centre for biodiversity monitoring and nature protection
- Space adaptation for the Centre’s programme
- Centre equipping
- Installation of plant waste water filter
- Centre opening
- Development of promotional materials (printed and video materials, web page)
- Internal and external evaluation of the project
Project sustainability:
- Signing of the memorandum - interested parties
- Collaboration is achieved trough communication, good EU experience exchange, participation in various activities, projects, informing and problem solving, all related with nature preservation
- Education 2 times a year / monitoring education
- Involving students and volunteers in Centre’s activities
- Informing public about biodiversity
Target groups:
- Department of Biology, University J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek
- NGOs
- State institute for nature protection
- Croatian Waters
- Croatian Forests
- Public Institution Nature Park Kopački rit
- Local inhabitants of Osijek – Baranja County
- Private Companies
- Local self government of Osijek – Baranja County
- Schools, education institutions, volunteers, public
Project applicant: Association for nature and environment protection Green Osijek
Project partners: Regional Development Agency of Slavonia & Baranja, State institute for nature protection, University of J.J. Strossmayer – Department of Biology, Volunteer centre Osijek, Croatian society for birds and nature protection
Duration of the project: 28.11.2008. – 28.11.2009.
