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NATURE PROTECTION DAY IN CROATIA AND INTERNATIONAL DAY OF BIODIVERSITY - MAKSIMIR 20 th May 2012
NATURE PROTECTION DAY IN CROATIA AND INTERNATIONAL DAY OF BIODIVERSITY
- MAKSIMIR 20 th May 2012 from 11:00 till 17:00
Read more » | 15.05.2012.
IUCN Membership of State Institute for Nature Protection
At its 78th meeting held in Gland from 12-14 February 2012, the IUCN Council approved the admission of the State Institute for Nature Protection as a Member of the Union.
Read more » | 28.02.2012.
Orsini’s viper Vipera ursinii macrops Mehely, 1911
Orsini's viper is Europe's smallest venomous snake. Lika all venomous snakes, it produces venom, though its activity is very weak and the consequences of a bite are similar to a bee or wasp sting. This snake does not need to make any stonger venom, as it typically feeds on insects (crickets and grasshoppers), which it immediately begins to swallow after biting. In this case, the venom serves only to accelerate digestion of the prey once swallowed. Adults also feed on lizards and small mammals (field mouse, field vole, shrews).
Read more » | 01.12.2010.
7th ENCA meeting (European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies), National park Mljet
State Institute for Nature Protection is hosting the 7th ENCA meeting (European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies). The meeting took place in National Park Mljet from 4th-7th September 2010. Apart from the host, the meeting included participation of directors of agencies and institutes for nature protection from the following countries: Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Slovenia and EC representative. Meeting's main topic was conservation of marine biodiversity, emphasizing marine protected areas and the NATURA 2000 network, as well as sustainable fishery in the context of ENCA's contribution to this problematic.
Read more » | 07.09.2010.
The International Year of Biodiversity
The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity: "It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity!"
Read more » | 18.01.2010.