Baseline study for permanent protection

The State Institute for Nature Protection drafts an expert base proposal for the protection of an area in order to establish the value and define the best management methods for the areas. The expert base proposal contains a detailed description of the area's characteristics and values, an assessment of the state of the area, the consequences stemming from the proclamation of protection, in particular regarding ownership rights and existing commercial activities, and an assessment and source of the necessary funds to implement the act proclaiming a protected area.

In addition to the procedure for protecting new areas, the expert base proposal is also drawn up for changes in categories and/or changes in boundaries of an existing protected area.

When drawing up the expert base proposal, the State Institute for Nature Protection collects data, conducts research and gives an overview of the values of the area proposed for protection from the biological, geological, geographical, cultural, historical and sociological aspects, and also provides an analysis of the current state of the area and all existing methods of use of the area. The development of the expert base proposal is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary process, and often includes experts and scientists from various fields as external associates, working together with Institute staff. Based on the collected data and analysis, the base proposal defines the optimum means of protection (category), determines protection measures and gives guidelines for the future management of protected areas.

The content of the expert base proposal varies depending on the category of protection and the values being protected in a given area. Typically, it contains the following chapters:

• Summary, introduction
• General information (proposed name of the areas, description of the boundaries, surface area)
• Characteristics of the area (position, geological, geographical and hydrological characteristics, landscape, cultural and historical values and biological values - flora, fauna and habitats)
• Position of the area in relation to the existing National Ecological Network and the proposed Natura 2000 network
• Analysis of existing use and current state of the area
• Proposed category of protection and protection measures
• Management guidelines
• Assessment and sources of funds necessary to carry out protection
• Cartographic overview (position of the area, proposed boundaries, cadastre data, habitat map, geological map, National Ecological Network, Natura 2000).

Since its establishment in 2003, the State Institute for Nature Protection has drafted 30 expert base proposals for the protection, re-categorization and changes to boundaries of protected areas.

 

 

Name of the area	Category	Remark	Year of expert base proposal	Year of protection
Oleandri - Slano	Habitat reserve		2004
Crnika	Geological/paleontological reserve		2005, 2012
Lastovo	Nature park		2005	2007
Medvednica	Nature park	Change in boundaries	2005	2008
Odransko polje	Significant landscape		2005	2006
Queen Jelena Madijevka Gardens	Monument of park architecture		2005
Dretulja valley	Habitat reserve		2005
Plitvica River	Significant landscape		2006
Una	Regional park		2006
Gornji Majkovi	Herpetological reserve		2006
Mrežnica River	Nature park/Regional park		2007
Vransko Lake	Ornitological reserve	Change in boundaries	2007
Neretva Delta	Nature park		2007
Andrija's linden tree in Upper  Kneginec	Monument of park architecture		2008
Iva pasture	Significant landscape		2008	2010
St Jakov Garden in Opatija	Monument of park architecture		2008	2010
Silba reefs	Significant landscape		2008
Sunja field	Significant landscape		2008
Moslavačka Gora Hills	Regional park		2008	2011
Cres and Lošinj islands	Regional park		2009
Karišnica and Bijela	Significant landscape		2009
Krapje Đol	Ornithological reserve	Change in boundaries	2009
Mura and Drava Rivers	Regionalni park		2009	2011
Plane tree at Brsalje	Monument of park architecture		2009	2010
Soline	Park forest		2009
Turjak -Mališćak -Pliš -Lapjak	Botanical reserve		2009
Veliki Pažut	Ornithological reserve	Re-categorization and change in boundaries	2009	2011
Zelenjak - Cesargradska gora	Significant landscape	Re-categorization and change in boundaries	2009	2011
Vrtare male pit	Nature monument		2010
Primoštenski vinogradi "Bucavac"	Significant landscape		2011
Trpinja	Special reserve		2011
Arboretum Lisičine	Park forest		2011
Turski grad	Park forest		2011
Kanjoni Pljuskare	Nature monument		2011
Hrast Galženjak	Nature monument		2011
Julijev park	Monument of park architecture		2011
Stoljetna lipa u Desiniću	Monument of park architecture		2011
Gović	Park forest		2012
Jama Vrtare male	Nature monument		2012
Kanjon rijeke Cetine	Significant landscape		2012
Lunjski maslinici	Significant landscape		2012