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REReP regional meeting on “Towards Natura
2000 in South Eastern Europe”
May 29th, 2009
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Short overview of the legal/institutional framework of
protected sites, existing ecological networks,
regional/cross-border projects, priorities
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Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
BiH Government Structure
I – State level
III – Cantons
IV – Local
level `
F BH
Brčko Distrikt
II – Entities
B&H
RS
1,2... 10
City /
Municipality
City /
Municipality
Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
Council of Ministers of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministry of
Security
Ministry of
Foreign
Affairs
Ministry of
Foreign
Trade and
Economic
Relations
Ministry of
Civil Affairs
Ministry of
Finance and
Treasury
Ministry of
Defence
District
Brčko
Ministry of
Transport and
Comunication
Ministry for
Justice
Ministry for
Human
Rights and
Refugee
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 staff members) is
responsible for the environmental protection at the state level:
International cooperation,
Environmental protection policy defining,
Main guidelines of the environmental protection,
Cooperation and harmonization of the entity activities.
MOFTER is responsible for ratification of different international agreements, conventions, protocols,
etc and they are implemented by the entities.
BH GOVERNMENTAL
STRUCTURE
Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Federation of BiH
Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of RS and
District Brčko are responsible for the environmental protection issues.
Institutional Framework and environmental legislation:
Constitution of BiH, Constitutions of entities, laws and by-laws.
Following set of environmental laws are adopted (2002/2003/2007) at enitity level:
1. The Law on Environmental Protection
2. The Law on Air Protection
3. The Water Law
4. The Law on Waste Management
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6.
The Law on Nature Protection and
The Law on the Environmental Fund
Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
In accordance with their laws entities have the authority to
proclaim an area of special importance, a protected area.
 The Law on Nature Protection of Federation of BiH (2003)
 The Law on Nature Protection of Republic of Srpska (2002).
These laws also include EU Habitats directive (92/43/EEC) and
Wild Birds Directive (79/409/EEC).
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Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified following Conventions which
are important for the protection of nature:
CBD (Official Gazette 13/02),
CITES Convention (Official Gazette 11/08),
BERN Convention (Official Gazette 08/08),
RAMSAR Convention (succession, Official Gazette13/94) and
Cartagena Protocol (Official Gazette of Bosnia and
Herzegovina 12/08).
There are three proclaimed Ramsar sites in Bosnia and
Herzegovina :
• Hutovo blato (24/09/01) 7,411 ha,
• Bardača wetlands (02/02/07) 3,500 ha,
• Livno karst field (11/04/08) 45,868 ha.
Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal framework:
• Entity laws on nature protection
• Cantonal laws in Federation of BiH
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
• The Law on nature protection (“Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH,
33/03);
• Secondary legislation
• Regulation NATURA 2000 - in passing stage
• Partial harmonization of the Law with regulations of the Directive on the
conservation of wild birds and Directive on the conservation of natural
habitats and wild fauna and flora.
• Development of new Law on nature protection is ongoing, and is based
on regulations:
CBD, CITES Convention, BERN Convention, RAMSAR Convention,
BONN Convention and Directives of EU.
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Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
in Federation of BiH
Institutional framework:
• Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism
• Cantonal ministries of environment
• The Institute for protection of cultural-historical and natural heritage – Canton
Sarajevo
• Expert institution for research and monitoring of the state of the natural
heritage has not been established yet at the level of BiH and Federation of BiH
• Institutions in FB&H and in some of its cantons with direct responsibility for
natural
resources
management
are
forms
of
public
enterprises/institutions/authorities established between 1995-2009 to provide
the following, already designated, protected areas protection and management:
- National park “UNA”
- Nature parks “Hutovo Blato” and “Blidinje”
- Nature monuments “Skakavac“, “Vrelo Bosne” and “Tajan"
- Protected landscape “Bijambare"
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Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
in Federation of BiH
Protected sites :
• Non existance of the scientific – expert centre
• Lack of quality data base (at the national and federal level ) on
protected areas
• The Register of protected areas not established
• The total surface under protected areas of Federation BiH is very low in
general and it is not real state of protected natural potentials and identified
natural resources
• The activites of the Ministry on establishing certain number of the
protected ares in the Federation of BiH are ongoing.
• IUCN categorisation from the year 2008 will be included in the Law on
nature protection which is at a stage of development.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina completed Pilot Project “Establishment
of Emerald Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
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Status of legal framework of protected sites
and existing ecological networks
in Republika Srpska
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Information on existing legislative framework and responsible institutions for
site protection
Legal framework
Law on Environmental Protection / consol. text (OG RS 28/07)
Law on Nature Protection, consol. text ( OG RS 113/08)
in accordance with art. 42 RS Government, by proposal of the Ministry,
brings up the Decree on establishment of NATURA 2000 sites
Rulebook on on the contents, establishing and Implementing the specific
management Measures for protected areas (not passed yet)
Rulebook on the Protected Areas Register (not passed yet)
level of harmonization of the existing laws with the EU Directives:
 Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds (Birds Directive)
= 3,5%
 Directive 92/43/EEC on conservation of natural habitats wild fauna and
flora (Habitat’s Directive) = 21%
B. Overview of protected sites in Republika Srpska,
including the % of protected territory in the country
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Entity
Total area (ha)
NP „Sutjeska“
RS
17.250,00
NP „Kozara“
RS
3.494,00
FR Janj
RS
295
FR Lom
RS
298
% of the RS area covered is about 2%
Institutional framework in Republika
Srpska
Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology
Institute for Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage, RS
Municipalities
Academia – Forestry, Agriculture, Biology, Architecture depts.
Managements of National Parks
Museum RS
Short overview of regional and cross-border
projects, future priorities in B&H
The protection of nature in Bosnia nad Herzegovina is realised
through different projects which are funded from various
sources: GEF, IPA, etc and implemented by different agencies:
UNDP, World bank, REC, etc.
The following projects are examples of several ongoing
biodiversity projects.
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Short overview of regional and cross-border projects,
future priorities in B&H
Country priorities for GEF 4 (fiscal years 2006-2010):
Biodiversity (group allocation 3.5 mil USD)
Climate change (group allocation 3.1 mil USD)
There are 2 nominated biodiverisity GEF regional projects:
– Mainstreaming Karst Peatlands Conservation Concerns into
Key Economic Sectors ,
– Conservation and sustainable use of medical and aromatic
plants.
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Short overview of regional and cross-border projects,
future priorities in B&H
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“Mainstreaming Karst Peatlands Conservation Concerns into
Key Economic Sectors” grant from GEF: USD 950,000
Karst fields are important production landscapes that are
characteristic for the Mediterannean region. The project will:
assist in preparation of biodiversity-minded policy instrument - a
Cantonal spatial plan,
introduce municipal-level regulations for karst field biodiversity
use by local population parallel to strengthening enforcement
capacity of municipal and cantonal officers and inspectors;
develop by-laws and methodological guidance on ecologically
safe peat mining,
promote an international (Croatia-BiH) formal agreement and plan
for cross-border water management plan.
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Short overview of regional and cross-border projects,
future priorities in B&H
“Conservation and sustainable use of medical and aromatic
plants”; expected grant from GEF: USD 1,000.000
This is a project that is being developed by UNDP. This
agro-biodiversity project will be a medium sized project
and will have an objective of encouraging cultivation of
plants that are currently being over-harvested, thus
reducing pressure from the wild species.
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Short overview of regional and cross-border
projects, future priorities in B&H
finalized project:
Pilot Project “Establishment of Emerald Network in Bosnia and
Herzegovina”
Other ongoing projects:
Sava River Basin Management
other cross-border projects ( Sutjeska NP enlargement
through the Tara Canyon)
Short overview of regional and cross-border projects,
future priorities in B&H
GEF Project “Neretva Trebišnjica River Basin Management”
– This is regional cross-border project between B&H and
Republic of Croatia
– Budget is USD 8,000.000
– Implementation Agency: World Bank
The Neretva and Trebišnjica River Basin Management Project
for Europe and Central Asia aims to provide mechanisms for
the efficient and equitable water allocation amongst the users
of the Neretva and Trebišnjica river basin (NTRB) at the
transboundary level and for enhancing the basin ecosystems
and biodiversity through improved water resources
management.
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Short overview of regional and cross-border projects,
future priorities in B&H
GEF Project “ Forest and mountain protected areas”
The project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the
institutional and technical capacity for sustainable PA and natural
resource management, and expand the national network of forest
and mountain PAs. The project focuses on improving the
management effectiveness of four existing PAs, bringing two
additional sites under protected status, assessing feasibility for
another site and promoting sustainable natural resource
management and biodiversity conservation activities in or around
PAs.
Only 0,5% of land area is under protection in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. After the completion of this project this is expected
to be 3%.
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Key future priorities
 the work on laws and by laws drafting shall continue, it is a
long-lasting process that should involve different stakeholders,
and well thought out consultation process
 development of databases, and monitoring system for nature
protection
establishment of the PA register at the entity level
better cooperation and information exchange