Protected areas
The rich and diverse nature is one of the most valuable resources available to the Republic of Croatia, and as elsewhere in the world, nature is under constant pressure from human activities. It is precisely for this reason that certain areas are declared protected areas. The Nature Protection Act (Official Gazette 80/13) defines protected areas […]
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Plants, animals and fungi
Endangered or rare wild taxa are declared protected or strictly protected taxa by the Ministry of Culture by ordinance on the proposal of the State Institute for Nature Protection, based on the assessment of the threat of individual taxa and obligations arising from international treaties to which the Republic of Croatia is a party and […]
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Speleological objects
Karst phenomena, i.e. karst relief, is characteristic of most of the territory of Istria County. Almost 70% of the surface of the Istrian peninsula is located on such a limestone substrate, which, although apparently solid and existing, changes over a long series of years under the influence of water that chemically reacts with the limestone, […]
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Rules of behavior
THE RULES OF CONDUCT in protected areas do not allow: waste disposal picking and destruction of plants and mushrooms and disturbing animals lighting a fire camping off-road driving and motor vehicle driving destruction of cave jewelry In order to preserve sensitive plant and animal species, we use marked hiking trails and forest roads. We do […]
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Law regulations
THE FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL REGULATIONS IN THE FIELD OF NATURE PROTECTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA ARE Law on Nature Protection; NN 80/13, 15/18 Strategy and action plan for nature protection of the Republic of Croatia for the period from 2017 to 2025; NN 72/17 OTHER RELEVANT REGULATIONS Nature protection – general acts Decree on the establishment […]
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