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Površina Nacionalnog Parka Una Je 19.800 Ha (198 Km2) I Prostire Se Na Teritoriji Grada Bihaća Una National Park Covers 19.800 Ha on Teritory of Bihać City Amarildo Mulić „Nacionalni park Una” PARKOVI DINARIDA PRIRODA NE POZNAJE GRANICE: Srna sa mladima prelazi IZ HRVATSKE U BOSNU I HERCEGOVINU NATURE DOESN`T RECOGNIZE HUMAN BORDERS: Roe deer with 2 baby deers passing the border from Croatia to B & H OVAKO SMO POČELI Situation existing BEFORE & AFTER conservation measures taken Površina Nacionalnog parka Una je 19.800 ha (198 km2) i prostire se na teritoriji grada Bihaća Una National park covers 19.800 ha on teritory of Bihać city BIHAĆ UNA - DVOSLAP & TROSLAP STALNA DILEMA, DONOŠENJE ODLUKA IZMEĐU ZAŠTITE OKOLIŠA I EKONOMSKOG RAZVOJA CONSTANT DILLEMA, DECISION MAKING BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIRODNE VRIJEDNOSTI UNE I NACIONALNOG PARKA FLORA HIDROLOGIJA-SPEKTAKULARNA UNA HIDROLOGY- SPECTACULA UNA RIVER GEOMORFOLOGIJA KRŠA GEOMORPHOLOGY OF CARST FAUNA RIJEKE UNA, UNAC I KRKA SU TRI BISERA PRIRODNE BAŠTINE NP UNRIVERS UNA, UNAC & KRKA ARE THREE JEWELS OF THE NATURAL HERATIGE OF THE UNA NP U N A K U R N K A A C Fauna NP Una EKOSISTEMI - ŠUMEme Mješovite Bjelogorične Crnogorične Livade i pašnjaci Geološka i geomorfološka baština SEDRA I SMARAGDNA BOJA UNU ČINE LIJEPOM TUFA AND EMERALD COLOR MAKES THE UNA SO BEATIFUL Saradnja sa zaštićenim područjima u regiji Colaboration with protected areas in the region KULTURNE I PRIRODNE VRIJEDNOSTI CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL VALUES KULTURA PRAHISTORIJSKOG PLEMENA JAPODI- CULTURE OF PREHISTORIC JAPODIAN TRIBE DREVNI RIMLJANI I LEGENDE O UNI- ANCIENT ROMANS AND LEGENDS ABOUT UNA SREDNJOVJEKOVNA BOSNA - MEDIEVAL BOSNIA VRIJEME OTOMANSKOG CARSTVA – PERIOD OF OTTOMAN EMPIRE Saradnja sa akademskom zajednicom i naučno istraživački projekti u NP-u Potpisani sporazumi i uspostavljena suradnja sa obrazovnim ustanovama i stručnjacima u BIH i regiji: - Prirodno matematički fakultet u Sarajevu, Biotehnički fakultet u Bihaću, VEF Sarajevo, VEF Zagreb - Implementacija projekta „Divljina i život zvijeri Nacionalnog parka Una“ istraživanje 3 najveće europske zvijeri medvjed, vuk i ris (završena faza Medvjed, krajem 2018, počela druga faza - Vuk) Praćenje određenih vrsta i staništa za potrebe naučnog istraživanja ZNA SE TKO JE VLADAR U PARKU, MEDO LJUTOČ ! PARK JE MOJ !!! OSNOVNA TURISTIČKA INFRASTRUKTURA Šetnice i vidikovci na Štrbačkom i Mlinačevom buku-Wooden paths and viewpoints on Štrbački buk & Milančev buk Uređene pješačke, biciklističke i poučne staze, ribolovni reviri i plovne dionice za rafting i kajak Arranged hiking, cycling and educational trails, fishing resorts and floating sections for kayaking and rafting ...biciklističkim stazama i putevima.. ...by cycling trails and roads... ...pješačkim stazama, šetnicama i šumskim putevima... ...by hiking trails, wooden paths and forest roads... ...plovidbenim dionicama rijeke Une ... ...by floating on the Una river... Rafting „na suhom” Kajakom i kanuom Elektrobrodom Raft čamcima ... otkrivajući tajne podvodnog svijeta. ... discovering secrets of the underwater world. Dobrobiti u zaštićenom podučju kroz turističku djelatnost Etnografija Vodeni mlinovi i bučnice (eko veš mašine) tradicija koja nestaje Ethnography & Disappearing Traditions – Watermills and Eco laundry Manifestacije - Events INTERNACIONALNA TURISTIČKA UNA REGATA 85 km PLOVIDBE NIZ SMARAGDNU UNU, 4 KAMPA, 4 DANA ADRENALINSKOG SPORTA I ZABAVE ROTARY VOZ/VLAK „SMARAGDNOM DOLINOM RIJEKE UNE” Saradnja sa lokalnom zajednicom - ekološke aktivnosti- Collaboration with local community - eco activities Mladi i edukacija Youth & education AT THE END, managing sustainable tourism in UNP in last 7 years is evident through statistical data (total number of visitors per year) Estimated total number of visitors - Procijenjeni broj posjetilacaOct. 20 th 2018. 140.000 Protection & promotion: UNA for UNESCO Štrbački buk and Waterfalls in Martin Brod Candidates for World Heratige List .
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