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Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS) – 2009-2012 version Available for download from http://www.ramsar.org/ris/key_ris_index.htm. Categories approved by Recommendation 4.7 (1990), as amended by Resolution VIII.13 of the 8th Conference of the Contracting Parties (2002) and Resolutions IX.1 Annex B, IX.6, IX.21 and IX. 22 of the 9th Conference of the Contracting Parties (2005). Notes for compilers: 1. The RIS should be completed in accordance with the attached Explanatory Notes and Guidelines for completing the Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands. Compilers are strongly advised to read this guidance before filling in the RIS. 2. Further information and guidance in support of Ramsar site designations are provided in the Strategic Framework and guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Wise Use Handbook 14, 3rd edition). A 4th edition of the Handbook is in preparation and will be available in 2009. 3. Once completed, the RIS (and accompanying map(s)) should be submitted to the Ramsar Secretariat. Compilers should provide an electronic (MS Word) copy of the RIS and, where possible, digital copies of all maps. 1. Name and address of the compiler of this form: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY. DD MM YY Valerija Hima 0 0 1 Lonjsko Polje Nature Park Public Institution 3 2 9 3 H R 0 0 3 Krapje No. 16 9 HR – 44325 Krapje 3 Republic of Croatia Tel: +385 (0)44 611 190 Designation date Site Reference Number Fax: +385 (0)44 606 449 e-mail: [email protected] Ramona Topić State Institute for Nature Protection Trg Mažuranića 5 HR – 10000 Zagreb Republic of Croatia e-mail: [email protected] Jasminka Radović State Institute for Nature Protection Trg Mažuranića 5 HR – 10000 Zagreb Republic of Croatia e-mail: [email protected] Eugen Draganović Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection Nature Protection Directorate Republike Austrije 14 HR – 10000 Zagreb Republic of Croatia e-mail: [email protected] Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS), page 2 2. Date this sheet was completed/updated: June, 2012 3. Country: Croatia / Republic of Croatia 4. Name of the Ramsar site: The precise name of the designated site in one of the three official languages (English, French or Spanish) of the Convention. Alternative names, including in local language(s), should be given in parentheses after the precise name. The precise name: Lonjsko polje and Mokro polje including Krapje Đol The alternative name: Lonjsko Polje Nature Park 5. Designation of new Ramsar site or update of existing site: This RIS is for (tick one box only): a) Designation of a new Ramsar site ; or b) Updated information on an existing Ramsar site 6. For RIS updates only, changes to the site since its designation or earlier update: a) Site boundary and area The Ramsar site boundary and site area are unchanged: or If the site boundary has changed: i) the boundary has been delineated more accurately ; or ii) the boundary has been extended ; or iii) the boundary has been restricted** and/or If the site area has changed: i) the area has been measured more accurately ; or ii) the area has been extended ; or iii) the area has been reduced** ** Important note: If the boundary and/or area of the designated site is being restricted/reduced, the Contracting Party should have followed the procedures established by the Conference of the Parties in the Annex to COP9 Resolution IX.6 and provided a report in line with paragraph 28 of that Annex, prior to the submission of an updated RIS. b) Describe briefly any major changes to the ecological character of the Ramsar site, including in the application of the Criteria, since the previous RIS for the site: 7. Map of site: Refer to Annex III of the Explanatory Note and Guidelines, for detailed guidance on provision of suitable maps, including digital maps. a) A map of the site, with clearly delineated boundaries, is included as: i) a hard copy (required for inclusion of site in the Ramsar List): ; See Appendix 1. Printed maps in A4 format Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS), page 3 1. Boundaries of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (including two ornithological reserves) on topographic map 1: 100,000 2. Land use map of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (Corine land cover) 3. Map of habitats of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (mapping scale 1:25,000) 4. Map of habitats of Krapje Đol Ornithological Reserve (mapping scale 1:5,000) 5. Map showing territorial organization (cities and villages) in Lonjsko Polje Nature Park 6. Map showing tourist visiting and fishing zones of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park 7. Map showing transportation system in Lonjsko Polje Nature Park 8. Map showing water management and flood defence system in Lonjsko Polje Nature Park 9. Map showing the spatial plan zoning in Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (three sheets) ii) an electronic format (e.g. a JPEG or ArcView image) ; See Appendix 2. CD – folder RIS_Lonjsko_Polje_NP_MAPS (Maps as JPEG and PDF files) iii) a GIS file providing geo-referenced site boundary vectors and attribute tables . See Appendix 2: CD - folder RIS_Lonjsko_Polje_NP_GIS b) Describe briefly the type of boundary delineation applied: e.g. the boundary is the same as an existing protected area (nature reserve, national park, etc.), or follows a catchment boundary, or follows a geopolitical boundary such as a local government jurisdiction, follows physical boundaries such as roads, follows the shoreline of a waterbody, etc. The border of the Ramsar site is identical to the current administrative border of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park as defined in Article 2 of the Law on the Proclamation of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (Official Gazette 11/90). “The border of the Nature Park runs from the confluence of the Česma and the Lonja, along the Lonja as far as Brezovica Sluice on the southern defensive embankment of the Lonjsko Polje flood water detention zone. Then along the defensive embankment as far as the Gušče-Čigoč road, and along that road to the Sava River. The southern border of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park consists of the left bank of the Sava, downstream to the confluence of the Mali Strug and the Sava River. The eastern border runs from the confluence of the Mali Strug along the eastern defensive embankment of the Mokro Polje flood water detention zone as far as the Lonja-Strug (New Sava) relief channel, then along the embankment alongside the Lonja- Strug relief channel to the western edge of Vrbovljani Fish Pond. Then along the northern edge of the forest to the Zagreb- Belgrade motorway as far as the exit of the motorway from the forest by Novska, then along the edge of the forest to the Veliki Strug, northwards along the edge of the forest of the Trstika I forest management unit to the lateral Novska channel, then along the Novska lateral channel to the motorway, along the motorway to the Muratovica channel. Then it heads to the south along the edge of the forest to the Stara Subocka-Plesmo road, and along the road until it comes out of the forest and along the forest edge of Trstika II forest management unit to the Veliki Strug River. Downstream along the Veliki Strug to the edge of the Žaborski Bok forest management unit. Then along the edge of the forest northwards to the motorway. Along the edge of the Josip Kozarac forest management unit to the Pakra and then along the Pakra to the motorway. Along the motorway to the Ilova, then along the Ilova River to the channel that goes towards Trebež Sluice. Then in the same direction to the connection with the existing forest road – at a distance of about 1,600 m south of the northern defensive embankment of the Lonjsko Polje flood water detention area and along the forest road to the old bed of Kutinica Brook. Along the left bank of the Kutinica to the motorway, and along the motorway until the road for Osekovo. From Osekova along the road via Bjelovina to the village of Stružec. From Stružec along the embankment to the confluence of the Česma and the Lonja.” The act proclaiming the Nature Park did not define the buffer zone, nor is it defined by the Nature Protection Law (OG 70/05, 139/08). 8. Geographical coordinates (latitude/longitude, in degrees and minutes): Provide the coordinates of the approximate centre of the site and/or the limits of the site. If the site is composed of more than one separate area, provide coordinates for each of these areas. Approximate centre: Longitude 16°50΄02΄΄ E Latitude 45°21΄43΄΄ N Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS), page 4 Southeast corner: 17°12΄14,85΄΄ E 45°09΄00,69΄΄ N Northwest corner: 16°28΄21,39΄΄ E 45°34΄31,33΄΄ N 9. General location: Include in which part of the country and which large administrative region(s) the site lies and the location of the nearest large town. Lonjsko Polje Nature Park is located in the area of the central part of the Sava River Watercourse, about 75 km south-east of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Most of it is located in the Sisačko-moslavačka County, but a small part of it lies in the Brodsko-posavska County. 10. Elevation: (in meters: average and/or maximum & minimum) The whole Park is a very lowland area, with an above-sea level height of 90-110 m 11. Area: (in hectares) 50,650 ha according to the Law on the Proclamation of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (OG 11/90); 51,218 ha according to the GIS data (tool with a more precise measuring) of the Spatial Plan of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park (OG 37/10) 12.
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    International Journal of Speleology 37 (1) 11-26 Bologna (Italy) January 2008 Available online at www.ijs.speleo.it International Journal of Speleology Official Journal of Union Internationale de Spéléologie Hydrodynamic aspect of caves Mitja Prelovšek1, Janez Turk2, Franci Gabrovšek3 Abstract: Prelovšek M., Turk J. and Gabrovšek F. 2008. Hydrodynamic aspect of caves. International Journal of Speleology, 37 (1), 11-26. Bologna (Italy). ISSN 0392-6672. From a hydrological point of view, active caves are a series of connected conduits which drain water through an aquifer. Water tends to choose the easiest way through the system but different geological and morphological barriers act as flow restrictions. The number and characteristics of restrictions depends on the particular speleogenetic environment, which is a function of geological, geomorphological, climatological and hydrological settings. Such a variety and heterogeneity of underground systems has presented a challenge for human understanding for many centuries. Access to many underground passages, theoretical knowledge and recent methods (modeling, water pressure-resistant dataloggers, precise sensors etc.) give us the opportunity to get better insight into the hydrodynamic aspect of caves. In our work we tried to approach underground hydrodynamics from both theoretical and practical points of view. We present some theoretical background of open surface and pressurized flow in underground rivers and present results of some possible scenarios. Moreover, two case studies from the Ljubljanica river basin are presented in more detail: the cave system between Planinsko polje and Ljubljansko barje, and the cave system between Bloško polje and Cerkniško polje. The approach and methodology in each case is somewhat different, as the aims were different at the beginning of exploration.
  • ACTIVE FLOOD DEFENCE in CROATIA: Regulatory Framework, Roles & Responsibilities

    ACTIVE FLOOD DEFENCE in CROATIA: Regulatory Framework, Roles & Responsibilities

    Workshop on Flood Risk Management measures & links to EU WFD November 11-12, 2015, Zagreb, Croatia ACTIVE FLOOD DEFENCE IN CROATIA: regulatory framework, roles & responsibilities Zoran Đurokovi ć, M.Sc.C.E. Croatian Waters Main Flood Protection Centre Head of Main Centre ∗ Climate change has intensified in recent years worldwide, including Croatia ∗ Extremely dry and wet periods have been alternating frequently in the last approximately 15 years ∗ Damage from extreme hydrological events is increasing ∗ “Average” or “normal” years are becoming increasingly rarer ∗ The frequency of high water waves and extreme water levels including floods is increasing ∗ There are almost no longer any rules concerning the occurrence of high water waves ∗ Forecasting climate models indicate increasingly frequent extreme climate events, both globally and locally ∗ Only in the last 15 years or so, the major part of the Croatian territory has experienced frequent extreme hydrological events which caused droughts in the years 2000, 2003, 2011 and 2012, but also floods in the years 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 ∗ Heavy damage is recorded, primarily in agriculture, but settlements, infrastructure and industrial facilities are also at risk ∗ Still, unlike in many other countries, major fatalities and disastrous damage in the urban areas have been avoided in Croatia ∗ Floods are natural phenomena which cannot be completely prevented. However, flood risks can be reduced to an acceptable level through constant development of flood