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Country Report on MAB Programme: Republic of Serbia Country Report on MAB Programme: Republic of Serbia 30th Session of the International Coordinating Council (ICC) of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, Palembang, South Sumatra Province, 23-28 July 2018 The MAB National Committee of Serbia is established within Serbian Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO. The Committee is affiliated to the Ministry of Environmental Protection; the presidency is held by Assistant Minister for the nature protection and climate change and facilitated by the Department for Protected Areas, Geodiversity and Ecological Network. By the appointment of the new members, which is currently in progress, the Committee will involve experts and high level representatives from relevant institutes, agencies, academic institutions, government, NGO and civil society organizations. One of the main tasks of the Committee is to elaborate on the effectiveness of biosphere reserve governance and management. Biosphere Reserves “Golija-Studenica” (2001) and “Backo Podunavlje” (2017) have been designated in Serbia thus far, as areas for the promotion and demonstration of the balanced relationship between man and nature. These biosphere reserves, located in northwestern and southwestern parts of the country, have been managed side by side with existing protected areas. Concerning reporting on activities in the national MAB sites, the Biosphere Reserve “Backo Podunavlje” is administered by the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province. The reports on the last year activities in the Biosphere Reserve “Golija Studenica” were prepared by the Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia and by MAB manager – State Enterprise for Forest Management “Srbijasume”. Report on activities of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province on administrative coordination of Backo podunavlje Biosphere Reserve between June 14th 2017 and June 14th 2018 From the day of inscription of Backo Podunavlje Biosphere Reserve (BPBR) to the World List of Biosphere Reserves, 14 June 2017, until nowadays, the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province has implemented/executed following activities regarded to administrative coordination, in line with the Statutory Framework of Biosphere Reserves, Declaration of Seville and Lima Action Plan and in cooperation with local sectors and stakeholders, as well as WWF: 1. Promotion and education National promotion of BPBR was held in Sombor on 14 July 2017 with participation of Goran Trivan, minister of environmental protection of Republic of Serbia, Vladimir Galic, provincial secretary of urban planning and environmental protection of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Duska Dimovic, director of WWF Office in Belgrade, Jasmina Tatarac, secretary of Commission of Republic of Serbia for cooperation with UNESCO and various stakeholders. Presentation of BPBR was held in a meeting in Boyromi, Georgia, on 7 October 2017, convening representatives of Caucasus countries in their strives to establish transboundary biosphere reserve. Presentation on BPBR was held during the days of European Heritage in Bac on 23 September 2017, when BPBR diploma was delivered to local authorities in five municipalities where BR is situated, as well as to managers of protected areas. Representative of the Institute Sara Pavkov has participated at MAB Youth Forum from 18 to 22 September 2017 together with 282 young delegates from over 143 biosphere reserves and 85 countries gathered in Italy in Po Delta Biosphere Reserve. On the first forum BPBR was presented. Representative of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province Marko Tucakov, nomination coordinator, has participated to International Academy of Sustainable Development in UNESCO designations in Turin, Italy, from 9 to 13 October 2017, when BPBR was presented. BPBR was presented in a regional WWF meeting in Sombor on 26 February 2018 by representatives of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Provinc: Marko Tucakov, Sara Pavkov and Jovana Zaklan. In one-year period, especially immediately after the designation of BPRB, many reports, news and other releases were published in Serbian media thematising BR and its designation. Total number of articles in electronic media was over 80. 2. Coordination and management Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province, as administrative coordinator of BPBR, has invited representatives of municipalities and protected area managers to delegate members which will represent them to Coordination Council of BPBR. After collection of answers, Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province has convened the first preparational meeting of Coordination Council of Biosphere Reserve on 24 Juanary 2018. Meeting was attended by representatives of municipalities Backa Palanka and Apatin, managers of protected areas Karadjordjevo, Tikvara, Gornje Podunavlje, Junakovic Forest Bukinski Hrastik, as well representatives of civil sector and sector of culture. Model of structure of coordination council was presented. Following common aspects were noted, which are in line with three functions of biosphere reserve: 1. Nature conservation through biodiversity conservation, revalorization of values, improvement of area through function of protection, development of integral water management; 2. Sustainable development through development of rural tourism, branding of products, increase of standard of living of local community, implementation of projects and assuring of funds for implementation of innovative and sustainable solutions and 3. Logistical support through education and workshops, organizing of network of educational centres, cross border networking and well as local sectoral networking, creation of unique data basis, exchange of knowledge between neighbouring communities. 3. International projects CoopMDD (full name: Transboundary Management Programme for the Planned 5-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube), a 36 month-project co-financed by EU through Interreg Danube Transnational IPA, was initiated prior to designation of BPBR and is still lasting. The goal 2 of this project is to harmonize practices of nature management of 12 protected areas which are situated in five countries (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and Serbia), to ensure ecological coherence of planned 5-country biosphere reserve Mura-Drava-Danube, extraordinary European riverine landscape. In this reporting period many activities were already implemented: workshop Dialogue of stakeholders for planning of application of programme of cross-border management in partner countries was held with project partners in Novi Sad, Serbia from 26 to 28 September 2017. Following meeting was held in Velika Polana, Slovenia, from 20 to 22 November 2017, while the last meeting of project partners was held in Sombor, Serbia, from 23 to 27 April 2018. The goal of coop MDD project is complementary with development of BPBR and development of approaches of common management document, as well as development of RIVER’COOL, transboundary educational network. On 21 April 2018 Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province has organized joint workshop for teachers. Workshop was attended by 13 participants: pedagogues from kindergartens, kindergarten teachers, teachers of biology, physics and geography from elementary schools and secondary schools and one NGO representative, two experts from Faculty of Sciences in Novi Sad, members of project team and director of protected area. Concept presented on the workshop by experts is selection of all proposals of education stations send by participants of dialogue. More on project: http://www.interreg- danube.eu/approved-projects/coop-mdd 4. Day of European Amazone Celebration of European Amazone will be held in Backa Palanka on 14 July 2018. Preparations have stared in April 2018 with representatives of that municipality. 5. Monography of BPBR Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province has published a tender for production of a popular monography of Biosphere Reserve. Team of authors was led by dr. Dejan Zagorac and production is expected in mid-July. Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia’s Contribution to the drafting of the National Report on the activities regarding the Biosphere Reserves and the UNESCO’s MAB Programme in 2017 1. Revision of the Conservation Study of the Nature Park “Golija” In accordance with the Programme for the protection of natural resources of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia for 2018, two field visits to the Nature Park “Golija” and the Biosphere Reserve “Golija-Studenica” were conducted for the purpose of revising the Conservation Study of the Nature Park “Golija”, with the aim of amending the protection regimes. Another field visit with the aim of revising the protected area is scheduled by the end of 2018. 2. Project “Monitoring the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Nature Park ‘Golija’” Participating institutions: 3 State-Owned Enterprise “Srbijasume”, the Manager of the Nature Park “Golija”, and the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia Project objectives, implemented activities, results, conclusions: At the initiative of the State-Owned Enterprise “Srbijasume”, the Manager of the Nature Park “Golija”, in cooperation with the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, the Project “Monitoring the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Nature Park ‘Golija’” was started in 2017. At the beginning of the Project, the objectives were set as follows: Collect existing data on the records and observations
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