The Study on Sustainable Development through Eco-Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Report VOL.3 - PART D MASTER PLAN AND ACTION PLAN FOR PLIVA Part D - 1 The Study on Sustainable Development through Eco-Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Report Part D - 2 The Study on Sustainable Development through Eco-Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Report Chapter D 1. Visions and Directions for Regional Development of Pliva Study Area Overall development goals and strategies are shown in Chapter D 1. In this chapter are provided development visions and directions specific to the Pliva Study Area in line with the goals and strategies described as above. 1.1 Development Visions Visions for the Pliva Study Area were formulated to show how the region’s tourism growth and tourism product diversity, people’s livelihood and resource base would become by the targeted year of 2015. Also shown are the region’s directions for growth driven by eco-tourism. Pliva Study Area will be a BiH’s leading eco-tourism destination of rich river basin surrounded by green mountains and gently undulating pastures, with active tourism industry, communities working and the government in partnership, and attractive tourism products, adopting vigorous development, quality management, and marketing. Every reach of the Pliva River with tributaries will offer a diverse set of water sports-tourism activities. It will be supported by citizens’ voluntary beautification activities to keep water bodies and their ambient environment clean. Moreover, the municipality’s capacity will greatly be strengthened to effect inspection and monitoring on industrial emission gas and waste load to be generated from urban agglomeration. The surroundings of Pliva River Basin will have an intensive voluntary activity of forest resources conservation and will offer diversified eco-tourism products operated by local communities and CBO. The downstream of the Pliva will offer a rich set of historical and cultural heritage, attracting more of foreign and domestic tourists via the National Main Road M5 and the National Main Road M16. The both roads will support to create new international tourism corridor for Pliva Study Area linking with international markets in Europe and Ex-Yugoslavia and domestic markets in BiH. Direct marketing and trading of farm and other local produces, ventured by Eco-House, will make a great success in establishing a “Pliva Brand” for nation-wide recognition. Recipes Part D - 3 The Study on Sustainable Development through Eco-Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Report 1.2 Development Directions for Pliva Study Area 1.2.1 Regional Context As the result of EU RED Study, regional development visions and contexts for Northwest Region, which covers the northwestern part of BiH including three municipalities of the Pliva Study Area, were clearly identified to provide a foundation for the sustainable socio-economic development of the region over the next 20 years as shown below: Vision Statement for Northwest Region: a place where people benefit from the advantages of the diversity of its economic potentials; with a well-employed and well-educated workforce; good for living, visiting, working and doing business. In order to achieve the vision, Northwest Region will link its tradition in wood and food processing with modern market requirements, concentrating on the production of clean energy and investing in people as a main resource for innovations and IT. By developing its infrastructure and boosting its tourism, health and recreation industry through regional partnerships, the region shall become a bridge between BiH and Europe. As a combination of development and reform approaches, the regional vision values are defined through the three pillars as follows: • Economic development (tradition in wood and food processing, production of clean energy, tourism health and recreation industries); • Social cohesion and quality of life (area good for living, visiting, working and doing business); and • Human Resources (well-employed and well-educated workforce, innovations and IT institutional infrastructure). All the three pillars are to be interconnected and strengthened through the development of infrastructure and regional partnerships. Based on the above, eco-tourism development and sustainable regional development activities will be guided along upstream, middle stream and downstream of Pliva River as Development Axis for the area with supporting road networks of National Main Road M5 and the regional road to Sipovo. International tourism corridors for the Pliva Study Area will be structured from National Main Road M16 and M5 for main international tourist markets in Part D - 4 The Study on Sustainable Development through Eco-Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Report Ex-Yugoslavian countries and European countries through Banja Luka and Bihac and main domestic target markets in Bnaja Luka and Sarajevo. Table D 1.1 Regional Context of Pliva Study Area Sipovo Jezero Jajce Socio - • Widest area among • Smallest area among • City area: 34,300ha Economic cities : 54,000ha cities (6,300ha) • Land use: forest/ Conditions • Land use: forest/ • Land use: forest/ nature-60%, cultivate nature-76%, cultivate nature-70%, cultivate land-12%, pasture-9%, land-12%, land-11%, pasture-10%, urban settlement-0.6% pasture-9%, urban urban settlement-0.5% • Population: 32,000 settlement-0.4% • Population: 1,800 recovered by 70% before • Population: 13,000 recovered by 65% war time recovered by 84% before war time (too before war time small size for self-sufficient local gov’t by new local gov’t law) • Questionnaire to • Questionnaire to citizens • Questionnaire to citizens citizens - 20% employed - 40% employed - 70% employed - Living conditions: - Living conditions: - Living conditions: Bad-85% Bad-61% Bad-46% - Local economy: - Local economy: - Local economy: Bad-96% Bad-89% Bad-54% Major Industry • Heavy electric • Fresh water aquaculture • Heavy electric equipment in the equipment • Other small scale • Metal Processing Previous • Textile industry industries • Mining and quarry Regime and • Construction • Textile industry Livelihood at • Transportation service • Tourism the Present • Gypsum and other • Transportation service mining • Forestry • Forestry • Urban service • Urban service • Other small scale • Other small scale industries industries • Part of previous • Part of previous • Part of previous metal forestry aquaculture (1/4) refinery (Electrobosna) • Urban service • Small scale storage • Urban service • Part of gypsum factory • Livestock and diary • Part of previous forestry • Livestock and diary • Others • Livestock and diary • Fresh water • Others aquaculture • Others Part D - 5 The Study on Sustainable Development through Eco-Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Report Sipovo Jezero Jajce Environmental • Municipal sewage • Municipal sewage • Exhaust gas from metal Constraints collection system for collection system for refinery (without filter) urban area (without urban area (without • Municipal sewage disposal) disposal) collection system • Lack of garbage • Garbage collection (without disposal) collection system for (depending on Melkonic • Lack of garbage rural area grad) collection system for rural Overview Sipovo is mountainous Jezero is small and calm Jajce was not only regional village with rich and rural village and keeping center but also, tourism and wider forest and advantageous locations of recreational destination in well-maintained pasture, junction of main road 16 the previous regime. Those bigger town center. On and road to Sipovo and functions were lost in and the other hand, it is linking with the both after the war. But major part located far way from potential areas of Sipovo of resources are still main roads. and Jajce. remained . Opportunities The area has potentials The area has development The area has development and Strength for self and sustainable potentials for gate function potentials of gateway tourism development and eco-tourism functions functions, historic/cultural based on mutual to link with the both areas tourism destination, cooperation with other of Sipovo and Jajce. lakeside recreational center, municipalities and and regional trading center following strengths: • Access point from for local products. Ex-Yugo and European • Accumulated highly market through Bihac • Cradle of BiH history with educated citizens • Combination of clam and monument and heritages • Remaining rich and rapid river flow on the • Rich and diverse scenic wider natural middle reach of Pliva points on lake, river, resources on rivers, River for fishing and waterfall and greenery basin and forest rafting mountains on • Well-maintained • Historical and cultural downstream pasture and farm with heritages on the both • Advantageous location qualified products sides along Pliva River on main road network of 5 and 16 Source: JICA Study Team 1.2.2 Development Directions for Municipalities Sipovo will be formed as a nature oriented village tourism destination by means of tourism product development as follows: • Pliva River Source Area: nature watching and picnic spots; • Pliva Upstream: paradise for fly fisherman with riverside lodging village; • Janj River Reach: rafting and ancient / Roman historic corridor with riverside lodging villages; Part D - 6 The Study on Sustainable Development through Eco-Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Final Report • Sokograd and Sokocnica Valley: nature watching and historical tourism with farm-lodging villages; •