Investor: WORLD BANK Clients: AGENCY FOR WATERSHED OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ADRIATIC SEA MOSTAR AGRICULTURE, WATER MANAGEMENT AND FORESTRY Contractor: Subconsultant: THE HUTOVO BLATO NATURE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN Management Plan Multidisciplinary design L53.00.01 2014 AREA OF SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE AREA OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE HERZEGOVINA-NERETVA CANTON „THE HUTOVO BLATO NATURE PARK“ ~ MANAGEMENT PLAN~ Mostar, Zagreb June 2014 AREA OF SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE AREA OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE HERZEGOVINA-NERETVA CANTON „THE HUTOVO BLATO NATURE PARK“ ~ MANAGEMENT PLAN ~ INVESTOR: WORLD BANK CLIENTS: AGENCY FOR WATERSHED OF ADRIATIC SEA MOSTAR (through FPIT) & FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, WATER MANAGEMENT AND FORESTRY CONTRACTOR: ecoplan d.o.o. Mostar Dr Ante Starčevića, bb 88 000 Mostar Tel/fax: +387 36 397-400; 397-410 e-mail: [email protected] website: www:ecoplan.ba RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR THE ELEKTROPROJEKT COMPILATION OF THE Consulting Engineers MANAGEMENT PLAN THROUGH Alexandera von Humboldta 4, 10 000, Zagreb A SUBCONSULTATION Tel: +385 1 6307 777 CONTRACT: Fax: +385 1 6152 685 e-mail: [email protected] website: www:elektroprojekt.hr EXPERT TEAM Project leader: mr.sc. Zlatko Pletikapić, dipl.ing.građ. Project engineers: dr.sc. Stjepan Mišetić, prof.biol. Iva Vidaković, prof.biol. mr.sc. Zlatko Pletikapić, dipl.ing.građ. Alen Kereković, dipl.ing.geol. Prepared by: dr.sc. Ivan Vučković, dipl.ing.biol. Mirela Šetka Prlić, dipl.ing.građ. Mladen Plantak, mag.geogr. Dragutin Mrđan, struč.spec.ing.org. Jakov Dulčić, dipl.biol. Krešimir Kuštrak, mag.ing.aedif. dr.sc. Ferdo Bašić, dipl.ing.agr. Marta Srebočan, mag.oecol./prot.nat. Koni Čargonja-Reicher, gipl.ing.građ. Luka Goja, ing.građ. PROJECT NO.: L53.00.01 CONTRACT NO.: I-205-266/12 GENERAL MANAGER „Ecoplan“ d.o.o. MOSTAR dr.sc. Borislav Puljić, dipl.ing.arh _______________________________ Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 DEVELOPERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................... 7 1.3 GENERAL DATA ................................................................................................................................ 8 1.3.1 Basic Information about the Nature Park ............................................................................... 8 1.3.2 National and International Importance .................................................................................. 9 1.4 MANAGEMENT VISION ..................................................................................................................11 1.5 MANAGEMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT GOAL AND PURPOSE .........................................................12 1.6 NATURE PARK ESTABLISHMENT GOALS AND PROTECTION CATEGORIES .....................................13 1.7 MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS .........................................................................................................15 1.8 LEGAL GROUNDS FOR ESTABLISHING OF PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT...............................17 1.9 PHYSICAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS ...........................................................................................18 1.10 PROCESS OF MANAGEMENT PLAN DRAFTING, ENACTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ................18 1.10.1 Management Plan Drafting Process ......................................................................................18 1.10.2 Management Plan Drafting Process ......................................................................................20 1.10.3 Management Plan Implementation Responsibility ...............................................................20 1.10.4 Competent Environmental Protection Ministries and Institutions in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ............................................................................................................................20 1.10.5 Management Plan Implementation and Review Procedure .................................................21 1.10.6 Framework Documentation for Social Impacts Mitigation and Adequate Planning.............22 2 PROTECTED AREA DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 24 2.1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................24 2.1.1 Location .................................................................................................................................24 2.1.2 Nature Park Boundaries ........................................................................................................24 2.1.3 Land Use ................................................................................................................................25 2.2 ABIOTIC FACTORS ..........................................................................................................................27 2.2.1 Climate ...................................................................................................................................27 2.2.2 Landscape ..............................................................................................................................30 2.2.3 Hydrology ..............................................................................................................................32 2.2.4 Geology ..................................................................................................................................38 2.2.5 Pedology ................................................................................................................................41 2.3 BIOTIC FACTORS .............................................................................................................................46 2.3.1 Water Characterisation .........................................................................................................46 2.3.2 Water Status ..........................................................................................................................48 2.3.3 Aquatic Habitats ....................................................................................................................51 2.3.4 Potential Natura 2000 Habitats .............................................................................................53 2.3.5 CORINE Land Cover ...............................................................................................................54 2.3.6 Flora .......................................................................................................................................56 2.3.7 Fauna .....................................................................................................................................61 2.3.8 Amphibians ............................................................................................................................66 2.3.9 Reptiles ..................................................................................................................................68 2.3.10 Birds .......................................................................................................................................71 2.3.11 Mammals ...............................................................................................................................80 © Elektroprojekt Consulting Engineers – All rights not expressly granted are reserved Page: 5 2.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA .....................................................................83 2.4.1 Population of the Čapljina and Stolac Municipalities ............................................................83 2.4.2 Land-Use ................................................................................................................................86 2.4.3 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................89 2.4.4 Municipal Utilities ..................................................................................................................94 2.4.5 Other Visitor Infrastructure ...................................................................................................95 2.4.6 Economy ................................................................................................................................96 2.4.7 Education and Research .....................................................................................................101 2.4.8 Tourism ................................................................................................................................101 2.5 PROTECTED CULTURAL ASSETS ....................................................................................................104 2.5.1 Cultural Monuments ...........................................................................................................104 2.5.2 Intangible Cultural Heritage – Traditional Crafts and Customs ...........................................107 3 PROTECTION AND USAGE CONCEPT .......................................................................................... 108 3.1 THREATS .......................................................................................................................................108