STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR PROTECTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (2015-2020) 2016 2 IMPRESSUM Operational Focal Point for Global Environment Facility: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina National Focal Point for the Convention on Biological Diversity: Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism Prepared under support of: United Nations Environment Program External Associates: Senka Barudanović Stjepan Matić Radoslav Dekić Dragojla Golub Consultant: Center for Energy, Environment and Resources (CENER 21) Translators and Editors: Branka Ramadanović Zinaida Lakić Graphic Design: Vanesa Prodanović Authors of Photographs: Elma Okić 3 GENERAL INFORMATION Project Title Support to Bosnia and Herzegovina for Revision of the National Biological Diversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and development of the Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity Implementation Agency of United Nations Environment Program the Global Environment Facility Operational Focal Point for Senad Oprašić Ph.D., Head of Department for Environmental the Global Environment Protection, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Facility Bosnia and Herzegovina National Focal Point for the Mehmed Cero Ph.D., Assistant Minister at the Sector for Convention on Biological Environment, Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism Diversity 4 (In alphabetical order) Members of the Steering Committee Mehmed Cero, Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism Svjetlana Radusin, Ministry for Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of the Republika Srpska Vanda Medić, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina Participants included in the monitoring and development of the Strategy and Action Plan for Protection of Biological Diversity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015-2020) Adi Habul, Environmental Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alma Kovačević, Center for Ecology and Energy Ana Soldo, Public Enterprise Vjetrenica – Popovo Field Arzija Pašalić, Faculty of Health Studies - University of Sarajevo Boris Marković, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Waters of the Republika Srpska Dalibor Ballian, Faculty of Forestry - University of Sarajevo Damir Behlulović, Federal Institute for Agropedology Dejan Kulijer, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dejan Radošević, Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of the Republika Srpska Dragan Anđelić, Public Institution „Vode Srpske“ Dragan Kovačević, Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of the Republika Srpska Dražen Kotrošan, Ornithological Association „Naše ptice“ and National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Fehrija Mehić, Federal Institute for Statistics Gordana Đurić, Genetic Resources Institute - University of Banja Luka Hamid Čustović, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences - University of Sarajevo Larisa Majić, Environmental Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Lejla Šuman, Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe Marinko Antunović, Agency for the Water Basin of the Adriatic Sea Mihajlo Marković, Faculty of Agriculture - University of Banja Luka Mirjana Miličević, Faculty of Science and Education - University of Mostar Mirza Agić, Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina Naris Pojskić, Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Nermina Skejović-Hurić, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nezafeta Sejdić, Agency for the Water Basin of the Sava River Nihada Ahmetović, Food Safety Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Osman Delić, Public Institution for Protected Natural Areas of the Sarajevo Canton Siniša Čerketa, Institute of Statistics of the Republika Srpska 5 Stanko Stančić, Government of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vildana Tahirović, Veterinary Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vlasta Meić, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry Zineta Mujaković, Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism Zoran Lukač, Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Republika Srpska Željka Stojičić, Ministry for Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of the Republika Srpska 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We hereby express our gratitude to all of the below listed institutions, which have offered support in development of the Strategy and Action Plan for Protection of Biological Diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015-2020) by taking part in workshops, provision of data, information, comments and suggestions: Aarhus Center in Bosnia and Herzegovina Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Plant Health Protection Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina Agency for the Water Basin of the Adriatic Sea Agency for the Water Basin of the Sava River Bosnian-Herzegovinian Herpetology Association – ATRA Center for Ecology and Energy Center for Environmentally Sustainable Development – COOR Environmental Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Republika Srpska Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences - University of Sarajevo Faculty of Agriculture - University of Banja Luka Faculty of Forestry - University of Banja Luka Faculty of Forestry - University of Sarajevo Faculty of Science and Education - University of Mostar Faculty of Sciences - University of Banja Luka Faculty of Sciences - University of Sarajevo Faculty of Sciences - University of Tuzla Federal Institute for Statistics Federal Hydro meteorological Institute Federal Institute for Agropedology Federal Institute for Geology Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism Food Safety Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Genetic Resources Institute of the Republika Srpska Government of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina Inspectorate of the Republika Srpska Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute for Planning and Development of the Sarajevo Canton Institute of Statistics of the Republika Srpska Ministry for Economic Relations and Regional Cooperation of the Republika Srpska Ministry for Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of the Republika Srpska Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Waters of the Republika Srpska Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ornithological Association „Naše ptice“ 7 Public Institution for Protected Natural Areas of the Sarajevo Canton Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of the Republika Srpska Society for Research and Protection of Biological Diversity – DIZB United Nations Development Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina Veterinary Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina We also extend our gratitude to other institutions and individuals that are not listed, but have given their contributions to the final shape of this document. 8 FOREWORD Bosnia and Herzegovina is characterized by a uniquely wide range of biological and landscape diversity resulting from the specific geomorphic structure, in terms of permeation among the climate regions of continental, Alpine and Mediterranean climates and the geographical position in the area of the northern plains along the Sava River, across the massif of the Dinaric Arc, down to the Adriatic Sea in the south. With responsible and sustainable management, its biological and physical-geographical diversity in their interaction provide Bosnia and Herzegovina with a good basis for human life and prosperity. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is the first international treaty that in an integrated way strives to solve the problems related to the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity of ranging from global, through regional, to national and local levels. As a basic international principle in nature protection, biological diversity conservation constitutes the most important strategic task in the protection and sustainable use of natural resources, and collective and individual care and responsibility of all countries. In accordance with the basic goals of the CBD, the 10th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP), held in 2010 in Nagoya, Decision X/2 adopted the Strategic Plan for Biological Diversity 2011-2020, including 20 Aichi Targets developed in five key strategic goals. Accordingly, all parties to the CBD are invited to establish their own national targets within a given flexible framework, taking into account their national specificities, needs and priorities, and having in mind the achievement of global goals. Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a fully-fledged party to the CBD since 2002, has been following global trends of conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and to this end it has mobilized its available institutions and experts to meet its international commitments, in particular to ensure that protection and sustainable use of biological diversity be an unavoidable area in the preparation of relevant sectoral policies and strategies at all levels of government in the state. Bosnia and Herzegovina has completed its first Strategy and Action Plan for Protection of Biological Diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2008-2015. Development of the Strategy and Action Plan for Protection of Biological Diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2015- 2020 is a continuation of global strategic planning and reporting