List of abbreviations B&H Bosnia and Herzegovina CA Capacity Assessment CB Capacity Building CD Capacity Development IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LGU Local Governmental Unit MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MSDT Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism MTMA Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs MNE Montenegro MU Management unit NEPA Nature and Environmental Protection Agency NGO Non Governmental Organization NPD National Park “Durmitor” NPS National Park “Sutjeska” PAs Protected Areas PENP Public Enterprise “National parks of Montenegro” ANNEXES ANNEX I QUESTIONNAIRE 2 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.OBJECTIVE AND PLANNED RESULTS .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3. METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 4. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Overview of institutions ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.1. Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H)................................................................................................................................................... 10 4.1.1.1. Federation of B&H ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 4.2. Montenegro ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 4.2.2. Local self-governments ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.2.2. NGOs ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2.3. The private sector in the management of protected areas (B&H and MNE ) .......................................................................... 18 5.THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL _ANALYSIS OF COLLECTED ANSWERS ........................................................................................... 18 5.1. PE NATIONAL PARKS OF MONTENEGRO .................................................................................................................................................... 19 5.1.1. NP DURMITOR ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 5.2. NATURE PARK PIVA ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 5.3. NP „SUTJESKA“ .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 5.4. NP „BLIDINJE“ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 6. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 6.1. Bosnia and Herzegovina ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 6.1.1. Posušje..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 6.1.2. Kalinovik................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 6.1.3. Mostar ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 6.1.4. Jablanica.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 6.1.5. Tomislavgrad ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 6.2. Montenegro ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 6.2.1.6.2.3. PlužineMojkovac................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 6.2.2.6.2.4. Žabljak Pljevlja ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 7. ANALYSIS OF CAPACITIES FOR PAS MANAGEMENT _INDIVIDUAL LEVEL .................................................................................... 36 7.1. Existing capacity ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 7.2. Future capacity .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 8. STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE PA INSTITUTIONS ......................................................................................................... 39 9. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................................................................................. 40 9.1. CAPACITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................................................................... 40 9.2. IDENTIFYING CAPACITY GAPS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 41 9.3. Gender Composition ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 10. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 11. MECHANISM FOR STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................................................... 52 12. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL AND HUMAN CAPACITIES FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 13. Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 14. ANNEX I ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................