VIRI ŽIVLJENJA

Project summary

The project aimed to preserve and restore the small springs, which would serve as important alternative sources of drinking water, and ”kale” and a certain village ponds, which would contribute to the preservation of ecological balance, biodiversity and providing a favorable status of endangered species and habitat types in the protected areas, with emphasis on the species which are under the directive of priority habitat in protected areas, Natura 2000, and have already been declared in Slovenia, and are in the process of creating in Croatia. The reconstruction and rehabilitation of certain major sources in the ponds and larger ponds has ensured a favorable conservation status of species and, indirectly, the project has provided the awareness and encouraged people in close combination with the importance of nature protection. It will stimulate oriented economic use of water resources in accordance with the interests of protection of nature and its conservation. The most important cross-border impact of the project was to preserve the network of ponds as a habitat of endangered fauna and flora and facilitating the migration throughout the project area. Through cooperation between the partners, one of the cross-border effects of the project was the preparation of a common background and pilot projects for areas in Natura 2000 and their management. Renewed ponds and conducted thematic way have contributed to the development of tourist services in the entire area, which will lengthen the stay of tourists in this area.