Transcript landscape and biodiversity protection

MITOMED PROJECT
Preliminary survey: tourist
systems of Istria
Institute of Agriculture and Tourism,
Porec
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Poreč, 25 September 2014
Introduction to the Region
• The Istrian Region includes a large part of Istria - the
largest Adriatic peninsula
• Most of the Croatian part of the peninsula is situated in
the Istrian Region - 2.820 square kilometres, which is
4,98 % of the entire surface of the Republic of Croatia
•The length of the Istrian coast, along with islands and
islets is 539 kilometers. The west coast of Istria is more
indented, and, together with islands, it is 327 kilometers
long. East coast, together with islets, is 212 kilometers
long
•10 towns and 31 municipalities
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Introduction to the Region
GDP of travel related revenues in Croatia: 15,5% (in
2012) and 16,5% (preliminary data in 2013)
Total resident population 4.284.889 (Croatia), 208.055
(cca. 5% Istria County) in 2011
Annual tourist arrivals 12.441.476 (Croatia), 2.980.663
(cca. 24% Istria County) in 2013
Annual tourist overnight stays 64.827.814 (Croatia),
19.445.130 (cca. 30% Istria County) in 2013
Workers employed in hotels and restourants (6,3% of
total, employed in crafts and trades and free lances:
16,8% of total- in 2013 in Croatia – in Istria County in
2012. =11,81%)
Accommodation capacities: (2013) number of beds
249.861 (Istria) 925.773 (Croatia); number of beds in
hotels 31.375 (Istria) 131.004 (Croatia)
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Tourist Traffic – Tourism Localities
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Cultural heritage
World tangible cultural and natural heritage protected by
UNESCO - EUPHRASIAN BASILICA IN POREČ
UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage - TWO-PART
SINGING AND PLAYING (MUSIC) IN THE ISTRIAN SCALE, IN
ISTRIA AND HRVATSKO PRIMORJE
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISM
MONITORING OF ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
Parameter
Frequency/Policy
Institution
Noise
Periodically (NN 30/09, 55/13,
153/13)
ZZJZIŽ (Regional
Public Health
Institute)
Waste
Periodically (NN94/13)
Water (sea, fresh,
underground, tap, waste)
Periodically
ZZJZIŽ (Regional
Public Health
Institute),
CIM (Center for
Marine Research)
Air (quality and pollution,
pollen)
Periodically (NN 130/11)
ZZJZIŽ (Regional
Public Health
Institute)
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LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISM
PROTECTED AREAS IN ISTRIA (Croatia)
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34 PAs in the Istrian County
Protection categories:
o national park
o special reserve
o nature park
o significant landscape
o nature monumentpark
o forest and park
architecture monument
PAs cover about 9 % of the
Istrian County and PI Natura
Histrica manages about 8 %
of the total area (source:
Natura Histrica 2014).
Istrian County: 252.000 ha
PA: 21.004,71 ha
Coastal PA: 17.294,81 ha
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LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
PAs MONITORING & POLICY
MONITORING:
• Monitoring and recording the number of visitors on an
annual basis only exists in NP Brijuni and PI Kamenjak (2
out of 34 PAs)
• 2014 data: 102.000 vehicles during the summer season
(cca 250.000 annualy)
POLICY:
1 out of 34 PAs has Management plan!
LEGISLATION:
Law on Nature Protection (Official Gazettes, 80/13) –
defines management programs for protected areas whithin
all permitted and prohibited activities must be defined
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LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
PAs MONITORING & POLICY
• Croatia: 780 NATURA
2000 sites
• Istria: 22 PAs are in
NATURA 2000
• Management plans for
NATURA 2000 sites in
Istria are still not done.
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LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
THE STUDY ON PARTICIPATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT IN ISTRIA AND LOCAL RESIDENT’S ATTITUDES
TOWARDS CONSERVATION
 6 PAs examined
 Questionnaire survey
 Face-to face and phone
interviews
 Residents in and around PAs
(24% of the total Istrian
population)
 Questionnaire: 13 open-ended
and close-ended questions
Idea and conclusions:
The results presented in this
paper support the idea of
participative
conservation
models for PA managers and
additionally serve to illustrate
possible directions for nature
protection in Istria, Croatia and
neighboring countries.
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MITOMED partner - Institute of Agriculture
and Tourism
Potential stakeholders in Istria County:
•Istrian County - Municipalities
•Istrian Tourism Board – Local Tourism
Associations
•IRTA and Other Regional Departments and
Agencies
•National Administration (related to tourism,
environment and nature protection, maritime
affairs, transport and economy)
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Thank you for your attention!
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