Croatia - Country Profile

Remark:

Please note that this country profile has been prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of information provided in the NBSAP and national reports, but has not been reviewed by the Party concerned.

Status and Trends of Biodiversity

Overview

Croatia is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea and can be divided into 16 distinct landscape units, such as the Panonnian highlands and the plateau of Kordun. Some of the features of these landscapes are karst fields and rivers, mountain chains and limestone plateaus. Forests cover 44% of the land area of Croatia, the majority of which is owned by the state... More »

National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

Major features of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The six basic principles of the national strategy and action plan are: the recognition of the fundamental value of biological diversity and its role as a resource for future development; a commitment to conserving and improving existing biological and landscape diversity; the development of measures to identify, conserve and improve this diversity; incorporation of conservation measures in all economic activities; the systematic extension of efforts for protection at the national, regional and local levels; and the harmonization of efforts with international activities... More »

National Contacts

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Ms. Ana Kobašlić	CBD Primary NFP, SBSTTA NFP
Ms. Ivna Vukšić	CBD Primary NFP
Mr Aljoša Duplić	GTI NFP
Ms Anamarija Partl	GTI NFP
Ms Vida Posavec Vukeliċ	GSPC NFP
Mr Igor Boršić	GSPC NFP
Mr. Daniel Springer	Protected Areas NFP
Ms. Mila Lončar	Protected Areas NFP
Mr. Davorin Marković	CHM NFP
Ms. Ramona Topić	CHM NFP
Ms. Dubravka Stepic	ICNP ABS NFP

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Ms. Dubravka Stepic

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, BCH NFP