The publication “Biodiversity of Buna, Bunica, Bregava and Trebižat”, which systematizes research results of several groups of organisms (flora and vegetation, birds, bryophytes, amphibians and reptiles, butterflies, aquatic macroinvertebrates, mammals) in the tributaries of the Neretva, was presented on Friday, December the 17th, in Mostar.
During the promotion, the video “4 veins of the Neretva” was shown, which looks back at the results of research conducted in 2020, but also the pressures on biodiversity that have been identified in this area. Experts engaged in biodiversity research presented the obtained results and pointed out the need to protect this area. Such presentations were previously held in Sarajevo and Banja Luka with the aim of raising public awareness of the importance of protecting this area.
In order to protect the valuable and unique biodiversity of the tributaries of the Neretva: Buna, Bunica, Bregava and Trebižat, it is necessary to protect these rivers, which is why the Center for Environment will submit an official initiative to the relevant institutions.
The research was realized through the project “Steps to protect the Neretva tributaries: Buna, Bunica, Bregava and Trebižat” funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, which aims to achieve long-term protection and sustainable use of the Neretva tributaries through a combination of scientific research and advocacy.
“The area covered by our research is one of the most important centers of biodiversity in B&H, and beyond. Given the great anthropogenic pressures we have identified in this area, the goal was to collect as much data as possible that will serve as tools for advocating the protection of these rivers,” said Dragana Kovačić Josić, project coordinator of “Steps to protect the Neretva tributaries: Buna, Bunica, Bregava and Trebižat” in the Center for Environment.
The video “4 veins of the Neretva” can be viewed on the YouTube channel of the Center for Environment at this LINK, and the publication with the results of the research is available on the website of the Center for the Environment at this LINK.
