Within the Project “Sustainability of Protected Areas – SPA” financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP), the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Banja Luka participates in the implementation of the project “Preparation/updation of management plans protected areas that integrate climate change adaptation measures for Sutjeska National Park, Kozara National Park, Drina National Park, Una Nature Park and Orjen Nature Park”.
The goal of the project is to offer Management Plans with Action Plans, as a proposal for a sustainable alternative to the management of selected protected areas in the Republic of Srpska, with an emphasis on reducing the effects of climate change on the rich biodiversity of our country.
Representatives of the Project Working Team of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Banja Luka, led by the dean prof. Dr. Radoslav Dekić and project coordinator Prof. Dr. Goran Trbić, in the period from April 9 to 17, 2024, presented the working version of Management Plans and Action Plans for protected areas at working meetings with representatives of managers of five selected protected areas in the territory of the Republic of Srpska. The working meetings were also attended by representatives of UNDP, representatives of local communities and other associates of the management.
The final documents are being prepared, which will be presented at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, to representatives of the competent Ministries in the Government of the Republic of Srpska, the Republic Institute for the Protection of Natural and Cultural and Historical Heritage, the Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency of the Republic of Srpska, managers, donors, partners and interested parties.

Text author: Prof. Dr. Goran Trbić, The project coordinator
Cover photo retrieved from https://www.undp.org/bs/bosnia-herzegovina/projects/spa-projekat