The national Institute for Nature Conservation has launched Slovenia's biggest nature protection project so far. Dubbed "Natura 2000 in Slovenia", the enterprise will be funded by the EU, the government and project partners.
Conducted within the EU programme LIFE III, the project aims at preservation of five habitats threatened by abandoned land cultivation, intensive farming, forest management or human visitors disturbing wildlife.
The areas included in the project are Mount Sneznik in the southwest of the country, Jelovica Plateau in the northwest, Jovsi Wetland in the southeast, Petelinjek Ponds in the east, and Boletina, the habitat of pasque flower, in the east. They cover a total of 66,000 hectares of land.
To be conducted until 2007, Natura 2000 was officially launched last week and will cost a total of EUR 1.7m. Half of the funds are due to be provided by the European Commission, while the rest will be secured by the Ministry for Environment and Spatial Planning, the Institute for Nature Conservation as well as project partners.
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