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THE WATER PRESERVATION PROJECT „SPRINGS OF LIFE“ AT BORDER KARSTIC AREA OF BELA KRAJINA, SLOVENIA AND ŽUMBERAK - SAMOBORSKO GORJE NATURE PARK, CROATIA

The cross-border project “Springs of life” is partially funded by the European Union from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance within the IPA Operational Programme Slovenia – Croatia 2007–2013. The project aims to preserve and restore small springs, which would serve as important alternative sources of drinking water, and certain village ponds, which would contribute to the preservation of ecological balance, biodiversity and provide a favorable status of endangered species and habitat types in the protected areas, with emphasis on the species which are under the directive of priority habitat in protected areas, Natura 2000, and have already been declared in Slovenia, and are in the process of creating in Croatia. Trough the reconstruction and rehabilitation of certain major springs and larger ponds (45 all together) there will be ensured a favorable conservation status of species and, indirectly, project will increase awareness and encourage people about the importance of nature conservation. It will stimulate oriented economic use of water resources in accordance with the interests of protection of nature and its conservation. The results of a census carried out will be restored water bodies and their suitable presentation at selected locations in the border karstic area in the Bela Krajina in Slovenia and in the area Žumberak and Samoborsko gorje in Croatia. They will contribute to greater care about the behavior of the environment in the border area, recognition of the importance of water resources on karstic area and their proper use, connection isolated animal and plant species. Restored water bodies will represent a migration corridor between the Slovenia and Croatia.

springs; ponds; restoration; cross-border project; Bela Krajina; Slovenia; Žumberak; Samoborsko gorje; Croatia

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