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Snails in Štoj Ulcinj municipality.
© Borut Rubinič

Fostering and Bringing Together Nature, Tourism and Civil Society at Bojana Delta Through Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Grantee Name: European Centre for Nature Conservation - Land and Sea Group

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Montenegro
Amount
$240,382
Dates
Oct 2013 – Dec 2015
Keywords
Biodiversity mainstreaming, Community-based conservation, Land use planning, Tourism

Mitigate the threats from unsustainable tourism development of Bojana Delta in Montenegro through the development of a comprehensive integrated coastal zone management plan for this pristine area through a community-based, participatory approach. This process will identify alternative sustainable coastal tourism opportunities that will preserve coastal ecosystems, benefit natural resources and protect priority sites as well as maintain cultural heritage integrating sport, cultural and recreational activities.

Strategic Direction :

1 Promote civil society involvement in Integrated Coastal Zone Management to minimize the negative effects of coastal development in three priority corridors (Southwest Balkans, Cyrenaican Peninsula, and Mountains, Plateau

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