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River Soca in spring, Triglav National Park, Julian Alps.
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Wildflower meadow with view over Polhograjski Dolomiti and the Ljubljana Basin, Gorenjska.
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Darij Krajcic (left), director of the IRSNC, and SNH chief executive Ian Jardine signing an agreement of cooperation between the two countries.
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The organisation responsible for protecting nature is the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation (IRSNC). Founded in 1999, the organisation brought together units that previously operated separately in the seven regions of the country.
Many species that are endangered or can no longer be found in other parts of Europe can still be found t here.
“Our primary role is to protect Slovene nature,” explained Darij Krajcic, director of the IRSNC. “We’ve now developed a uniform approach to nature conservation across the country, whereas before each of the regions tended to operate on their own. “We’re also working with other national bodies, such as the Slovenia Forestry Service, to agree how protected areas should be managed in the future. The effects of our work are therefore being delivered at local, regional and national levels.” The organisation has been active too in making links with other European countries involved in conservation issues of mutual interest, which led to the IRSNC signing an agreement of cooperation with SNH in 2005. SNH staff originally visited Slovenia in 2004 to take part in an event to welcome the country into the European
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Union and to explain how SNH manage sites in Scotland that are important for nature conservation. However, it soon became clear that there was a lot to be gained from sharing expertise and exploring the potential for working together on similar projects. So both organisations committed themselves to further joint working and to spreading the benefits of the twinning arrangement within the organisations. Since then, several SNH staff have visited Slovenia and the visits are as much about learning from our colleagues there as providing them with support and advice.
Slovenia has a huge range of forest, cave and mountain-dwelling wildlife. Many species that are endangered or can no longer be found in other parts of Europe can still be found there. These include mammals such as the ibex, marmot, European brown bear, lynx, chamois, wild boar and wolf. The checklist of birds is also diverse and includes birds of prey (buzzard, hawk, golden and short-toed eagle), owls (tawny, Ural, long-eared and eagle owl), woodpeckers (green, black and grey woodpecker), as well as the white stork, all of which are protected species.
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