Karst Ecosystem Conservation Project - Consulting services for biodiversity studies

Country: Croatia

Sector(s): Agriculture and rural development - Environment

Date: 02/2003 - 07/2007

Client / Beneficiary: Ministry of Environment Protection and Physical Planning

Financing Agency: GEF/World Bank IBRD Grant TF N° 050539HR

Project Value: 1,577,250 €

Description of the project and Services provided:

The project's overall objective is to protect the biodiversity of karst ecosystems in Croatia in a way that is participatory, economically viable, and integrated with the national socio-economic goals.

    Description of Actual Services Provided by Agriconsulting's Staff:
  • Technical Studies (Architecture, Engineering, Industry, etc);
  • Project Management / Co-ordination;
  • Training ; Institutional Capacity Building;
  • Creating and Designing Information Systems;
  • Data Management and Processing;
  • Internet Site Development.

Subsectors of activities:

  • Surveying / topography/land registration
  • Remote sensing
  • Rural development policies and strategies
  • Crop farming: from production to marketing
  • Livestock farming: from production to marketing
  • Waters and forests / forestry / tropical forests
  • Natural resource protection policies and strategies
  • Biodiversity / ecosystems/ protection of fauna and flora
  • Tourism / hotel trade
  • Micro-projects
  • Building and developing local capacity
  • Training of instructors
  • Protecting refugees / displaced persons
  • Information technology