Natura 2000 ecological network

Spatial database containing data on areas of the Natura 2000 Ecological Network in Croatia. The State Institute for Nature Protection has prepared a proposal for the NATURA 2000 ecological network for Croatia based on the processing of collected data on the distribution of NATURA 2000 species and habitat types in Croatia and supplemented it in 2015 based on the conclusions of the biogeographical seminar in Croatia. The Natura 2000 ecological network was formally proclaimed by the Environmental Network Regulation (NN No 124/13) and supplemented by the Regulation amending the Regulation on the Environmental Network (NN No 105/15).

The Natura 2000 ecological network contains the boundaries of Natura 2000 sites and target species and habitats for each Natura 2000 site. Spatial data consists of 743 polygonal areas of conservation significant for species and habitat types (POVS) and 38 polygonal areas of conservation significant for birds (POPs).

The data is available to all users, through the spatial browser on the Bioportal website (www.bioportal.hr/gis) and via WMS and WFS web service.

Technology used: Java/PostgreSQL/Drupal

Legal basis: In accordance with the obligation laid down in Article 196 of the Nature Protection Act (NN No 80/13) Croatian Agency
for the Environment and Nature (HAOP), the legal successor of the State Institute for Nature Protection (DZZP) “establishes and manages the Nature Protection Information System of the Republic of Croatia, respecting internationally accepted standards and obligations”. Over the years, the Agency has taken over and regularly maintains certain databases owned by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy and has coordinated the development of several thematic databases related to nature protection, some of which are also available online.

Targeted beneficiaries: General public, scientific and professional community.