Map of Croatia’s habitat

The Nature Protection Information System is a set of databases, application solutions and web services intended for storing, maintaining and sharing data related to different components of biological and landscape diversity and the protection of nature in the Republic of Croatia. One of such datasets is the Habitats Map of the Republic of Croatia.

Habitat map of the Republic of Croatia — contains data on the distribution of habitat types on the territory of Croatia according to the National Habitats Classification. Line habitats (minimum length of 300 metres) are also mapped. Sites with habitats represented on small areas are shown as points. The entire territory of Croatia, including the sea, has been mapped.

The data is available to all users, through the spatial browser on the Bioportal website (www.bioportal.hr/gis), through the spatial browser of the CroHabitats database and through the 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), the Croatian Environmental and Nature Agency (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”. In addition to the databases it produces and maintains in cooperation with external associates, 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: Scientific, professional and general public.