The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

The Annotated Ramsar List: Croatia

The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance

CROATIA / CROATIE / CROACIA

The Convention on Wetlands came into force for Croatia on 25 June 1991. Croatia presently has 4 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 86,579 hectares.

site; date of designation; region, province, state; surface area; coordinates
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sitios; fecha de designación; región, provincia, estado; área; coordenadas

Crna Mlaka. 03/02/93; 625 ha; 45º37’N 015º44’E. Ornithological Reserve. An area of fishponds surrounded by flooded oak woodland and meadows. The site is important for numerous species of breeding birds and as a staging area for such spring and autumn migrants such as the Great white egret, Osprey, and the Peregrine falcon. Human activities include commercial and recreational fishing and tourism. Ramsar site no. 582. Most recent RIS information: ?.

Delta Neretve. 03/02/93; 11,500 ha; 42º57’N 017º34’E. Mediterranean Specially Protected Area; Ornithological Reserve, Zoological Reserve, Protected Landscape Area. The delta of the Neretva River, associated salt marshes, saline lagoons, sand banks and wet meadows. The site is of considerable importance for wintering and staging birds, particularly Charadriiformes and for several species of breeding birds. Large parts of the area have been subject to drainage and agricultural development, increasing road construction, urbanization and hunting. Ramsar site no. 585. Most recent RIS information: ?.

Lonjsko Polje & Mokro Polje (incl. Krapje Djol). 03/02/93; 50,560 ha; 45º30’N 017º00’E. Nature Park, Ornithological Reserve. A river floodplain, seasonally flooded woodland, marshes, meadows and fishponds. The site is important for numerous species of breeding birds and several species of staging and wintering birds. Principal human activities include forestry, fish farming, tourism and agriculture. Ramsar site no. 584. Most recent RIS information: ?.

Nature Park Kopacki rit (Kopacki rit). 03/02/93; 23,894 ha; 45º35’N 018º51’E. Added to the Montreux Record, 16 June 1993. Zoological Reserve, Nature Park. Located within the floodplain at the confluence of the Danube and Drava rivers, and subject to spring flooding, the site supports extensive reedbeds and woodland and includes numerous channels, oxbow lakes, and a complex of fishponds. The site is of considerable importance for breeding various Ardeidae, as well as cormorants, storks and sea eagles; wintering and staging birds also frequent the site. Principal human activities include tourism, hunting and fish farming. The area is subject to increasing siltation and nutrient-enrichment. During the military conflicts in the region, serious damage resulting from deforestation for firewood was reported. Subject of a Ramsar Advisory Mission, 2005. Area significantly extended in October 2007. Ramsar site no. 583. Most recent RIS information: 2007.

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 19 January 2000, updated 29 October 2007, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.