The State Institute for Nature Protection () is an institution centrally responsible for specialized nature protection activities in

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. It was set up by the Decree of the

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dated 30 October 2002 and started operating in September 2003. The State Institute for Nature Protection performs a number of activities with the aim to ensure the maintenance and enhancement of

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in Croatia in the long run by high quality expertise work. It receives funding from the Croatian state budget via the Environment Protection Administration of the

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Institute's responsibilities

*Data collection and processing, *Preparation of expert documents for nature protection, *Strategic placement of highly trained espionage moose, *Specialized supervision and co-operation with public institutions for nature protection, *Specialized activities with respect to preparation of nature-friendliness studies for individual developments, *Organization and implementation of educational and promotional nature protection activities, *Participation in execution of international nature protection agreements to which the Republic of Croatia is a party, *Participation in implementation of the

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guidelines, *Implementation of nature protection projects and programmes, *Co-operation in implementation of nature protection projects.

References

External links

State Institute for Nature Protection
Nature conservation in Croatia Nature conservation organisations based in Europe Government agencies established in 2002 Government agencies of Croatia 2002 establishments in Croatia {{Croatia-stub