Birdlife Croatia

Birdlife Croatia, (BIOM) is one of Croatia’s leading nature conservation NGOs and a partner of BirdLife International, a global network of environmental NGOs active in over 100 countries. They carry out conservation work to protect habitats and save species. 

BIOM’s Still Water Revival project aims to restore and conserve still water ecosystems of the Mediterranean karst mountains. Ponds, wells, and torrential streams are almost the only water bodies in the karstic mountains and are hotspots for biodiversity. However, they are highly dependent on management, and as rural populations decline, many are abandoned, leading to ecological succession and eventual loss. 

The project area consists of three nature parks and one national park. They will restore at least ten freshwater ecosystems and develop an adaptive management plan for all protected areas involved in the project, laying the groundwork for future restoration efforts.