Let’s talk about nature

Wetlands worldwide are often underestimated, but their role in preserving life on the planet is irreplaceable. These complex ecosystems protect us from floods, store carbon dioxide, regulate microclimates, and provide homes for up to 40% of the world’s species. A particularly fascinating fact is that wetlands store up to 50% more harmful gases compared to …

Buljarica: A Natural Treasure That Demands Protection and Sustainable Development Read More »

Dragana Šćepanović In the Komovi Nature Park, which territorially covers the municipalities of Podgorica, Kolašin, and Andrijevica, no first steps have been taken towards establishing effective protection and management. The Komovi Nature Park (NP), recognised as an area of international importance and nominated as an Emerald site, has two permanent and one temporary managers whose …

Komovi – Nine Years After Being Declared a Nature Park: Protected Only on Paper Read More »

Tijana Lekić Ćemovsko Field, the Mrtvica Canyon, Lake Šas, Ada Bojana, Rumija, the Lim and Ćehotina Valleys, Ljubišnja, Golija, and Ledenica, Visitor with Zeletin, Sinjajevina, and Hajla have no form of protection… None of the 32 areas of special global importance that Montenegro nominated for the Emerald Network 12 years ago have yet become …

Little Done to Protect Areas Long-Nominated for the Emerald Network: The State Doesn’t Care About Nature Read More »

This text was produced in cooperation with the Center for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro (CIN-CG) Despite meeting the criteria for protection, these habitats — valuable for biodiversity even in Europe — are full of garbage, illegal construction, unauthorized logging, and poaching. Fires are set deliberately, tires are burned, and the environment is polluted. Piles of …

Ćemovsko Polje and Velika Plaža Without Protection: Emerald Candidates Are Decaying and Facing Permanent Devastation Read More »

Text prepared in cooperation with the Center for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro (CIN-CG) About one-third of the total number of areas proposed for the Emerald Network have not received either national or local protection, even though they should have according to the Action Plan. In October, representatives of the Center for Protection and Study …

Plans Ignore the State’s Obligations under Chapter 27: No Protection for Buljarica, Ljubišnja, Zeletin, Visitor Read More »

Dragana Šćepanović There are many reasons for dissatisfaction with the way the Public Enterprise National Parks of Montenegro manages the “priceless oasis of natural diversity,” and the fear that this valuable legacy will be devastated is justified, warns Zora Marjanović Vincek. The Public Enterprise claims it is committed to caring for the natural monument, even …

Neglect of Danijel Vincek’s Legacy: The Botanical Garden Without a Botanist Read More »

Montenegro, in line with its EU integration process, is obliged to establish an international network of protected areas – the Natura 2000 network of the European Union, which is the largest network of protected areas in the world. Its goal is to ensure the survival of Europe’s most valuable species and habitats. The EU Biodiversity …

Ecological Networks – A Key to Development Based on Preserved Nature Read More »

For some of you, it’s enough just to see or think about a tree, and you immediately understand—deep within your being—its importance, value, grandeur in every sense, and wisdom. This text is for everyone else, for those who need professional words and numbers to explain something that their bodies already feel and know quite well. …

Our Fellow Citizens: Trees! Read More »

We bring you a story prepared for the campaign “I am with you too” about Montenegro’s biodiversity, which the EU is supporting here. I’m returning from Prokletije, entering Podgorica filled with smoke. This time it’s not tires burning at Ćemovsko polje, but Gorica. And while I accept this incident as everyday normal, Marija calls me. …

Marija and the Gecko Read More »