{"id":5082,"date":"2026-02-20T03:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/projects\/buljarica-studied-to-be-preserved\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:47:18","slug":"buljarica-studied-to-be-preserved","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/en\/projects\/buljarica-studied-to-be-preserved\/","title":{"rendered":"Buljarica: Studied to Be Preserved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>2025-2026&#13;\nMediterranean Alliance for Wetlands<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The project aims to strengthen biodiversity conservation in Buljarica Cove, one of the last remaining brackish wetlands on Montenegro\u2019s Adriatic coast and a key part of the Kati\u010d Marine Protected Area. Urbanization plans repeatedly target Buljarica, capitalizing on its status as one of the last intact coastal landscapes in Montenegro. Scientific data on nationally protected species and growing habitat degradation will support the development of an action plan for wetland restoration.&#13;\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>Building on the experience of the Montenegrin Ecologists Society in herpetological research, in collaboration with the Center for Protection and Research of Birds of Montenegro, the project will provide updated data on two freshwater turtle species (<i>Emys orbicularis<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Mauremys rivulata<\/i>). The team will conduct targeted field research, assess habitat pressures, and promote collaboration between local communities, institutions, and scientists to support evidence-based conservation and long-term protection of Montenegro\u2019s fragile coastal wetlands.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul><li>Identify threats to freshwater ecosystems and develop restoration recommendations for specific degraded sites among the Buljarica wetlands.<\/li><li>Update and expand scientific data on two freshwater turtle species,\u00a0<i>Emys orbicularis<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Mauremys rivulata<\/i>, and their respective wetland habitats.<\/li><li>Promote public awareness and cooperations among institutions, local communities and the public in support of Buljarica wetlands\u2019 long-term protection and sustainable management.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>The PROZHUM project (Protection et Restauration des Zones Humides en M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e) brings together 14 civil society organizations from 10 countries across the southern and eastern Mediterranean. Through its three-year implementation, the project has directly supported 25 large, small, and micro-scale initiatives focused on wetland protection and restoration, while also strengthening capacities for the development, implementation, and scaling of wetland-related projects. The project is financially supported by the French Development Agency (AFD). The micro-project \u201cBuljarica: Researched to be Preserved\u201d has been directly supported, with mentorship provided by the Center for Protection and Research of Birds (CZIP), which implements the PROZHUM project in Montenegro.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-29-18.22.33-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-29-18.22.33-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-29-18.22.33-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-29-18.22.33-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo_2026-01-29-18.22.33.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4329,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"disabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"disabled","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"projects_category":[],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6516-1-scaled.jpg",2560,1828,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6516-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6516-1-300x214.jpg",300,214,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6516-1-768x548.jpg",768,548,true],"large":["https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6516-1-1024x731.jpg",1024,731,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6516-1-1536x1097.jpg",1536,1097,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6516-1-2048x1462.jpg",2048,1462,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"\u017eaba","author_link":"https:\/\/drustvoekologa.me\/en\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"2025-2026&#13; Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands Summary The project aims to strengthen biodiversity conservation in Buljarica Cove, one of the last remaining brackish wetlands on Montenegro\u2019s Adriatic coast and a key part of the Kati\u010d Marine Protected Area. 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