Recently, we organized an international workshop with about 40 experts participating in the development of Guidelines for Dry Grassland Restoration and Management.
On the shores of Peruća lake, two strong individuals have dared to venture into something completely new for them – goat farming
Recently, we presented our project to students from Marko Marulić Polytechnic in Knin. Economy students were given a workshop on project writing and implementation, whereas agriculture students were presented with remote sensing needed for map-making.
Dinara back to LIFE project team in April visited an example of good practice, Drniš branch of Croatian Forestry, which boasts with large pastures they
In the area of Ježević dry grassland and Podinarje, we have started a new research on grassland productivity. It is being conducted using a simple method – “cages” that prevent grazing of the selected terrain.
Our project flock is growing – three new donkeys will improve grazing efforts, and we’ve had a new local cattle-herder join the project.
Over the course of 7 months participants of the educational-volunteer camp as well as restoration workers have manually removed woody vegetation and improved 47,6 ha of Ježević suhopolje grassland.
Next Monday in Sinj we are organizing an international panel discussion ‘European Green Deal – How Croatia Can Strike It?’. Attend it or watch it online!
A roundtable was recently held in Vrlika with beekeepers from the Dinara area, who emphasized that the increasing climatic extremes have a strong negative impact on beekeeping.
Dry stone wall construction is an ancient method developed for practical and economic reasons, but it is also a sustainable building practice. Stone walls are made from natural locally-sourced material – stone, it can be deconstructed as easily as it can be rebuilt, and it enriches the local area visually. Useful, sustainable, and beautiful tradition. Therefore, we are happy to introduce the 4 Grada Dragodid association which has been focused on dry stone wall reconstruction for the past 15 years.
At the beginning of this year, local livestock breeders from the Dinara area have started with the procurement of donkeys and horses in order to improve the grazing pressure and thus contribute to the biodiversity of Mount Dinara’s grasslands. We talked to livestock breeders and photographed new animals from our “service flock”.
The successful clearing-up activity of Vučipolje – Privija trail was completed and the restoration of the stone wall on Vrdovo has started, all with the help of 50-odd volunteers.
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