1. MITOMED PROJECT Preliminary survey: tourist systems of Istria Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Porec MITOMED Kick-off Meeting Poreč, 25 September 2014

2. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 The Istrian Region includes a large part of Istria - the largest Adriatic peninsula Most of the Croatian part of the peninsula is situated in the Istrian Region - 2.820 square kilometres, which is 4,98 % of the entire surface of the Republic of Croatia The length of the Istrian coast, along with islands and islets is 539 kilometers. The west coast of Istria is more indented, and, together with islands, it is 327 kilometers long. East coast, together with islets, is 212 kilometers long 10 towns and 31 municipalities Introduction to the Region

3. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 Introduction to the Region GDP of travel related revenues in Croatia: 15,5% (in 2012) and 16,5% (preliminary data in 2013) Total resident population 4.284.889 (Croatia), 208.055 (cca. 5% Istria County) in 2011 Annual tourist arrivals 12.441.476 (Croatia), 2.980.663 (cca. 24% Istria County) in 2013 Annual tourist overnight stays 64.827.814 (Croatia), 19.445.130 (cca. 30% Istria County) in 2013 Workers employed in hotels and restourants (6,3% of total, employed in crafts and trades and free lances: 16,8% of total- in 2013 in Croatia – in Istria County in 2012. =11,81%) Accommodation capacities: (2013) number of beds 249.861 (Istria) 925.773 (Croatia); number of beds in hotels 31.375 (Istria) 131.004 (Croatia) Introduction to the Region

4. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 Tourist Traffic – Tourism Localities

5. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 World tangible cultural and natural heritage protected by UNESCO - EUPHRASIAN BASILICA IN POREČ UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage - TWO-PART SINGING AND PLAYING (MUSIC) IN THE ISTRIAN SCALE, IN ISTRIA AND HRVATSKO PRIMORJE Cultural heritage

6. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISM MONITORING OF ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ParameterFrequency/PolicyInstitution NoisePeriodically (NN 30/09, 55/13, 153/13) ZZJZIŽ (Regional Public Health Institute) WastePeriodically (NN94/13) Water (sea, fresh, underground, tap, waste) PeriodicallyZZJZIŽ (Regional Public Health Institute), CIM (Center for Marine Research) Air (quality and pollution, pollen) Periodically (NN 130/11)ZZJZIŽ (Regional Public Health Institute)

7. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 PROTECTED AREAS IN ISTRIA (Croatia) 34 PAs in the Istrian County Protection categories: o national park o special reserve o nature park o significant landscape o nature monumentpark o forest and park architecture monument PAs cover about 9 % of the Istrian County and PI Natura Histrica manages about 8 % of the total area (source: Natura Histrica 2014). Istrian County: 252.000 ha PA: 21.004,71 ha Coastal PA: 17.294,81 ha LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISM

8. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 POLICY: 1 out of 34 PAs has Management plan! PAs MONITORING & POLICY MONITORING: Monitoring and recording the number of visitors on an annual basis only exists in NP Brijuni and PI Kamenjak (2 out of 34 PAs) 2014 data: 102.000 vehicles during the summer season (cca 250.000 annualy) LEGISLATION: Law on Nature Protection (Official Gazettes, 80/13) – defines management programs for protected areas whithin all permitted and prohibited activities must be defined LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION

9. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 Croatia: 780 NATURA 2000 sites Istria: 22 PAs are in NATURA 2000 Management plans for NATURA 2000 sites in Istria are still not done. PAs MONITORING & POLICY LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION

10. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014  6 PAs examined  Questionnaire survey  Face-to face and phone interviews  Residents in and around PAs (24% of the total Istrian population)  Questionnaire: 13 open-ended and close-ended questions Idea and conclusions: The results presented in this paper support the idea of participative conservation models for PA managers and additionally serve to illustrate possible directions for nature protection in Istria, Croatia and neighboring countries. THE STUDY ON PARTICIPATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ISTRIA AND LOCAL RESIDENT’S ATTITUDES TOWARDS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION

11. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 Istrian County - Municipalities Istrian Tourism Board – Local Tourism Associations IRTA and Other Regional Departments and Agencies National Administration (related to tourism, environment and nature protection, maritime affairs, transport and economy) MITOMED partner - Institute of Agriculture and Tourism Potential stakeholders in Istria County:

12. MITOMED Kick-off Meeting -Poreč, 25 September 2014 Thank you for your attention! MITOMED IPTPO TEAM www.iptpo.hr