The Future of the Sava as a Navigable Waterway and Natura 2000 Site was the main focus of the Sava conference which was taking place 13-14 March 2011 in the Lonjsko Polje Nature Park and in Zagreb (Croatia). The Conference was organized by EuroNatur with support of the Goethe-Institut Kroatien in the frame of the programme “Art/Culture and Climate Change”. 

Why the Sava Conference?

Plans are in place to upgrade the Sava river to a Class IV waterway. At the same time, the river’s largely pristine condition and impressive inventory of species make it a key element in the European habitat network. The aim of the conference was to assess the river’s significance from a variety of perspectives and reveal potential hazards as well as solutions. The exchange of current information and prior learning among the expert delegates will be vital to reaching best practice decisions on certain elements of the planned construction. 

An excursion to the Sava in the Lonjsko Polje Nature Park was included in the program the day prior to the conference. A new floating observation deck has been funded by the German Fund for the Environment (DBU) and the Croatian Ministry of Tourism.

Download here the programme of the conference (pdf file, 102 Kb)

Press release on the results of the conference

Learn more about projects of EuroNatur to protect the Sava River