This page provides a preliminary summary on the following items for Bosnia-Herzegovina:

• Spatial planning
• Environment
• Nature Conservation
• Sectoral Development
• Framework for Development of ICZM
• National Achievements in the Field of ICZM
• Problems and Constraints for the Development of ICZM

 

1. Spatial planning

1.1 Legislation and Regulations

• Law on Physical Planing, in F B&H, (1974).
• Law of Space Planing, in RS, (1996).

1.2 Administrative Competencies

At the entities level:

• Federal Ministry of Urban Planing and environment in F B&H.
• Ministry for Urbanism, Residential - Communal Activities, Civil Works and Ecology.

At the Cantonal Level in F B&H:

Cantonal Ministries for Physical Planing and the Environment.
 

1.3 Coastal Policy

• Spatial Plan of Bosnia and Herzigovina to the year 2000.
• Planing activities where treated within Regional Plan of South Adriatic Area through the General Plan for former SR B&H (1981-2000).
• The Neum Municipality Area Plan was prepared during eighties as the first planing documentation referring to the whole municipal territory. As result of pre –war non-regular functioning of the governmental bodies as well as the same situation after the war, Neum Municipality Area Plan has never been adopted.

 

2. Environment

2.1 Legislation and Regulations

• Federal Water Law, (1998).
• Law on Elements of Water Regime important for Two or More Republics, or Autonomic Provinces and on Inter-State Waters.
• Law on Physical Planning.
• Law on Sea Fishing.
• Law on Hydro-Meteorological Activities of Republic Interest;
• Decree on Classification of Waters in Inter-Republic Water Streams, Inter-State Waters and Yugoslavia Coastal Seawaters; Decree on Classification of Waters and Yugoslavia Coastal Seawaters Within the Border of SR B&H; Decree on Categorisation of Water Streams; Physical Plan of B&H for Period 1981-2000;
• Program of Measures and Activities for Protection of Environment in SR B&H.
• Decision on maximum allowed concentration of radionuclide and hazardous matters in inter-republic water streams, inter-state waters, and waters of coastal sea.

Both entities prepared draft Environmental Laws, but they have not been adopted. The main reason for that is that both, Federal and RS Laws, are not harmonised between each other, as well as not adjusted to the EU principles.

2.2 Administrative Competencies

The Environmental Steering Committee for B&H (ESC B&H) was established in 1998, as inter-entity body for harmonisation and co-ordination of entities environmental activities and policy.

At the entities level:

• Federal Ministry of Urban Planing and environment in F B&H.
• Ministry for Urbanism, Residential -Communal Activities, Civil Works and Ecology.

At the Cantonal Level in FB&H:

• Cantonal Ministries for Physical Planing and the Environment in F B&H.

2.3 Environmental Policy

No information received.
 
 

3. Nature Conservation

3.1 Legislation and Regulations

• Law on protection of the Nature, (1970).
• Law on Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage, from the former SR B&H, (1985).

3.2 Administrative Competencies

Environmental Steering Committee for B&H (ESC B&H) was established in 1998, as inter - entity body for harmonisation and co-ordination of entities environmental activities and policy.

At the entities level:

• Federal Ministry of Urban Planing and environment in F B&H.
• Ministry for Urbanism, Residential -Communal Activities, Civil Works and Ecology.

At the Cantonal Level in FB&H:

• Cantonal Ministries for Physical Planing and the Environment in F B&H.

3.3 System of Protected Areas

Only 0.55 % of the B&H territory is protected by the Law. (General Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina, prepared before the war, planed to increase this percentage of protected zones from 0.55% to 16%, etc.). There are 5 Strict reservations, 3 managing reservations, 2 national parks, 29 Special reservations, 16 Natural sites and 195 various natural monuments.

Additionally, there are certain individual actions on protection of habitat of threatened species, such as the actions on protection of Hutovo Blato wetland (delta of river Neretva), through the implementation of project financed by EU - Life Third Country Program 1999.
 
 

4. Sectoral Development

4.1 Coastal Defence

No information received.

4.2 Recreation and Tourism

The Federal Ministry of Trade and tourism as well as Cantonal ministries are responsible bodies for development and promotion of tourism.

At the moment, the first priority is to prepare the strategy for tourism development since all cultural and natural pre-qualifications for that already exist.

4.3 Fisheries and Aquaculture, 4.4 Transport, 4.5 Harbours and Shipping, 4.6 Industry, 4.7 Agriculture.

No information received.
 
 

5. Framework for Development of ICZM

 

6. National Achievements in the Field of ICZM

 

7. Problems and Constraints for the Development of ICZM

Development of ICZM process in B&H did not start. The main reasons for such situation could be summarised as follows: Complicated political situation, practically no existing legal framework and sector Laws on environment, lack of adequate relevant institutions and human resources at all political levels in B&H. [17]
 
 

References
 

17	Information provided by Zdenko Mimice, JP ‘Mareco’, Neum and Selma Cengic, Hydro-Enfineering Institue, Sarajevo.