IUCN workshop on Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas in Bosnia 20
December 2012 | News story The Freshwater Biodiversity Unit of
IUCN Species Programme organised a workshop bringing together a
range of stakeholders to validate Freshwater Key Biodiversity
Areas (KBAs) in the southern European part (Balkan region) of
the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot. In this workshop, held
in Jahorina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) from 11-13 December,
experts evaluated, completed and validated the river or lake
catchments previously identified and proposed as freshwater KBAs
for this part of the Mediterranean. They have also identified
priority actions for each catchment. This work aims to provide
the foundation for the creation of a representative Protected
Areas network for freshwater species, as well as the resources
that are essential for guiding decisions on the conservation and
sustainable management of freshwater biodiversity in the
Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot. Moreover, participants
discussed on what kind of