In Situ Conservation: Case Study Bosnia and Herzegovina

The total area under protection on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina is around 2% with tendency to increase. The conservation of forest ecosystems “in situ” in Bosnia and Herzegovina is comprises: natural reserves, national parks, groups of trees or individual trees and seed stands. There are 2 Strict Nature Reserves, 4 National Parks, 16 Natural Monuments, 5 Protected Landscape and 2 protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources. The total area of delineated forest seed sources is 2154.93 ha 212 which consist of 121 coniferous and 88 deciduous species. The management in all in-situ areas is prescribed by law and rulebooks.