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19 April 2024 – The project Heritage School for the New Generations, co-financed by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, was celebrated with a closing ceremony on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, in Škofja Loka.

The more than sixty guests were addressed by Herman Baskår, Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, Jadranka Plut, Head of the Financial Mechanisms Sector at the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development and Tina Teržan, Vice-Mayor of the Municipality of Škofja Loka.

Herman Baskår, Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, expressed his support for the project and pointed out that “the integration of cultural heritage in education is essential, as it offers students a deeper understanding of their own heritage and heritage of others, it promotes respect, empathy and tolerance.”

Jadranka Plut, Head of the Financial Mechanisms Sector at the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development, pointed out in her speech that “a systematic change in the community’s attitude towards cultural heritage and its renewal as a competence for work in the 21st century is only possible through the education of the younger generations.”

After welcoming speeches, a video projection of the project’s achievements was presented to the audience, in which materials for new teaching practices were produced through the joint efforts of all project partners. These include 18 teaching materials with didactic aids for the integration of cultural heritage in primary school subjects from art to mathematics. The project has demonstrated through neurological testing of pupils that the introduction of cultural heritage content can make lessons more interesting, increase pupils’ understanding of the material and engagement, and improve pupils’ concentration, especially when they encounter cultural heritage in an environment outside the classroom and are encouraged to work creatively.

A didactic corner has been created at the Elementary School Ivan Grohar, co-created by the pupils, which will be expanded with new content and exhibitions in the next school year. The investment in the premises of the former 16th-century town hall in the old town centre of Škofja Loka has created the Learning Lab area. In the future, it will be used for workshops on heritage, the crafts that support it and the values that cultural heritage transmits in our lives.

One of the first workshops intended for teachers on how to actively bring the heritage and the crafts associated with it to the attention of pupils. Cultural heritage provides a rich and varied content, as it encompasses the entire legacy of human activity – from settlement patterns, the co-creation of cultural landscapes, the establishment of settlements and buildings, the development of construction and the processing of materials, to the preservation of craft skills and the preservation of a culture of living.

The event was enlivened by a performance by a pupil folklore group from the Elementary School Ivan Grohar. The pupils, dressed in traditional costumes, sang, and danced on stage.

The event continued with a panel discussion. Discussion was attended by Špela Spanžel, Director General of the Directorate for Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Culture, Dr Vilma Brodnik, National Education Institute Slovenia, Matevž Granda, editor of the magazine Outsider, and Aleksander Ostan, professor at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana.

The discussion that followed highlighted the current views on the state and understanding of the role of cultural heritage in Slovenia, the shortcomings, progress, and challenges for the future, which should be focused primarily on bringing cultural heritage closer to young people at all levels of education, as well as to pre-school children.

The project involves the Association of Historic Towns of Slovenia, the University of Primorska, the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, the School Center Škofja Loka, the Elementary School Ivan Grohar, the Municipality of Škofja Loka and the Norwegian partner MAGMA Geopark AS.

SOURCE: Heritage School for the New Generations

19 April 2024 – At the April AmCham Focus “Vibrations of Harmony: Sport, Work and Personal Time in Harmony”, the closing event of the PROMETHEUS project, the project promoter and project partners discussed the importance of establishing a work-life balance.

The event was moderated by mag. Simona Špilak, Director of BOC Institute, Business and Organisational Consulting Institute.  At the event, panel discussion took place with participation by Dr Andrej Naterer, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Tamara Stanković from the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, and Anja Megušar from Knauf Insulation Ltd, in which they emphasised the importance of building trust among employees, the sense of investing in sports activities, finding a work-life balance, promoting a healthy work environment and mentoring programmes.

Dr Andrej Naterer presented the results of the impact analysis of the intervention and further outlined the objectives of the project. At its core, the company focuses on economic capital, which is not significantly different in its meaning and impact from social and cultural capital. Dr Naterer pointed out that “all three forms of capital need to work together, which is what the project has been about. At the core is employee empowerment. We found that at the end of the project, employee loyalty to the company was higher, indicating an increase in social capital, which the company can convert into economic capital. This means that caring for employees has positive economic effects.”

An example of a good practice mentoring scheme was presented by Anja Megušar.  The aim was for employees to find solutions to their own challenges through discussions, and the theme of the workshops focused on fostering positive emotions, with employees exploring for themselves what evokes these feelings in them.

Asist. mag. Tamara Stanković highlighted the importance of sport and its impact on both personal and professional life. She added that “the definition of a company may be economic capital, but I believe that a company is its people. The first question that every person asks themselves is why it is so important, why we neglect taking care of ourselves. We already have a bunch of companies that are aware of this and are investing in the movement of their employees. Why shouldn’t a company take care of that? We all know that exercise has a positive effect on both physical and mental health.”

The PROMETHEUS project, which is supported by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, is co-created by the American Chamber of Commerce as the project promoter and project partners Gender equality research institute Maribor, Merkur Ltd, Riko, industrial, construction engineering and leasing, Ltd, University of Maribor, Knauf Insulation Ltd, Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, A1 Slovenia, telecommunications services, AMZS, service provider for members of national automobile association and other users of roadside assistance, and Norwegian partner the Norwegian Automobile Foundation.

SOURCE: Project PROMETHEUS and AmCham Slovenia

18 April 2024 – As part of the SmartMOVE project, Municipality of Medvode earlier this month hosted the ceremony opening of two new sustainable mobility acquisitions.

In this project, the Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region played a key role. Mag. Lilijana Madjar, Director of the Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region, highlighted the importance of good cooperation at all levels for progress in development, which has a significant impact on the quality of life of the inhabitants. “Today we are witnessing the synergy effects that the grants can create in one municipality if it is development-oriented and cooperates well with the Regional Development Agency, which is a competent partner in receiving funds for financing development investments,” she pointed out.

E-bike rental system compatible with the Capital of Ljubljana

The introduction of a public e-bike rental system will allow citizens to travel short distances within the municipality in a sustainable way (4 stations have been set up), and to travel to the capital, as the system is compatible with the one in Ljubljana. As such, it is also a novelty in the region.

“Research shows that 10% of people in our country would prefer to cycle if they had the infrastructure to do so,” explained Jadranka Plut, Head of the Financial Mechanisms Sector at the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development, which is why they are working to support projects that promote the development of sustainable mobility.

“With the e-bike rental system, we as individuals and as a community are moving closer to developed European countries where cycling will become part of everyday life and a way of life. Promoting cycling as a sustainable way of life makes an important contribution to reducing our carbon footprint,” she added.

The bikes are part of the Nomago Bikes system and can also be rented with an Urbana card. Marjan Beltram, Executive Director for Travel and Mobility at Nomago Ltd, stressed that the objective of every municipality should be sustainable connectivity with surrounding municipalities and nearby centres. “Citizens will quickly realise how efficient e-bikes are on their own journeys, as their journeys can often be even faster than by car during peak times,” he underlined.

The Mayor of the Municipality of Medvode, Nejc Smole, expressed his great satisfaction that within the SmartMOVE project Medvode, as a pilot municipality, has been given the opportunity to test the use of e-bikes to reduce motor traffic during daily migrations. He emphasised that “we have a heartfelt desire to expand the system within the municipality and to make cycling the primary flow of traffic in Medvode.” He would like to have at least twice as many stations within two years and is counting on the citizens to use the e-bikes. He would warmly welcome the establishment of a network of e-bikes in neighbouring municipalities as well and strongly believes that this will be one of the major connectivity projects in the coming years that Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region is counting on.

Free-of-charge bus from Medvode to Katarina

Another new acquisition is a free-of-charge bus service that will at weekends connect Medvode with the rural settlements of the Polhov Gradec Hills. The measure reduces traffic congestion in the hills, encourages the use of public transport, provides access for vulnerable groups, and promotes active leisure time in nature.

Both acquisitions represent an important contribution to multimodality and pave the way for reducing motorised traffic in the Ljubljana Urban Region.

The SmartMOVE project, co-financed by the EEA Financial Mechanism, involves the Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region as the project promoter and project partners Jožef Stefan Institute, Institute for Spatial Policies, Urban Institute of Ljubljana, Association of Employers of Slovenia, GoOpti Ltd, Centre of Energy Efficiency Solutions and the Norwegian Nordland Research Institute.

SOURCE: SmartMOVE

17 April 2024 – The project partners of the LEAP project, supported by Norway Grants under the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Programme, organised a public presentation of the project’s achievements at the Pulp and Paper Institute in Ljubljana earlier this month.

The project coordinator, Gregor Čepon from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, welcomed the attendees of the closing event and summarised the LEAP project, the roles of the participating project partners and announced the presentation of the results. He pointed out that the project “seeks to develop high-performance packaging solutions that are able to withstand the weight of different transport loads, while at the same time trying to address the problem of raw material through the use of invasive plants in the production of this solution”.

The project partners have focused on the production of durable protective packaging from invasive non-native plants such as Japanese knotweed, Giant goldenrod and Canadian goldenrod. They presented a collection point in Maribor, where they set up three different containers to collect the invasive plants that will be used in the packaging process. The idea to produce such packaging was born seven or eight years ago with the project partner – Gorenje. They wanted to produce a paper-based packaging solution. The process of producing an effective and robust protective packaging was full of attempts, even unsuccessful ones, to achieve results. The current results allow the production of protective packaging that can be recycled and reused several times. They also highlighted the product’s effectiveness and ability to absorb and absorb pressure and shock.

The closing event was joined virtually by the Norwegian project partner, dr. Jawad Elomari, SINTEF AS, who presented the biomass collection process and gave a sustainability assessment of the transition from EPS to paper-based packaging. He pointed out that “the biomass collection process has clearly been improved in the LEAP project, which is also evident from the sample comparison.”

Dr. Urška Kavčič from the Pulp and Paper Institute presented the development of molded pulp protective packaging made from lignocellulosic biomass. Cellulosic fibres were produced from locally sourced invasive plants. She further explained the process from the extraction of the invasive plants to fibres that are effective for use and their role in the development of protective packaging.

Gregor Čepon from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, presented the e-info point platform and the open-source expert system for designing paper-based packaging. He emphasised that now “all the knowledge behind the development process has been gathered. All the data and research results can be downloaded from the platform to your computer and further refined.”

Representative of the project partner Gorenje Ltd, dr. Aleš Mihelič presented the challenges in designing sustainable paper packaging for household appliances. He pointed out that “Gorenje’s cooperation with other stakeholders has so far been unsuccessful, as companies have mainly developed smaller protective paper packaging, which is neither suitable nor efficient for the transport and delivery of the heavier electronic devices produced by Gorenje. The LEAP project has produced efficient and sustainable packaging, which has been tirelessly tested and refined with project partners until the current results”.

The LEAP project involves the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana as the project promoter and project partners Pulp and Paper Institute, Gorenje Ltd, Surovina, Waste processing company Ltd, and SINTEF AS from Norway.

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17 April 2024 – The final conference of the project A Step Forward for Youth in Less Dynamic Environments (NEKSTEP) took place in Lipica. The project, which is co-financed by the Norway Grants under the programme Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeship and Youth Entrepreneurship, aims to facilitate the transition of young people into employment.

Marjeta Stepančič Slavec, Director of the Adult Education Centre Sežana, addressed the participants as host. In the first part of the conference, the results of the project were presented by Sanda Božeglav, representative of the project partner the Adult Education Centre Sežana, Bojan Mevlja, representative of the project partner Središče Rotunda, Social Centre in the Littoral Region, and Tina Rožac and Ksenija Zečević, representatives of the project promoter Adult Education Centre Koper, who also presented the role of the Norwegian project partner International Development Norway in the project. More than 500 young people in the Coastal-Karst region participated in workshops on career orientation and entrepreneurship, and were also offered personal counselling. The added value of the project was the lectures and workshops for counsellors working with young people, who were able to learn about the characteristics of young people today (what they want from adults, how adults can approach them, etc.), how to have a conversation with young people while taking into account emotional regulation, and how to approach young people using creative methods. The first part of the conference was closed by Particija Horvat from the company Makro 5 gradnje, who presented a good practice example of cooperation with young people from the Upper-secondary VET school Koper, who presented their winning solution for digitising construction at the hackathon.

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The second part of the conference included a panel discussion on the entry of young people into the labour market and the characteristics of young people today as they build their careers. The round table was attended by Vladimir Popovič, Head of the Regional Office of the Emplyment Service of Slovenia in Koper, Nassim Djaba from Impact Hub Ljubljana, Neva Strel Pletikos from the Centre for Personal Growth Koper and Ula Stepančič from the Scale with US Institute. Nassim Djaba pointed out that “In a job interview, young people ask what values the employer has /…/ Today, it is the employers who have to present the job well so that young people are willing to invest 8 hours of their time with them every day”. Mr Popovič stressed that the Employment Service of Slovenia is already working to raise awareness among employers so that they themselves also become active and explore new ways of recruiting staff, as the established ways are no longer enough. Neva Pletikos Strel, a long-time elementary school counsellor and now a self-employed entrepreneur, pointed out that young people have a lot of information, including about careers, but sometimes lack the skills to put it into practice. “They are sovereign for a very long time, they ‘freeze’ just before they make a decision,” she added. Ula Stepančič, a successful young entrepreneur, advised young people: “Don’t be silent, dare to ask, seek for help when you need it”, and stressed the crucial role of a mentor to guide and direct you along the way. Mentoring in general was a recurring theme for all the panellists.

Žan Papič moderated the conference and the roundtable, and concluded the event with a stand-up performance.

Source: LU Koper

 

15 april 2024 – The project Development of an Expert Support System for Competency Assessment in Higher Education (RESPO-VI) held its final conference in Ljubljana. The project, co-financed by the Norway Grants, improves the competences of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students using the RESPO-VI application and trains educational staff to monitor the development of students’ competences.

In their opening speeches, Prof. Dr. Milena Horvat, Dean of the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Dr. Aida Kamišalić Latifić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Jadranka Plut, Head of the Programme Operator at the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development, stressed the importance of investing in human resources in a rapidly advancing society and digital technologies.

Prof. Dr. Aleksander Zidanšek from the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, acting as the project promoter, and Dr. Bojan Cestnik, representative of the project partner Temida Ltd, highlighted the key results of the project, focusing on the RESPO-VI application and the 10 identified STEM competences of the students.

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The conference ended with a round table where Prof. Dr. Aleksander Zidanšek, Dr. Bojan Cestnik, Darko Kovačič, a representative of the project partner International Institute for Implementation of Sustainable Development from Maribor and Dr. Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj and her colleagues (cooperating online) from the Norwegian project partner, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, talked about future trends in educational technology and career development in higher education institutions and stressed the importance of guiding students for their better progress and work. The RESPO-VI application makes this possible, and training professors to use it optimally is crucial.

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15 April 2024 – The closing conference of the project Support for Professionals in Education and Employment in the Field of Autism – VIS A VIS, supported by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, took place in Ljubljana.

The opening greeting at the conference Support for Professionals in Education and Employment in the Field of Autism was given by the project leader, Sabina Korošec Zavšek from the Association of Non-Governmental Organizations for Autism in Slovenia, who emphasised the importance of “establishing an effective model of support for all stakeholders at all levels of education and employment to improve the conditions of teaching and employability of people with autism.”

Mag. Marko Koprivc, State Secretary at the Ministry for Cohesion and Regional Development, in his opening speech stressed that “support for people with autism at the national level is sadly lacking, which is why the VIS A VIS project establishes a model for linking stakeholders at the local and national level and increases the competencies of teachers and policy makers.” He also emphasised that “in order to raise the quality of life and ensure an inclusive society, it is necessary to ensure social and economic equality for all individuals. With this kind of project, we believe that we have empowered both professionals and people with autism and opened up possibilities for integration into the community.”

At today’s closing conference, the project partners presented their role in the project and the achievements of the project. The project carried out a survey on the prevalence of autism in Slovenia, the first of its kind in Slovenia. One of the objectives was to obtain data on the number of people with autism by age, gender, and region of residence. They also carried out a survey on the needs of professionals working in education for additional skills in the field of autism. Based on the results and with the support of a Norwegian partner, new teaching and learning practices were developed for the work and life of people with autism.

In the second part of the event, a panel discussion was held to address the employment of people with autism. Discussion shed light on experiences and examples of good practice. The panellists were Franci Pliberšek, Director of MIK, international trading and manufacturing company, Ltd who presented his experience as an employer, and Olav Helland and Luka Tešić, individuals with autism, who presented their experiences of being employed. The discussion was moderated by Ksenija Bratuš Albreht and Barbara Zupančič from the Šentprima – institute for rehabilitation and education.

After the discussion, the Handbook for working with people with autism from pre-school education to employment was presented. Content of the handbook is intended for professionals in pre-school education, primary education, higher vocational education, and higher education. The handbook also includes a section on mental health for educators and a section on supporting employers to recruit people with autism.

Barbara Zupančič, Univ. Dipl. Psych., from the Šentprima – institute for rehabilitation and education, concluded the conference with a lecture, in which she highlighted different types of prejudice and (un)conscious discrimination.

The project involves the Association of Non-Governmental Organizations for Autism in Slovenia as the project promoter and project partners Šentprima – institute for rehabilitation and education, Alma Mater Europaea – European center, Maribor, Elementary School Kozara Nova Gorica, MIK international trading and manufacturing company, Ltd, and Norwegian Fjæran-Granum’s Top Competence Service.

SOURCE: VIS A VIS

12 April 2024 – The final event of the project Carinthian Network of Supportive Environment for Youth (KOR-NET), co-financed by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, took place in Ravne na Koroškem. The project, which is primarily aimed at young people, advocates for more support, better education, and an inclusive social environment through equal access to ICT services for young people in the Carinthian region.

The event, which was accompanied by informative workshops for young individuals and a panel discussion with various stakeholders from the national and regional youth sector, brought two years of work on the project to a close. Project partners presented to the public a publication of good practices in the field of youth work “A Model for Active Participation: Community for Youth, and Youth for Community.”

The Active Participation Model: Learning from the Best

The focus of the closing event was on the future of youth work in Carinthia, which has been given a new push by the KOR-NET project and which, according to the participants, should be maintained in the future. After opening greetings by Žarko Tomšič, Director of Dravit (project promoter), and Sturla Bjerkaker, Bjerkaker LearningLab (Norwegian partner), Viktorija Barbič, Director of A.L.P. Peca, addressed the gathering. She presented the final publication of the project, titled “A Model for Active Participation”, which bears the meaningful subtitle: “Community for Youth, and Youth for Community.”

In the publication, the team summarised the main findings of the implementation of their diverse project activities. The publication summarises, among other things, the findings of an extensive survey on the needs of young people in Carinthia. Survey took the form of workshops and questionnaires and covered 10% of all young people (aged between 14 and 29) in the region. The publication also showcases exemplary youth work practices from Slovenia and beyond, gleaned from insightful field visits undertaken by the team. The final part of the publication, which aims at further activating the youth sector in Slovenian Carinthia, also provides a thorough description of project ideas.

The project is co-created by Dravit Dravograd Public Institute for Sports, Tourism, Culture and Youth Activities as project promoter and project partners the Kompleks Youth Culture Centre, the Public Institute for Tourism, Sports, Youth and Social Programs SPOTUR, and as representatives of the business sector the Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business Ravne na Koroškem and the company A.L.P. PECA, and the Norwegian partner Bjerkaker LearningLab.

SOURCE: KOR-NET

11 April 2024 – In Kranj, the mayors of five municipalities from the Gorenjska region, which share the area of the pre-Alpine Karst plateau of Jelovica, signed a letter of support for the Jelovica Management Model. The vision for the conservation and development of the area has been developed over the last two years within the JeloviZA project.

The Mayor of Bohinj, Jože Sodja, stressed at the signing of the letter of support for the sustainable development of Jelovica that “this signature was necessary and urgent, and it is right that we have done it.” The purpose of the signature is to “keep Jelovica mysterious, green and for people who know how to manage it.”

The Vice-Mayor of Kranj, Janez Černe, highlighted the good example of cooperation between municipalities and partners. Mayor of Železniki, Marko Gasser, pointed out that the Management Model will have to be implemented in practice and stressed the importance of redirecting people to the peripheral areas of Jelovica. The signatures of support were also signed by the Mayor of Radovljica, Ciril Globočnik, and on behalf of the Mayor of Bled, Alenka Dolinar.

Jelovica is one of the most diverse and well-preserved parts of Slovenian nature. Due to human activities and climate change, the area of Jelovica and its inhabitants face natural disasters, which can be mitigated, and their impact reduced through proper management of the area. Within the JeloviZA project, the project partners carried out reforestation activities, which included the planting of more than 24.000 new trees and the exclusion of 30 habitat trees from commercial use, thus improving the diversity of habitats for animal species. 25 new nest boxes for Ural owls were installed and for the first-time monitoring of the Eurasian capercaillie was carried out using telemetry on Jelovica. Training sessions, workshops and guided tours for different stakeholders were also an important part of the project. These activities were aimed at discussing and exchanging views on the future of Jelovica. More than 140 people participated in all these activities.

The project is also important in terms of strengthening cooperation between different sectors at local and national level, in affiliation with the local population. Therefore, the project represents an important starting point for a more cohesive approach to the future management of the area, with an objective of tackling challenges and finding solutions together.

At the beginning of the event, the key results of the project were presented by Metod Rogelj, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, Dr Irena Mrak, Slovenia Forest Service, Kristina Stakne, CIPRA Slovenia, Association for the Protection of the Alps, Anita Pokorn Oman, Sora Development Agency, and Andraž Valcl from the Municipality of Železniki.

“The main aspect of the project is networking and connecting,” emphasised Kristina Stakne from CIPRA Slovenia, Association for the Protection of the Alps, which is also the project promoter of the project JeloviZA. She said that during their study visit to Austria, they learned about the importance of successful management and the need to connect well with tradition and local culture. To transfer this knowledge to the stakeholders living and working around Jelovica, workshops on heritage interpretation and tourism in the forest area were organised.

According to Andraž Valcl from the Municipality of Železniki, Jelovica is a very homogeneous geographical area, but administratively very fragmented. The problems that arise are the same everywhere, so it makes sense for the municipalities to work together to find solutions. “The desire is to establish some kind of permanent contact or communication,” he added.

Metod Rogelj from the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation said that the project was looking for solutions to various problems, talking to people about what bothers them and what they would and would not like to see in the Jelovica area in the future. They stressed the importance of cooperation, keeping the quietness in nature and re-directing the visitors. “Jelovica will never be a reserve. This is not a wish either. There will always be certain activities in Jelovica, but they must be created in a way that is good for visitors, nature, owners, and locals,” he explained.

The event also featured an interesting panel discussion where Gašper Kleč, Acting Director of the Sora Development Agency, pointed out that “the JeloviZA project is an example of how diverse partners can work together to solve a common challenge, which makes it all the more important that the project has been actively joined by the municipalities and, above all, that the work that has been set out is being taken forward in the context of the proposed consultative body for Jelovica.”

Brigita Oblak from the Slovenian Forest Service presented the challenges of forest management in the light of climate change and the alarming forecasts for the European Bark beetle, which is considered one of the most important biotic damaging factors in our forests. “On average per year, around 30.000 m3 of timber is cut down in the area of Jelovica, but in 2019 and 2020, when the sleet hit and afterward the bark beetles, as much as 180.000 m3 was cut down per year. This makes it even more important that we strengthen the Jelovica forest. and, Within the JeloviZA project, the project partners have increased its resilience to weather events and other impacts of climate change by planting traditional tree species typical of Jelovica, such as beech, fir and sycamore maple,” she pointed out.

The JeloviZA project, which is supported by the EEA Financial Mechanism, is co-created by the Sora Development Agency, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, Slovenia Forest Service, the Municipality of Železniki, CIPRA International and the project promoter, the CIPRA Slovenia, Association for the Protection of the Alps.

SOURCE: Sora Development Agency