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Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism Nasiha Pozder was today in Neum Municipality where she met with Mayor Dragan Jurkovic. During the meeting, they discussed the successful cooperation between the Ministry and the Municipality of Neum, as well as the possibilities for implementing new projects in the field of environmental protection and development of sustainable tourism.
Minister Pozder also visited the local waste disposal site Klepovica in order to get acquainted with the implementation of the project implemented by the Municipality of Neum in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Accompanied by the minister and the chief, there was acting director of J.P. Komunalno Neum d.o.o. Marin Kralj.
Last year, the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism co-financed the procurement of a work machine, a bulldozer, for the needs of work at the landfill in the amount of 250,000 KM, through a public call within the program Support for rehabilitation and closure of municipal landfills and adaptation to the regional concept of waste management. Also, in 2024, through a capital transfer, 243,000 KM was approved for the improvement of the waste management system to the Municipality of Neum, which confirms the continuous support of the Ministry to the local community.
One of the important topics of discussion was the project Protected landscape/landscape Mediteranetum Neum, which was started in 2017 as part of the GEF project Achieving the preservation of biological diversity through the establishment and effective management of protected areas and building capacities for nature protection in BiH. The final version of the Expert Explanation for the declaration of a protected area was prepared, and after the amendments to the Law on Nature Protection were adopted, local communities were left with the possibility of simpler declaration and management of protected areas.
- The Municipality of Neum now has the opportunity to finalize the activities started in connection with Mediteranetum. The Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism will provide support in the development of the management plan, as we have already done with other declared protected areas. It is important that waste is effectively managed in our only marine area, but also that natural values are well protected. This is the only guarantee that tourism develops in an organized and sustainable manner, which will further improve the tourist offer of Neum - said Minister Pozder.
The interlocutors agreed that sustainable environmental management and protection of natural values are key prerequisites for the long-term development of tourism and the quality of life of the local community.
