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The Minister of Environmental Protection, Sara Pavkov, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the field of environmental protection with the Minister of Spatial Planning, Construction, and Ecology of the Republic of Srpska, Bojan Vipotnik. This document represents the foundation for further strengthening cooperation and a framework for the continuous exchange of experiences, knowledge, and good practices, as well as the implementation of a series of joint projects. It is an honor for me to have signed today, with my dear colleague from the Republic of Srpska, the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the field of environmental protection between the ministries we lead. Our goal is clear: the preservation and protection of nature, sustainable use of natural resources, improvement of air quality, efficient waste management, as well as joint care for biodiversity, the protection of endangered species and their habitats. This is a natural continuation of our joint work and a testament to our initiative to declare the cross-border area Tara-Drina, which will encompass the most valuable parts of the Drina River canyon, the Tara National Park, the Sargan - Mokra Gora Nature Park, and the Drina National Park. By establishing this area, we will create conditions for the long-term protection of natural values, better scientific cooperation and monitoring of natural resources, as well as the exchange of experiences with other protected areas in the region and beyond, said Pavkov. She noted that the initiative symbolizes the essence of the joint work of the two ministries characterized by trust, cooperation, and responsibility towards nature as a common value. Serbia and the Republic of Srpska are connected not only by institutions and projects, because we are, above all, the same people, brothers and sisters who share the same values, as well as the same love for nature and the same commitment to preserve what we have inherited for the generations that will come after us. Therefore, I am confident that this Memorandum will not just be a signature on paper. It is an encouragement for our unity, our joint initiatives, and our vision of a future in which Serbia and the Republic of Srpska will continue to walk together, in which we will be even more closely connected through the protection of nature and sustainable development, said Pavkov.
