C6 Ecotourism

Good practice from the LIFE DINALP BEAR project live on

As part of the project Opazujem-Varujem, in which Slovenia Forest Service and Zavod Kočevsko participated as partners, experts from the Slovenia Forest Service and the Biotechnical Faculty of University in Ljubljana educated tourist guides and locals about responsible ecotourism and measures for coexistence with bears. Thus, the Guidelines of responsible ecotourism and knowledge about effective […]
24 / 11 / 2020
C1 Organic waste, C6 Ecotourism, Conflict mitigation, Ecotourism, F3 After LIFE, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public participation

Are you safe and responsible in nature?

We have prepared another leaflet for foreign and domestic tourists with short information on how to behave in bear areas and what to do in case of unexpected bear encounter. Moreover, the leaflet covers basic rules and guidelines for respectful behaviour when visiting nature in Slovenia and Croatia, which should be followed to ensure your […]
12 / 8 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

New leaflets promoting Bear friendly products

We have prepared a new version of small leaflets that promotes buying of Bear friendly products. The leaflet explains the concept of the Bear friendly label. Moreover, new version is upgraded with short information about all three large carnivores: brown bear, Eurasian lynx and wolf. Leaflet comes in a small format, which can be enclosed […]
2 / 8 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Bear friendly map for tourism

During the project, the Bear Friendly Label was awarded to more than 70 products and services in Slovenia and Croatia. These products promote coexistence between people and large carnivores through the use of different bear friendly practices: (i) effective protection of livestock, beehives or orchards, (ii) use of bear-proof garbage bins, (iii) development of responsible […]
26 / 6 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

LIFE DINALP BEAR at Green & Outdoor Tradeshow

In April, we took part at GREEN & OUTDOOR SLOVENIA Tradeshow, which was attended by numerous tourism experts and agents from all over the world. We presented guidelines for responsible brown bear tourism. Importance of preventing habituation and other measures that reduce impacts of tourism activities on bears were emphasized. We explained the Bear friendly […]
7 / 5 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Defining the future of the “Bear friendly” label

Together with the marketing agency Nea Culpa, we have organized a workshop for the users of the “Bear friendly” label. We introduced some examples of comparable labels used abroad. Most of the workshop was dedicated to the brainstorming about the future of Bear friendly label. We have also prepared a questionnaire about satisfaction with the […]
25 / 4 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Conflict mitigation, Habitat conservation, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Tourist guide educational course

An educational course for the future tourist guides was carried out in Kočevsko region in March, in collaboration with the Opazujem-varujem project team, Tourist office Zavod Kočevsko and Slovenia Forest Service. During theoretical part of the course, the participants were informed about brown bear biology and ecology, monitoring techniques, damage prevention techniques and how to […]
16 / 4 / 2019
C6 Ecotourism, Communication campaign, E1 Public awareness, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

Non-governmental organizations received first “Discover Dinarics” funds

One of the basic principles of ecotourism is to provide benefits for the local population and nature conservation. Tour operators offering programs presented on the Discover Dinarics portal, have agreed to allocate part of the tourism revenues to non-governmental organizations working in the field of nature conservation and large carnivore topics in the Dinarides. NGOs […]
4 / 12 / 2018
C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes, Public participation

LIFE DINALP BEAR supports Code of Conduct in Nature

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Forestry Institute and the Slovenian Forest Service held a presentation of the “Visiting Nature in Slovenia” Code of Conduct, which covers the guidelines of respectful behaviour in nature in Slovenia and encourages the protection of the environment. The goal of the code is to better inform visitors of nature […]
1 / 10 / 2018
C6 Ecotourism, Communication campaign, Ecotourism, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Public attitudes

We have prepared a proposal for the regulation of bear watching activities

Our project team is coordinating preparation of the strategy and action plan for bear management in Slovenia. During the process, the need to prepare legal framework for commercial bear watching activities that would prevent potential negative effects of this activity on bears, while providing economic benefits for local community, became more and more evident. In […]
10 / 8 / 2018
Activities, C, C6 Ecotourism, Ecotourism, F, F2 Networking, LIFE DINALP BEAR, Management plans, News, Public participation