
OpenGeoHub has worked closely with the National Parks of Croatia (National Nature Park Papuk), on getting local on-ground data and then using it to train models to compare protected and managed forest over the last 25yrs. Pauk sees an opportunity to build and share data with other stakeholders interested in such data — for example state companies such as Croatian Forest (https://www.hrsume.hr/) or Croatian Waters (https://voda.hr/hr).
What is the challenge?
Croatia is known for its great diversity and wealth of forest communities. However, its national and nature park agencies have limited access to up-to-date forest inventory data, making it difficult to monitor forest changes and meet conservation objectives. Without timely detection, forest degradation can not be effectively countered, impacting Croatia’s natural beauty, biodiversity and compliance with conservation regulations.
Our solution
A 10m resolution forest management tool will be developed, incorporating local on-ground data to track protected and managed forests over the last 25 years. The system will help the National Parks of Croatia compare forest health trends and support conservation planning.

Presence of different tree species and long term (2000-2020) vegetation vigor trends of Papuk National Park, Croatia
Who will benefit?
Croatian national parks, state Forest and Water companies, private forest owners, and environmental researchers will benefit by receiving high-resolution data for informed forest management.
Scope
Target Partner Organizations
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Type of output
Forest map (10m) and Forest change map for supporting the forest management and tracking
Technology readiness level
TRL3: Experimental proof of concept
Location
Croatia