Neretva Delta is the

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of the Neretva, a river that flows through

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and

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and empties in the

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. The delta is a unique landscape in southern Croatia, and a

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that is listed under the

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as internationally important, as the wetland extends into the

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in Herzegovina. The total alluvial area of the delta is estimated at around , while today the delta takes up roughly . A total of of the delta are designated protected areas: * ornithological reserves: Prud, Orepak, Podgredom * ornithological and ichthyological reserve at the river mouth * protected landscape: lake Modro oko An additional 1200 ha of nature in the delta is not protected. In 2003, the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning organized a public discussion about the proposal to make the delta a nature park. In 2007, the experts from the State Institute for Nature Protection made another formal proposal for the Neretva Delta to become a nature park. A public discussion process was started but quickly terminated by the

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, allegedly because of protests from the local government.

References

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