NaravaNarave looks for solutions and advises on the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable management of natural resources.
NaravaNarave is unique in that it often brings together opposing disciplines (civil engineering and conservation), adds practical experience to the theory of management and conservation, and builds partnerships with a variety of partners.
Drangajokul Wilderness, Iceland: Assessment of the IUCN Protected Area category
Ulcinj, Montenegro: Protection Study for the Ulcinj Salina
Piran, Slovenia: Secovlje Salina Nature Park Business Plan
Klagenfurt, Austria: European Parks Academy, Training for the PA Professionals
Cerknica, Slovenia: Habitat Management in the Ponds for Amphibia
Reference: Application of the IUCN Standards in Manageing Tourism in Protected Areas
Publications, Media Interviews, Press Conferences…
Dragonja, Slovenia: Monitoring of the Bird Populations
Menthor for assessors in the »LIFE Green List for Natura 2000« project
Zalog/Straža, Slovenia: Habitat Creation on Disused Claypits
Koper, Slovenia: Restoration of the Skocjan Bay Brackish Lagoon design Study
Solila, Montenegro: Hydrological Study for the Solina Reserve
Preparation of the Tender Documentation for the EU Funding Mechanisms
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Natura 2000 obligations
Design of several EU LIFE, Interreg, EAA Grants projects
External evaluation of the EU projects
Screenplay and Direction for the TV Documentary on the Restoration Programme for the Salinas in Slovenia
NaravaNarave works in partnerships with the best experts and organisations and is run by Andrej Sovinc. He has extensive experience in the planning, establishment and management of protected areas/Natura 2000 sites and in habitat restoration. He has a long history of international conservation.
Andrej was initially trained as a civil engineer (B.Sc.) and specialised in the management and restoration of wetlands. He then completed post-graduate studies on nature conservation (M.Sc.) and received his doctorate on protected area systems.
He worked at the Water Management Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Since 2002 he has managed the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park/Natura 2000 site in Slovenia. As a university lecturer, he gives courses on protected area management at universities in Slovenia and Austria.
He has also been actively involved in international nature conservation; e.g. he coordinated IUCN European Action Plan for Protected Areas (from 1995 to 2004) and since 2012 he has been coordinating the European network of over 700 experts in the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, as the European Vice-Chair.
Andrej is an ornithologist; he has compiled the Atlas of Wintering Birds in Slovenia and authored several other publications on birds and nature conservation.
A curriculum vitae is available upon request.
