Dark side of Cerknica Lake (LIFE Stržen presentation film)

Описание: The objective of project LIFE Stržen is to restore the watercourse Stržen to its former double meander, which will contribute to longer water retention time on Cerknica Lake. We will establish a quiet zone for bittern bird and build guiding infrastructure for visitors. Our goal is to conserve the nature of Cerknica Lake and encourage the development of sustainable tourism. We will educate tourism providers on nature-friendly ways of guiding, which won’t be disturbing for nature or for local people.

In the scope of project LIFE Stržen, we have employed a field worker, who regularly checks the status and activities on Cerknica Lake. He has discovered a disappointing number of illegal landfills in the beautiful nature of Cerknica Lake. This is why we decided to dedicate the first of four presentation films to the topic of undesired activities in the project area.

We hope to encourage all visitors and locals to stop using our nature for their personal dumping site, but rather take their waste to appropriate places that are available within a couple of kilometres from Cerknica Lake.

You can learn more about the project here: http://life.notranjski-park.si/en/


Project LIFE Stržen “Improvement of Natura 2000 statuses with renaturation of Stržen's riverbed on intermittent Cerknica Lake” is financed by the LIFE financial instrument of the European Union.

Project partners:

Notranjska Regional Park
Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation
DOPPS – BirdLife Slovenia
The Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia
Hidrotehnik d. d.

With the support of:

Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Municipality of Cerknica
Alpod d.o.o.
DS SMITH SLOVENIJA d.o.o.
Ebm-papst d.o.o.
Elgoline d.o.o.