Discover our association's commitment to protecting the environment and promoting a sustainable lifestyle in the community.
Since 2014, we have been working on the promotion of the natural capacities of the city of Srebrenik, as well as the area of Northeastern Bosnia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. We contribute to changing awareness and creating new healthy environmental habits of both young people and citizens of different ages through the organization of education in the field of ecology and renewable energy sources and cooperation with educational institutions from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans, as well as beyond.
For 8 years, we have been working on concrete field research of the flora, fauna and habitats of the Majevica mountain, but we are also building cooperation with other associations from the area of the canton, and in this way we participate in the research of other natural resources such as lakes Modrac and Kop.
Our project team, in cooperation with expert collaborators from various fields of biology from the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina, over a long period of time through projects financed primarily with funds from the Environmental Protection Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in cooperation with local and cantonal authorities, comes to concrete data on the current state of the overall biodiversity of natural resources that are in our vicinity and are insufficiently used.
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Founder and president of the association
Aldin Hodžić is founder and president of the association, he is also an expert in project management with many years of experience. In March 2020, he received the title of Master of EU Studies, with the completed Master's program "EU Studies" at the University of Sarajevo (Center for Interdisciplinary Studies).
Since 2012, he has been working on the preparation and implementation of projects in various fields (youth, culture, employment, ecology, circular economy). He was a member of various strategic sectoral groups of local economic and ecological development (2017-2020). He holds a certificate on project cycle management (PCM) from the Directorate for EU Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the EU Training Academy from Brussels, the Center for the Promotion of Civil Society (CPCD), etc. He participated in the writing of various projects, including: international agencies (USAID, UNDP, GIZ, various embassies, etc.), EU IPA programs: IPA Interreg, IPA Interreg MED, IPA Interreg Adrion, IPA cross-border Serbia-BiH, etc. EU programs: Creative Europe, Horizon 2020, Europe for citizens, Erasmus, COSME etc.
In the period from 2014 until today, he played the role of project coordinator on a large number of projects in the field of ecology, which were realized by our association.
Contact email: aldin@econetwork.ba
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Mensur Zukić has been a member of the association since 2018, when he has became contributor for the field of ecology. Since 2020, he has a master's degree in applied biology in the field of ecology and nature conservation, and he defended his master's thesis on the topic "Diversity and ecology of plant species in the Old Town of Srebrenik" in December of the same year.
He has been active in the NGO sector of the municipality of Srebrenik since 2012 and was part many of projects as a coordinator, assistant or team member in the fields of ecology, sports, education and infrastructure at local and higher levels. He is the author and co-author of several scientific works in the field of flora and fauna. He was a member of the team for the development of the ecological plan of the municipality of Srebrenik 2019-2024. He was also part of the project and education "Preparation of business plans and project proposals in the agri-food sector" - Project EU4AGRI and FINCONSULT-UNDP, EU and Czech Republic.
Since 2018, he has been working as a project assistant and expert associate in the field of flora and habitat research on projects sponsored by the Environmental Protection Fund. He is currently employed at the Institute for Safety and Environment in Tuzla.
Contact email: mensur@econetwork.ba
Member of the board of directors
Adla Kahrić is a member of the management board of the association and a professional collaborator on projects. She graduated from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Sarajevo. He is the co-founder and vice president of the Sharklab Adria Center for Marine and Freshwater Biology.
In addition to the above, he has the role of researcher and head of the scientific committee. She is the winner of several awards, and is the author or co-author of a large number of original scientific papers and conference announcements. She participated in the implementation of dozens of research projects on marine and freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Some of the projects in which she participated were: "Establishment of the first marine protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina: "Protection of highly endangered habitats and breeding grounds of stingrays in Neum Bay", "Assessment of the degree of research and protection of sharks and rays in Neum Bay", "Quantification of microplastics in marine and freshwater species for fishing" and others.
Some of the projects were financed by the Environmental Protection Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: "Inventory and mapping of targeted marine species within Bosnia and Herzegovina, biosystematic review" and "Inventory and mapping of targeted marine species within Bosnia and Herzegovina, biosystematic review - continuation of research". One of the projects is supported by the EU Framework Program Horizon 2020, Cost Action CA 19107 "Unifying approaches to marine water connectivity to improve marine resource management."
Get to know our goals and join us in achieving a common vision for a better tomorrow!
Actively work on educating citizens about the importance of nature conservation and environmental protection in order to raise awareness and change habits towards a more sustainable way of life.
Continuously conduct field surveys of flora, fauna and habitats in our area in order to collect data on biodiversity and the state of the environment, and establish monitoring in order to have reliable information.
Build and strengthen cooperation with local authorities, educational institutions, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders in order to work together to achieve the goals of sustainable development and nature conservation in our community and beyond.
Together for the preservation of nature and a better future!
