20.500.12556/DiRROS-27926 Development and testing of an innovative model for managing ecosystems in the Rački ribniki–Požeg landscape park The article presents the process of designing and testing an ecosystem-based governance model (EBGM). The EBGM is an innovative and highly participatory approach to addressing management challenges in protected areas. The implementation of the EBGM makes it possible to define a management approach that seeks to balance the interests of various stakeholders, ensure the long-term availability of ecosystem services, and meet the conservation goals of nature protection in important areas. The study focused on Natura 2000 sites affected by climate change (altered precipitation patterns, higher temperatures, more frequent natural disturbances, the spread of invasive alien species, etc.) while also facing management challenges (conflicting stakeholder interests, lack of management capacity, preparation of management plans, etc.). The EBGM consists of six elements, representing phases in the search for shared governance solutions. It incorporates seven fundamental principles and three key management dimensions. The model was developed iteratively and tested in practice through two participatory workshops involving key stakeholders of the Rački ribniki–Požeg Landscape Park, which, at the time of the study, was undergoing a revision of its protection act and the preparation of a management plan. The outcomes of testing the EBGM included the establishment of a stakeholder network, an assessment of the park’s importance for nature conservation and provision of ecosystem services, an evaluation of past and future development trends, and the delineation of management zones for the entire area of the park. The EBGM is sufficiently flexible to be applied in other contexts and under different ecosystem management regimes. ecosystem services protected areas spatial analysis participatory approach ecosystem governance model management zones ekosistemske storitve zavarovana območja prostorska analiza participativen pristop model upravljanja ekosistemov območja upravljanja true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2026-02-27 12:41:35 2026-02-27 12:41:36 2026-02-28 04:20:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 27. 2. 2026; str. 1-27 iss. 2, [article no.]320 Vol. 15 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 630*9 2073-445X 10.3390/land15020320 269931011 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/15/2/320 1 47c4ef20-13d1-11f1-8c73-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=41124 land-15-00320-v2.pdf land-15-00320-v2.pdf 1 200013EE1850F32AD2B460CF7ED5F356 18c267e294e128d76e001fed569b2a5e5d8086c7c79aab2b263e6c3ece93645b 5c8bf27a-13d1-11f1-8c73-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=41125 Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije 0 0 0