Important Plant Areas in Croatia

The IPAs identified in Croatia. For an interactive
map enter the data zone on the right hand
column. ©Plantlife International

Text by Toni Nikolić

Croatia covers an area of 56,500 km² from the Adriatic coast to the mountains of the north. Croatia borders Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Italy and Hungary, and has four biogeographic zones, the Pannonic, Continental, Alpine and Mediterranean. The country has a high number of national and Balkan endemics and a rich mosaic of plant communities from large areas of natural forest to grasslands, coastal and island habitats. Croatia is a member of the Council of Europe.

IPA summary statistics

Total number of IPA: 88

IPA national team

National coordinating organisation: Institute of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, in collaboration with the Croatian Botanical Society

National coordinator: Toni Nikolić