ZAGREB, June 4 (Hina) - A Croatian national park "Northern Velebit" received the charter "Gift to the Earth" from an international non-governmental organisation "World Wild Fund".
ZAGREB, June 4 (Hina) - A Croatian national park "Northern Velebit"
received the charter "Gift to the Earth" from an international non-
governmental organisation "World Wild Fund".#L#
Northern Velebit, proclaimed as national park in 1999, will be
given the charter tomorrow on Earth Day (June 5), at a ceremony in
Croatia's ministry of environmental protection and zoning.
Being decorated with such award, this Croatian mountain, together
with 60 areas from all over the world, is included in the WWF
programme which has been carried out since 1996.
Thus, the WWF, together with the Croatian Government and an NGO
"Green Action (Zelena Akcija)", will offer expert and financial
assistance to this national park in its efforts to protect the local
ecological system rich in forests and endemic species.
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