REC Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name:REC Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Established: 1997
Website: www.rec.org.ba

Current staff

Country Office Sarajevo:

• Jasna Draganic, Country Office Director
• Enisa Pulic, Financial Manager
• Lejla Pulic, Assistant to the Financial Manager
• Andrea Bevanda-Hrvo, Project Manager
• Inka Persic, Information and Grants Manager
• Sunita Buljubasic-Selak, Project Manager
• Amina Suvalija, Project Officer/Secretary

Field Office Banja Luka:

• Djordje Vojinovic, Project Manager
• Viktor Bjelic, Project Manager
• Tatjana Radakovic, Project Officer/Secretary

Project Office Mostar:

• Zoran Mateljak, Project Manager

Scope of work

REC Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was established in March 1997, with the main goal of providing support to environmental protection, conservation and improvement. Since its establishment, REC BiH has promoted dialogue among various stakeholders involved in the field of the environment (governments, non-governmental organisations, scientific and research institutions, the business sector, media etc.). Activities are implemented in both entities of BiH (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Republika Srpska), and also in Brcko District.

REC BiH operates as an international organisation, following the Charter on Diplomatic Status signed by the REC and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina in December 1999. It has a strong presence through its country office in Sarajevo, its field office in Banja Luka (since 1998) and project office in Mostar (since 2000).

REC BiH participates in assessing the current environmental needs of the country and offers financial and professional support and assistance to environmental protection activities. It supports the international exchange of data relevant to environmental protection and nature conservation; promotes dialogue between countries, organisations and sectors of society; and broadens the environmental awareness of society and the expertise of professionals and decision makers.

Country office expertise

• Local initiatives
• Environmental education
• NGO support
• Environmental information/awareness raising
• Environmental law/environmental policy
• Aarhus Convention and public participation
• Water management
• Biodiversity
• Capacity building and institutional strengthening
• Environmental investment projects