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at the border with Austria. In 1987 it was declared as a landscape park, although the
idea for its protection appeared as early as the 1930s. In 1992 the company Logarska
dolina was established and in the same year it got a concession by a municipality to
manage the park. At that time it was the first example of private-public partnership
in nature protection. The company is run by an assembly of land and building own-
ers, all together 14 partners. In 17 years it has brought the park to one of the most
successful stories in Slovenia. Logarska dolina got a first prize in 2005 at CIPRA
Competition Future in the Alps as the best managed protected area in the Alps.
Ministry for the Environment plans to establish even more large protected areas
in the mountain areas.
16.2.6 Natural Hazards and Measures
The main natural hazards in the mountain areas are floods (most rivers in Slovenia
have a torrent character), earthquakes (smaller earthquakes occur frequently), land-
slides (frequency of landslides started increasing in the recent years with increased
intensity of rainfall events, partly due to climate change), avalanches and storms
(storm wind causes damage to forests and buildings).
There are very few systematic policies related to hazard control, but on the other
hand disaster relief has a long tradition. Basically, most of the disaster relief is
done by the state either from regular funds or, if the efforts are larger, by passing
a separate law. One of the very important measures on the regional level is Act on
reconstruction of the Soca Valley after earthquake. It has not just helped to recon-
struct buildings but has also supported new public infrastructure and different kinds
of development programmes.
16.2.7 Traffic
Basic road infrastructure exists to all settlements. In the mid-1990s the National
highway programme was adopted, aiming at building all the highways in Slovenia
until 2010. This programme mobilises most of the resources for road construction,
meaning that some national roads to mountain areas remain without new invest-
ments. On the other hand, the highways are crossing the mountains, bringing more
visitors but also more transit traffic and related degradation. Beside transit traffic
mountain resorts face big problems caused by individual motor traffic. There are dis-
cussions with the Ministry of Transport that local communities can manage tourist
traffic on the national roads during the high season. There is also a big issue on
snowmobiles and four-wheel motorcycles. It is not allowed to drive them in nature
but there are trespasses all over Slovenia, especially in the mountains. Until now the
Ministry has found no solution.
The role of the Alpine Convention for the mountain areas in Slovenia Alpine
Convention (AC) is a tool for measurements of sustainable development on the
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