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Study Visit of DIVERSE Project Partners in Ljubljana

  • 3. 12. 2025

On 25–26 November 2025, a study visit of the DIVERSE project partners took place in Ljubljana. The project focuses on biodiversity conservation and the development of sustainable bioenergy use in the Alpine region. The visit combined an on-site experience in nature with a working meeting in the city centre.

Visit to the Ljubljana Marshes – Pod med jelšami (Under the Alders)

The first part of the visit took place in the Ljubljana Marshes, where the partners, together with hosts from the Ljubljana Marshes Nature Park, explored the educational trail Pod med jelšami – “Under the Alders”. The trail presents, in an accessible and engaging way, the life of six selected endangered animal species: the European pond turtle, the great capricorn beetle, the hermit beetle, the yellow-bellied toad, the dusky large blue butterfly, and the corncrake.

The walk along the trail revealed how human activity has shaped the Ljubljana Marshes over time and the many challenges involved in preserving suitable habitats for endangered species.

Representatives of the Nature Park introduced various measures for biodiversity conservation, including how the urban and natural environments meet in this unique area. The park’s territory is divided among seven municipalities of the Ljubljana Urban Region, the park authority itself, and numerous private landowners, making it challenging to implement a unified management and conservation strategy.

Participants learned about examples of transforming degraded areas—former illegal dumping sites—into nature-friendly spaces, about the effects of mechanical soil treatment and drainage deepening, and about the importance of maintaining an adequate water regime for wetland species.

A particularly interesting part of the presentation showed how the park, through project work and extensive manual efforts, strives to protect characteristic species and habitats of the Ljubljana Marshes, including those that live mostly underground or underwater. The group also learned about other completed projects addressing biodiversity protection within this Natura 2000 area.

Project Meeting at Ljubljana City Hall

The second part of the visit took place at Ljubljana City Hall, where a project meeting was held. Partners reviewed the activities completed under Work Packages 1 and 2, discussed the plans for Work Package 3, addressed ongoing challenges, and coordinated the sequence of upcoming activities and meetings.

Special attention was dedicated to the planning of focus laboratories, which will take place between November 2025 and March 2026. These laboratories will foster in-depth cooperation with local stakeholders and the development of pilot solutions in various Alpine regions (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, and France). The outcomes will contribute to the creation of joint guidelines for sustainable biodiversity management – the so-called Alpine trajectories – to be developed in the next stages of the DIVERSE project.

The next meeting of the DIVERSE project partners is planned to take place in Turin (Italy), tentatively in March 2026.

Foto: Anna Kranz, LEA gmbh