Code of conduct in the Geopark Biokovo-Imotski Lakes
Geopark Biokovo-Imotski Lakes is a large natural or partly cultivated area with high geological, esthetical, ecological, educational, cultural, historical and tourist and recreational values.
Parts of the Geopark Biokovo-Imotski Lakes area are protected by law of nature and therefore visitors are advised to respect the following:
- Do not pick, collect, remove the habitat and damage plants, trees and shrubs
- Do not collect snails and mushrooms, and not to pick medicinal herbs
- Do not chasing away, persecuted, harassed, capture, kill and injure animals
- Do not carry weapons
- Do not damage nests and cavities of animals
- Do not touch and break the cave decorations (speleothems) destroy and collect fossils and fossil remains, and destroy and alienate any other valuables caves and cave can be visited only with a guide or by agreement with the Speleological section or club operating in a particular area, and you must obtain the permission of the competent ministry and approval of the Institution
- Do not camp, which is permitted only with the approval of Public Facilities in certain cases
- Do not light fires and fireplaces except in places that are adapted and specially designated for this purpose
- Do not leave any litter in the Geopark, but put it in a bag and dispose of it in a container at the entrance or at another s space provided for it
- Do not pollute streams, springs and reservoirs of drinking water
- Free movement of dogs is prohibited in the Geopark, and the entry of dogs into the water, for example into lakes
- Recording and photographing nature in the Geopark for commercial purposes is permitted only with special permission
- Move only in the areas and trails that are designated and intended for sightseeing and visiting
- Collaborate with the Geopark staff
Respecting and following the rules of conduct keep the Geopark Biokovo-Imotski Lakes and its exceptional beauty and value, while the non-compliance and noncompliance is a lighter or gross misdemeanor, which entails certain measures by the officials or supervisors of the Geopark.