January 28, 2026 – Our expert, Dr Ivan Tekić, has been appointed as the new Head of our Department of Natural Resource Management. Ivan is a geographer by training and earned his PhD at the University of Nottingham (School of Geography). His doctoral research focused on landscape change, forestry development, and traditional forest management, with … Continued
Advent and Christmas at Oikon and Pro Silva are more than just dates in the calendar. It’s the time of year when the office feels warmer, laughter gets louder, but productivity stays on track. It may be the end of the year and there is still plenty of work to do, but the warm, friendly … Continued
December 2, 2025 – Stakeholders from all five Sava River Basin countries gathered today in Zagreb for the 2nd Stakeholder Forum of the Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Sava River Basin, marking the final consultation milestone in the development of a comprehensive, long-term regional tourism strategy. The event was hosted by the … Continued
28 November 2025 – The third partner meeting of the international 4PETHABECO project was held from 25 to 27 November 2025 in Plitvice Lakes National Park. Oikon hosted the three-day event, during which partners from eight Adriatic-Ionian countries exchanged experiences, aligned ongoing tasks, and worked together on next steps to improve habitat connectivity and support … Continued
November 21, 2025 – A workshop titled “Fourth National Plan for the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention in the Republic of Croatia” was held today at the Croatian Chamber of Economy, organised by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition. At the workshop, our expert Morana Belamarić Šaravanja presented the Fourth National Plan, prepared … Continued
November 10, 2025 – Oikon participated in the 11th Biban Forum, one of the world’s most influential entrepreneurship events, held from November 5 to 8, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Representing the agriculture and environmental sector, Oikon stood out as one of a few companies from Southeast Europe among more than 1,000 global exhibitors. Invited … Continued
October 30, 2025 – At the Green Energy Fair Zagreb, our colleague and environmental expert Zoran Poljanec took part in the panel “Agrosolars and Aquasolars: The Energy That Feeds Us”. In an excellent discussion moderated by Ana-Marija Špicnagel, in addition to Zoran Poljanec, the panel also included Associate Professor Ninoslav Holjevac (FER), Professor Marko Karoglan … Continued
October 30, 2025 – Our colleague Dr Jelena Mlinarec Novosel co-authored a study showing that polyploid plants maintain higher photosynthetic performance and stronger physiological responses under heat and salt stress compared with diploids. The article, titled “Photosynthetic Efficiency and Proteome Response of Diploid and Polyploid Arabidopsis thaliana After Heat or Salt Stress,” authored by Nenad … Continued
October 17, 2025 – A two-day kick-off meeting for the project “Integrated Geospatial Information System (GIS), Earth Observation (EO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) toolbox for European Sustainability Reporting Standards on Biodiversity and Ecosystem (ESRS E4)” (acronym GEOAI4ESRSE4) was held at the premises of Oikon – Institute of Applied Ecology. Representatives of Oikon, ESG Chain, Spatial … Continued