It is our pleasure to greet all of you dear participants and distinguished guests of the 14th International Symposium Kopački Rit: Past, Present, Future 2025.

The Symposium was jointly organized by: Public institution Nature Park Kopački rit; member units of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek: Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Law Osijek and Green Legal Clinic, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Faculty of Kinesiology Osijek, Alumni of the Department of Biology; Institution Agency for Management of Protected Natural Values in Osijek-Baranja County, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Teaching Institute of Public Health for the Osijek-Baranja County, and Josip Juraj Strossmayer Water Institute.

International support for the organization of the symposium was provided by three international associations: The Danube River Network of Protected Areas (DANUBEPARKS), The Balkan Environmental Association (B.EN.A.) and The International Association of Environmental Scientists and Professionals (IAESP). Programme of the two-day symposium, 25 and 26 September 2025, delivers 94 presentations, of which 25 oral and 69 poster presentations. During the fourteen years, since the first symposium held on 27 September 2012, a total of 702 presentations were held.

We are pleased that the symposium has become recognisable as an annual gathering place for scientists, experts, students, teachers and members of associations from Croatia and abroad, who are given the opportunity to present the achievements of their activities and new insights gained through participation in the implementation of numerous projects with national or European Union funding support, with particular importance given to participation in cross-border and international projects in the field of nature and environmental protection.

We are grateful to the auspices of the symposium: the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition, the Ministry of Tourism and Sport, the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, Osijek-Baranja County and City of Osijek, and also to the sponsors of the symposium, provided by the companies: Belje plus Ltd., Libusoft Cicom Ltd, RAO Ltd, Valalta Ltd and Pestrid Ltd, who recognized the values of this symposium for the social community.

On behalf of the Organizing and Programme Committees
Prof. Siniša Ozimec, PhD

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