THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL THOUGHT IN SLOVENIA : A SHORT OVERVIEW/RAZVOJ EKOLOSKE/OKOLISNE MISLI U SLOVENIJI: KRATKI PREGLED

In the paper, the authors are shedding light on the course of development of environmental thought in Slovenia. The first nature protection programme in Slovenia was written by the Museum Society in 1920. First aspirations for concerted environmental protection efforts occurred in early 1970's....

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Published in:Ekonomska i ekohistorija 2014-01, Vol.10 (1), p.16
Main Authors: Horvat, Katarina Polajnar, Smrekar, Ales, Zorn, Matija
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Natural resource management
Social change
Studies
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Summary:In the paper, the authors are shedding light on the course of development of environmental thought in Slovenia. The first nature protection programme in Slovenia was written by the Museum Society in 1920. First aspirations for concerted environmental protection efforts occurred in early 1970's. This was the consequence of increasingly deteriorating state of the environment. In the 1980's, concerted efforts were put into raising awareness among the people and the responsible state authorities about the importance of environmental protection. Significant shift in environmental protection in Slovenia occurred after the country became independent in 1991. Two years later, the first framework Environmental Protection Act was adopted, which was aimed at addressing environmental issues from the perspective of sustainability. Although the issue of the environment and its protection became somewhat marginal in the society until the outbreak of crisis, they have been witnessing significant positive changes also in this area, in legislation as well as in actual behaviour.
ISSN:1845-5867
1849-0190