On 18 April 2024, a consultation on environmental protection was organised at the Poček (Bile) military training ground at the SAF Postojna Central Training Area. In addition to the Ministry of Defence (State Secretary Rudi Medved), the SAF (Colonel Igor Šepec, Lieutenant Colonel Nina Raduha), the local community (Mayor of the Municipality of Postojna Igor Marentič) and the Envit company (Dr. Domen Leštan), the Faculty of Environmental Protection (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samar Al Sayegh Petkovšek) also participated in the consultation.
Al Sayegh Petkovšek presented the purpose and objectives of the CRP project “Environmental and Natural Disaster Risks in the Areas of Operations of the Slovenian Armed Forces”, the activities so far, the work plan for 2024 and mentioned past research on the environmental impacts of military activities in the area of the Poček military training ground.
Foto: archive MORS and Postojna Municipality