Radoje Laušević,^1,* Mirjana Bartula<sup>1,**,***

1</sup>1Faculty of Applied Ecology FUTURA University Singidunum Požeška 83a 11000 Belgrade Serbia

^*Radoje Lausevic holds a PhD in hydrobiology from the University of Belgrade, where he was teaching in General Hydrobiology as an Assistant Professor from 1996 to 2006. He is currently an Associated Professor at University Singidunum, Faculty of Applied Ecology in Belgrade (Serbia), and Deputy Executive Director for Environmental Policy in the Regional Environmental Center in Hungary (www.rec.org). He has 25 years of diverse work experience, including project design, development, implementation, and evaluation in the environmental field.
^** Corresponding author: mirjana.bartula@futura.edu.rs; +381 63 8801 572
^***Ms. Mirjana Bartula is an educated biologist and works with University Singidunum, Faculty of Applied Ecology in Belgrade. She is a specialist in protected area management and integrated natural resources management with more than 15 years of experience.