As mentioned above, they have no protected area status and preparation of the relevant documentation for designation of all three sites as protected areas is in process. There is no gap analysis with an assessment of the representativeness of existing protected areas, as required by the CBD and the same is tme for the Natura 2000 process. The only initiative in this area is that of WWF which is currently running a project for the identification of habitats and species in line with the Habitat Directive. Despite several workshops organized by the FBiH Ministry of Environment and Tourism, no steps have been taken to implement Nature 2000.