As one example, the Rulebook on establishing and managing an information system for protecting nature and monitoring has been adopted but the information system and biodiversity monitoring do not exist. Sometimes, implementation of developed policy documents and/or guidelines is delayed due to the lack of capacity of relevant institutions for their implementation and enforcement. The establishment of new' protected areas was also hindered by this barrier and low political interest in conservation policy and measures. Local communities are given a strong role in the decision-making process when it comes to spatial designation of protected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina - which is w'hy very low awareness about the importance of nature conservation and the modalities of protected area governance and benefit sharing is a troublesome issue, especially in expanding the protected area network.