On March 9, 2021, the Model Forest of Croatia held a meeting of the Steering Committee, during which the need to change its name from “River Mira Model Forest” to “Model Forest Istria” was discussed.
The reason for this decision arose from the need to make the Model Forest context more inclusive, as some members of the association and part of the MF territories do not correspond to the River Mirna Basin area. Furthermore Model Forest Istria is a name that represents a region, but also includes a territory that includes forest, river and mountain contexts.
Thus, after a discussion with the secretariat of the Mediterranean Network and that of the International Network, it was decided to give space to the Model Forest values concerning inclusiveness and belonging to a cohesive group, thus changing the name to Model Forest Istria.