The Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos Large Carnivore Initiative

Bosnia and Herzegovina is characterized by its mountainous terrain which makes up the central Dinaric Alps. The biogeographic diversity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, can be attributed to a combination of their Mediterranean climate, a wide network of major rivers and a large degree of the forest cover.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3,824,782 and the country is regionalized, divided into 2 entities: The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H) and Republic of Srpska (RS).

The country has a land area of 51,197 km² and land use is evenly divided between forest (42.8% and agricultural land 42.2%). Agricultural land is fairly evenly divided between permanent pasture and arable.