About us
Gea Protekta PR is a consultancy firm registered in the Serbian national list of entrepreneurs (APR) in November 2018.
The owner is Dr Aleksandra Maran Stevanović, Scientific Researcher and Currator Advisor. She is specialized in geology and paleontology research with more than 30 years of experience in geological exploration and preparation of environmental studies. With support of externally employed consultants, or as a part of the consorcium, Gea Protekta PR already completed several large groundwater and environmental studies in Serbia and in Montenegro.
Our Goal
A concept – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – resulted from the work of the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission, 1987).
Since then, many international events, international and bilateral conventions, and international and national laws have been adopted taking into consideration the importance of sustainable development and have further developed the basic principles. An effort concerted by land managers, industry, catchment groups, the community, and environmental groups is required to protect natural resources for future generations. Environmental sustainability refers to the responsible management of natural resources to fulfil current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.
OUR GOAL
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS AND STUDIES
According to the UNECE (2007) there are indicators of several types based on the questions they answer:
- Descriptive indicators answer the question: ‘What are the pressures on the environment and how is the quality of the environment developing?’
- Performance indicators answer the follow-up question: ‘…and is that relevant for policy goals?’ Generally these indicators use the same variables as descriptive indicators but are connected with target values.
- Eco-efficiency indicators answer the question, ‘Have we become more efficient in our economic processes?’ Eco-efficiency indicators link driving forces with state or pressure indicators. Efficiency refers to pressures such as emissions or natural resources use
- Policy-effectiveness indicators answer the question, ‘What has been the effect of policy?’ (in terms of policy effects, for instance, reduced pollution due to strict application of the principle Polluters pay).
- Welfare indicators are connected with the question: ‘…and are we on the whole better off?’ and ask for a balance between economic, social and environmental progress.
Experience
Aleksandra Maran Stevanović is curator-paleontologist, museum adviser and scientific researcher.
She manages the Mesozoic Invertebrate Collection and Collection of recent Echinodermata of the Natural History Museum in Belgrade. She is Member of the Commission of the Republic of Serbia for Cooperation with UNESCO and President of the Committee for Geosciences and Geoheritage and the International Council of Museums, President of the Commission for the Geoheritage Conservation, the Serbian Geological Society; Serbian representative in the Panel of Experts on Geological Heritage, the European Federation of Geologists; and Serbian representative in the European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage (ProGEO).
Main occupation
- Geological, paleontological and lithostratigraphical research.
- Protection of geodiversity and geoheritage objects of Serbia (geological and paleontological sites and collections): study, inventory, site assessment, evaluation and categorization of geoheritage objects.
- Environment impact assessement studies for various kind of projects.
- Research, study and determination of macrofauna representatives (representatives of different systematic categories of invertebrates) from the Lower and Upper Cretaceous periods; research, study and determination of representatives of Paleozoic and Mesozoic macrofauna from Serbia and the Balkan Peninsula.
Gea Protekta PR, Belgrade, Serbia
The owner is Dr Aleksandra Maran Stevanović, Scientific Researcher and Currator Advisor.
Completed main project and studies:
1.
Project GOSPEL (GeOthermal Serbian Pilot projects for hEat and eLectricity) French-Serbian cooperation.
Report: Geological and hydrogeological settings for utilization of geothermal potential at the Kikinda area (2019, in Serbian)
2.
Project GOSPEL (GeOthermal Serbian Pilot projects for hEat and eLectricity) French-Serbian cooperation.
Report: Geological and hydrogeological settings for utilization of geothermal potential at the Sremska Mitrovica area (2019, in Serbian)
3.
World Bank’s Project for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro as a client; Gea Protekta acted as member of the Ces.TRA consortium.
Study: Assessment of the climate change impacts on groundwater in Drina River Basin in Montenegro (2020)
4.
IPA CrossWater project Albania – Italy – Montenegro: Integrated Water Management System in crossborder area for Regional Waterworks of the Montenegro Coast as a client; Gea Protekta acted as member of Geoprojekt d.o.o. consortium
Report: Monitoring, control and protection of the regional water supply source “Bolje sestre” – Plan for establishment of groundwater and rainfall monitoring network (2021)
5.
IPA CrossWater project Albania – Italy – Montenegro: Integrated Water Management System in crossborder area for Regional Waterworks of the Montenegro Coast as a client; Gea Protekta acted as member of Geoprojekt d.o.o. consortium
Study: Monitoring, control and protection of the regional water supply source “Bolje sestre” – Report on establishment of the 3rd sanitary protection zone (SPZ) of Bolje Sestre source (2021)
6.
IPA CrossWater project Albania – Italy – Montenegro: Integrated Water Management System in crossborder area for Regional Waterworks of the Montenegro Coast as a client; Gea Protekta acted as member of Geoprojekt d.o.o. consortium
Study: Monitoring, control and protection of the regional water supply source “Bolje sestre” – Techno-economic study for expanding the water capture capacity (2022)
Consultants of the Gea Protekta
Consultants of the Gea Protekta employed in previously undertaken projects
| Climatology Expert | Dr Boško Milovanović. geog. |
| Groundwater Modelling Expert | Dr Attila Kovacs, geol. |
| Geophysicist | Vojislav Samolov, B.Sc. geophysicist. |
| Hydrogeology | Dr Zoran Stevanović, Prof. Ret. |
| GIS Expert-Hydrogeology | Dr Veljko Marinović. geol. |
| Karst groundwater geochemistry specialist | Dr Branislav Petrović, geol. |