Within the project Holistic (Adriatic Holistic Forest Fire Protection) and with the cooperation of Public Institution of Kamenjak, Croatian Forest Research Institute has installed an automatic panel for wildfire risk visualization on the entrance of significant landscape Lower Kamenjak.

The main purpose of the automatic panels for wildfire risk visualization is to inform the public and raise awareness about the current risk of wildfires for the given area.

On the 24th of May there has been held a training course for civil protection volunteers in nature park Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje, well known for its rich biodiveristy and considered as one of the top leisure destination in Zagreb County. This area consists of submediterranean forest communities, in which there is a very high forest fire’ risk.

In last several decades we are witnessing the rapid climate changes, whose impact on the forest health and productivity of forest ecosystems is unquestionable, but also has a significant influence that forests have on the climate effect. That was the reason why this year's Open days are devoted to the topic "Forest and Climate" - the interaction of forest ecosystems and climate change.

Croatian Forest Research Institutes' Open Days were held ond May the 19th, 2016 in Jastrebarsko. During the day, manifestation was visited by more than a thousand of children from the cities of Zagreb, Jastrebarsko and nearby places. The institute's employees prepared an interesting program for visitors that started early in the morning. Visitors were also able to attend the presentation of the EU project ˝HOLISTIC˝, IPA Adriatic CBC Programme.