); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (M.M. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.S. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (TL.) [PERSON]  
1 Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.N. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (M.M. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.S. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS]. (TL.) [PERSON]  
1 Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.N. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (M.M. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.S. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (TL.) [PERSON]  
1 Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; Serbia; [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.N. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (M.M. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.S. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (TL.) [PERSON]  
1 Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (I.N. ); [EMAIL_ADDRESS] (S.D. ); milosovic.marko@Analyzing the number of forest fires, [PERSON] et al. [3] found that the number of forest fires increased in Serbia during the period from 2000 to 2012, but this was non-significant. The largest number of fires (28,546) happened in 2007 in Serbia, when the highest air temperature was recorded on July 24 th in the meteorological station Smederevska Palanka (temperature of 44.9 \({}^{\circ}\)C). The year 2012 saw the longest heatwaves during the summer and the worst drought since the beginning of observations in Serbia. More than 1000 forest fires occurred during that time. According to [PERSON] and [PERSON] [4; 5], the last few decades in Europe have been characterized by the steepest temperature increase since the beginning of the twentieth century. [PERSON] et al. [6] predicted that in the near future (2016-2035), mean temperature in Serbia is expected to increase by 1 \({}^{\circ}\)C on average, with larger differences in summer than in autumn. Based on that prediction, an increase in the number and intensity of forest fires is expected. In accordance with the results of previous research and future climate change scenarios, the topic of research is of great importance, especially in the context of improving protection of nature in the most sensitive ecological areas. Protected natural areas are particularly vulnerable to forest fires. The emergence of this natural disaster can cause irreversible damage to those sensitive ecosystems and even cause the extinction of certain species. In the recent past, examples of fires in protected natural areas in Serbia have not been so uncommon. According to the most accurate data, 7.66% or 677.950 ha of the total surface area of Serbia is under legal protection, which is based on the Law of Nature Protection [7]. The Nature Park Golija is the second largest protected area in the country, and it covers about 11% of the total protected areas in Serbia. The fact that it is one of largest protected areas in Serbia, known for its geodiversity and biodiversity, and also that the part of this protected area is a UNESCO MaB reserve, emphasizes its importance for nature conservation. Unfortunately, this area has not been spared by the occurrence of wildfires in recent years. The vulnerability of the forest area to a fire is dependent on diverse factors such as vegetation, topography, and distance from roads, rivers, and human settlements [8], beyond the weather. The objective of this paper is to determine zones of different forest fire susceptibility using Geographic Information System (GIS) and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in order to enable adequate forest fire management in protected natural area such as Nature Park Golija. The use of GIS is unavoidable today when it comes to spatial-related research. This is of utmost importance in order to achieve appropriate understanding of environment and the processes that take place in it.