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N ature conservation in the Vysočina Region

N ature conservation in the Vysočina Region. Ing. Kristýna Látalová. November 20 th , 2008 Environmental Conference, Laa/Thaya, Lower Austria. N ature conservation in the Vysočina Region. Vysočina Region Area: 6 796 km 2 Population: 514 146 inhabitants Communities count: 704

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N ature conservation in the Vysočina Region

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  1. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region Ing. Kristýna Látalová November 20th, 2008 Environmental Conference, Laa/Thaya, Lower Austria

  2. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Vysočina Region • Area: 6 796 km2 • Population: 514 146 inhabitants • Communities count: 704 • Population density: 75 inhabitants per km2 • Average age: 39.5 years Látalová K.

  3. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Large-size protected areas - two categories in the Czech Republic • National park (NP) • Large areas that are unique on either a national or international level; most of them consist of natural ecosystems or ecosystems little influenced by man • 4 NP in the Czech Republic – total area 1 387 km2 • Independent autorities – each NP is managed by its Administration • constituted by the government of the Czech Republic • There is no national park in the Vysočina Region • Protected landscape areas (PLA) • Large areas od landscape formed in a balanced way, with characteristic relief, a significant portion of natural forests and permanent gramineceous vegetation ecosystems, a large portion consisting of woody species and in some cases conserved historical settlement monuments • 25 PLA in the Czech Republic – total area 10 765 km2 • constituted by the Czech Ministry of Environment • 24 regional offices – PLA Administrations (Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic): executes state administration • There are 2 PLAs in the Vysočina Region • Železné hory(a part of total 284 km2) • Žďárské vrchy(a part of total 709 km2) Látalová K.

  4. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Special landscape protection in regional criterion • Nature parks • constituted by theRegion´s government (Region´s Council) • 9 nature parks in the Vysočina Region, total area 626.1 km2 • Doubrava (a part of total 5.2 km2) • Melechov (32.3 km2) • Čeřínek (23.1 km2) • Bohdalovsko (60.7 km2) • Balinské údolí (4.3 km2) • Třebíčsko (88.6 km2) • Svratecká hornatina (a part of total 359 km2) • Rokytná (a part of total 28.8 km2) • Střední Pojihlaví (a part of total 24.1 km2) Látalová K.

  5. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region Small-size protected areas (SPA) in the Vysočina Region • 169 SPAs in the Vysočina Region • Four categories SPA in the Czech Republic • National nature reserves and National nature monuments: • constituted by the Czech Ministry of Environment • managed and executes state administration by the PLA Administrations (Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic) • 7 National nature reserves (4 of them inside the PLA Žďárské vrchy) • 3 National nature monuments • Nature reserves • 56 reserves managed by the Regional Authority of the Vysočina Region • + 7 reserves managed by the PLA Administrations Žďárské vrchy and 6 reserves managed by the PLA Administrations Železné hory (there are inside the PLA) • Nature monuments • 65 monuments managed by the Regional Authority of the Vysočina • + 25 monuments managed by the PLA Administrations Žďárské vrchy and a 2 monuments managed by the PLA Administrations Železné hory • Nature reserves and monuments outside the PLA are constituted by the Region´s government (Vysočina Regional Council) Látalová K.

  6. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region is managing 121 protected areas (NR and NM) • In 2008, more than 5 000 000 Kč (194 000 Euro) was spended for management of these protected areas and habitats of protected plant and animal species (outside NR and NM): • 4 000 000 Kč (155 500 Euro): proper management of protected areas (mowing, grazing, woodcutting, marking the boundaries, implementation of additional enhancing measures, e.g. creating pools for amphibians, construction of fences against herbivores) and geodetic delineation of the boundaries (for the process of renewal of protected areas) • 200 000 Kč (7 800 Euro): preparation ofmanagement plans for individual protected areas • 150 000 Kč (5 800 Euro): management of habitats outside protected areas (transfers of protected animals, mowing, processing of ornithological data, intervention against succession) Látalová K.

  7. Grazing in the Natural reserve "Na Oklice" Nature conservation in the Vysočina region Látalová K.

  8. Dactylorhiza majalis Menyanthes trifoliata Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region Látalová K.

  9. Pedicularis palustris Baeothryon (Trichophorum) alpinum Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region Látalová K.

  10. Nature conservation in the Vysočina region • Grazing in the Natural monument "Jalovec" • protection subject: Gentianella bohemica Látalová K.

  11. Gentianopsis ciliata Primula veris Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region Látalová K.

  12. Nature conservation in the Vysočina region • Renewal of shallow ditsh in the Natural reserve "Opatovské zákopy" Látalová K.

  13. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Mowing and biomass removing in the Natural reserve "Opatovské zákopy" Látalová K.

  14. Drosera rotundifolia Parnassia palustris Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region Látalová K.

  15. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Special treatment for enhancing Pulsatilla pratensis population in Natural monument "Klučovský kopec" (similarly in the Natural monuments "Ptáčovský kopeček" and "Kobylinec“ – Pulsatilla grandis and habitats of Gentianella sp.) Vertikutator used for disturbimg soil in order to enhance germination of hand sown seed of P. pratensis Látalová K.

  16. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Pulsatilla grandis Látalová K.

  17. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Pulsatilla pratensis Látalová K.

  18. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Building of three pools in Natural reserve "Vílanecké rašeliniště" (tracks from heavy forest machines were utilized) Látalová K.

  19. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Building of three pools in Natural reserve "Vílanecké rašeliniště" Látalová K.

  20. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Building of three pools in Natural reserve • "Vílanecké rašeliniště“ (photographed in November 2008) Látalová K.

  21. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • Examples of protected area marking in the Vysočina Region Board with basic information about the protected area for the visitors Marking of protected areas prescribed by the Czech law (red stripes on columns or border trees, a board with the Czech national emblem) Látalová K.

  22. Nature conservation in the Vysočina Region • NATURA 2000 • 55 Sites of Community Importancein the Vysočina Region • 18 sities proposed for biogeographical area "Continental Region" (supposed placement in the National registry in 2009) • The Vysočina Region is competent to arrange protection of 40 recent localities (included in Europaean list) – either contractual protection, or constituting new areas protected by a law • Founds: Operation programme Environment, priority axis 6.1 Implementation and management of Natura 2000 • First request for subvention: 8 localities; the owners are interested in contractual protection (deadline March 2009); if the contractual protection fail – constituting new protected areas • Second request for subvention (deadline November 13, 2008): 12 localities; recent protected areas and the "simple" localities (a small count of owners) • Basic conservation: probably in 2009 (new form of protection of European important localities instead of recent Act No. 114/1992 Gazette; some problematic habitats will be protected by the Czech government act: - extensive localities (rivers, forests), habitats of bats or fishes... Látalová K.

  23. Nature conservation in the Vysočina region Landscape character • Conception of landscape protection in the Vysočina Region – declaration of landscape character – a part of document " Fundamentals of territorial development in the Vysočina Region" • the key material for nature conservation organs – protection of landscape character • will be implemented in the document "Fundamentals of territorial development of the Vysočina Region" • obligatory for creating local plans • revision, ev. changes of boundaries of recent natural parks • proposals and delineation of new natural parks • recently 2 proposals for new natural parks: "Javořice" and "Údolí Želetavky" Látalová K.

  24. Thank you for your attention! Látalová K.

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