Protected areas in the Czech Republic

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In the Czech Republic there exist 6 types of Particularly Protected Areas (Czech: zvláště chráněná území) on the nationwide level.

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[edit] Particularly Protected Areas

[edit] National Park

National park (Czech: národní park, abbreviated as NP) is a large area whose considerable part consists of natural ecosystems or ecosystems little affected by human activities in which the abiotic features, flora and fauna have unique scientific and educational importance on an international or national level. They are established by both Chambers of the Czech Parliament. As of 2007 there are 4 National Parks in the Czech Republic (with year of establishment and area in brackets):

Short Name Full Name Established Area Protective Zone Area
Krkonoše Krkonošský národní park 1963 363.27 km² (140.26 sq mi) 186.42 km² (71.98 sq mi)
Podyjí Národní park Podyjí 1991 63 km² (24 sq mi) 29 km² (11 sq mi)
Šumava Národní park Šumava 1991 685.2 km² (264.6 sq mi) 944.8 km² (364.8 sq mi) *
České Švýcarsko Národní park České Švýcarsko 2000 79 km² (31 sq mi)
* The Šumava Protective Zone constitutes the CHKO Šumava

[edit] Protected Landscape Area

Protected Landscape Area (Czech: chráněná krajinná oblast, abbreviated as CHKO) is a large area of harmonic landscape with a typical relief, with a considerable share of natural forest and permanent grassy ecosystems, there can also be preserved human settlement monuments (such as log cabins etc.). They are established by the Czech Government. As of 2007 there were 25 Landscape Protected Areas in the Czech Republic (with year of establishment and area in brackets):

Czech name English translation Established Area
Český ráj Bohemian Paradise 1955 181.52 km² (70.09 sq mi)
Moravský kras Moravian karst 1956 92 km² (36 sq mi)}
Šumava 1963 944.8 km² (364.8 sq mi)
Jizerské hory 1967 350 km² (135 sq mi)
Jeseníky 1969 740 km² (286 sq mi)
Orlické hory 1969 200 km² (77 sq mi)
Žďárské vrchy 1970 715 km² (276 sq mi)
Český kras Bohemian Karst 1972 132 km² (51 sq mi)
Labské pískovce 1972 245 km² (95 sq mi)
Beskydy 1973 1,196.96 km² (462.15 sq mi)
Slavkovský les 1974 640 km² (247 sq mi)
České středohoří 1976 1,070 km² (413 sq mi)
Kokořínsko 1976 270 km² (104 sq mi)
Lužické hory 1976 350 km² (135 sq mi)
Pálava 1976 70 km² (27 sq mi)
Křivoklátsko 1978 630 km² (243 sq mi)
Třeboňsko 1979 700 km² (270 sq mi)
Bílé Karpaty White Carpathians 1980 71.5 km² (27.6 sq mi)
Blaník 1981 40 km² (15 sq mi)
Blanský les 1989 212.35 km² (81.99 sq mi)
Litovelské Pomoraví 1990 96 km² (37 sq mi)
Broumovsko 1991 410 km² (158 sq mi)
Poodří 1991 81.5 km² (31.5 sq mi)
Železné hory 1991 380 km² (147 sq mi)
Český les Bohemian Forest 2005 470 km² (181 sq mi)
Novohradské hory pending 219 km² (85 sq mi)
Střední Poohří pending 240 km² (93 sq mi)

[edit] National Nature Reserve

National Nature Reserve (Czech: Národní přírodní rezervace, abbreviated as NPR) is a smaller area of exceptional nature value, where a typical relief of typical geological composition is combined with ecosystems imnportant on an international or national level. They are established by the Czech Ministry of Environment.

[edit] Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve (Czech: Přírodní rezervace, abbreviated as PR) is a smaller area with concentrated nature features and ecosystems typical for a given geographical region. They are established by the appropriate Regional Government (Czech: krajský úřad) or Management of a National Park or Landscape Protected Area.

[edit] National Nature Monument

National Nature Monument (Czech: Národní přírodní památka, abbreviated as NPP) is a nature formation of a smaller area, usually geological or geomorphological formation, mineral or fossil collection locality or a habitat of endangered plants or animals in parts of ecosystems with a local environmental, scientific or esthetic importance. They are established by the Czech Ministry of Environment.

[edit] Nature Monument

Nature Monument (Czech: Přírodní památka, abbreviated as PP) is a nature formation of a smaller area, usually geological or geomorphological formation, mineral or fossil collection locality or a habitat of endangered plants or animals in parts of ecosystems with an international or national environmental, scientific or esthetic importance. They are established by the appropriate Regional Government (Czech: krajský úřad) or Management of a National Park or Landscape Protected Area.

[edit] Other protected parts of Landscape

[edit] Nature Park

Nature park (Czech: Přírodní park) is usually a large area serving the protection of a landscape against activities that could descrease its natrural and esthetic value. They can be established by any State Environment Protection body.

[edit] Memorable Tree, Group of Trees or Alley

Memorable Tree, Group of Trees or Alley (Czech: Památný strom, skupina stromů nebo stromořadí). They can be established by any State Environment Protection body.

[edit] Notable Landscape Feature

Notable Landscape Feature (Czech: Významný krajinný prvek) is usually a natural, cultural or histrical feature typical for a given locality or region. They can be established by any State Environment Protection body.

[edit] Particularly Protected Species of Plants and Animals

Particularly Protected Species of Plants and Animals (Czech: Zvláště chráněné druhy rostlin a živočichů) are those species or subspecies which are very rare, generally endangered, scientificly or culturally important. They are listed in a Czech Ministry of Environment regulation. As of 2003, there are 477 plant species, 27 fungus species and 191 animals on the list.

[edit] Further reading

  • Tickle, Andrew (May 2000). "Regulating environmental space in socialist and post-socialist systems: nature and landscape conservation in the Czech Republic". Journal of Contemporary European Studies 8 (1): 57-78. 

[edit] References

  • Hrubín, Josef (2003). Národní parky a chráněné krajinné oblasti, Navštivte …. Praha: Olympia. ISBN 80-7033-808-3. 
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