Download Setting up an Ecological Network in Serbia

Republic of Serbia
Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection
NATURA 2000 IN SERBIA
Status of the Project
Snezana M. Prokic
IPA Project 12SER01/08/11
“Capacity Building to implement acquis' standards and conventions in nature protection – establishment of Natura 2000” ,
Belgrade, 17th February 2016.
EU integration in the Republic of Serbia
In accordance with Strategy on extension EU for SouthEastern Countries
 National Strategy for Accession to the EU of Serbia (June
2005) - umbrella document for the EU integration process
 Agreement for Accession of Serbia (April 2008) obligation to gradually harmonize its legislation with the
acquis communitaire
 National Programme for Integration of Serbia into EU
(NPAA), Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental
Protection is responsible for the Chapter 3.27 –
Environment and Climate
Programme of EU for Natura 2000
 EU Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural
 habitats and of wild fauna and flora
 ЕU Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
Harmonization with
 SEA Directive
 EIA Directive
 INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/EC
 Water Framework Dircetive
Progress on Transpozition of the EU Directives in
Serbia
Strategic level established
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National Strategy of Sustainable Development in Serbia
The National Environmental Protection Programme
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The Strategy of Biodiversity Conservation and Action Plans
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National Strategy of Agriculture
National Forestry Policy with Ecosystem Approach
Horizontal Legislation
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The Law on Spatial Plan
The Law on Environmental Protection
The Law on Environmental Impact Assessment
The Law on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Progress on Transpozition of the EU Directives in
Serbia
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Тhe Law on Nature Protection (Official Gazette of RS, no. 36/09, 88/10, 91/10);
The Law on Amendments to the Law of Nature Protection was prepared (Official Gazette
of RS, no. 14/16)
The Decree on Ecological Network ("Official Gazette of RS", No 102/2010);
The Rulebook on proclamation and protection strictly protected and protected wild species
of plants, animals and fungi ("Official Gazette of RS", No 5/10 and 47/11);
The Rulebook on habitat types, the criteria for the selection of habitat types, sensitive,
endangered, rare and priority for protection habitat types ("Official gazette of RS” no.
35/2010)
The Rulebook on Compensatory measures ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 20/2010);
The Rulebook on special technical-technological solutions which enable unobstructed and
safe communication of wild animals (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 72/2010);
The Law on Game and Hunting ("Official Gazette of RS", No 18/2010);
Regulation on proclamation of protected game species by closed hunt season (OG of RS
No 9/12, 97/13, 55/15, 67/15)
The Law on Protection and Sustainable Use of Fish Stocks ("Official Gazette of RS",
No 128/14);
Progress on Transpozition on of the EU Directives
in Serbia
Habitats and Bird Directives are almost fully transposed
Remaining provisions are fully transposed into the national legislation.
The full transposition is planned for the 2018.
The first draft of the revised Strategy on Biological Diversity has been
prepared
The first draft of the Decree on Appropriate Assessment has been
prepared
Within the UNDP Project draft version of the Implementation plan for
Habitats and Bird Directives is prepared and it will be further developed
by Annual Implementation Plans
Full Implementation
several projects are ongoing:
 The project "Establishment of an ecological network in the Republic
of Serbia” (2015-2020) assists MAEP co-financed from the budget of
the Republic of Serbia activities within the Project EU IPA 2012
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Objectives and results of the project are:
establishing the Ecological Network of the Republic of Serbia
participation in implementation of IPA 2012 project for Natura 2000
digitalized literature data of habitats and species
priority habitat types and habitats of priority species mapped
preliminary list of Natura 2000 sites elaborated
methodology for monitoring of certain habitat types and species
established
Full Implementation
 The EU Project IPA 2012 “Capacity Building for the
Implementation of 'Acquis' standards in the field of nature
protection - Establishment of Natura 2000 sites including the
equipment and software for Serbia (2015-2017)” foresees support
for MAEP;
 The project "Development of the Red Book of Plants, Animals and
Fungi in the Republic of Serbia" (2015-2017);
 The project "Development of an annual plan for the implementation
of a Specific Implementation Plan for EU Birds and Habitats
Directives” including deadlines, monitoring plan and financial needs
(2016-2018);
 Project EU IPA 2016 – Natura 2000 (2018-2020)(taking into
account IPA 2012 project results) (2018-2020).
Full Implementation
Activities related to implementation Habitats and Bird Directives include:
 TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument of the
European Commission)
 ECRAN (Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network),
 ENVAP( Environment Accesion Project) financed bySwedish Environmental
Protection Establishing of necessary institutional infrastructure at all levels
(republic, regional, local),
 Professionally trained employees at all levels,
 Development and implementation of new projects should provide the recovery of
some habitats, management plans, compensation to land owners and users, purchase
of sites and maintenance of areas etc.
 Improving conservation measures of Annex II bird species and Annex V species of
the Habitats Directive in collaboration with hunting and fishing sectors
 Agency )
Towards Identification Natura 2000
Results of the projects:
 Twining Project SR 2007/IB/E 02 “Strengthening administrative
capacity for Natura 2000,
 ЕУ CARDS Project for South-Eastern Europe“ Setting - up Emerald
Network” – 2005-2008 (ASCIs) within the Bern Convention and EU
habitats and Bird Directives (Natura 2000 software used , 69 habitat
types and 143 species from Annexes I and II have been identified )
 Inventory of wetlands in Serbia
 Pilot Project – Mapping of forest habitat types in Vojvodina fo
Natura 2000
 IGIS Project-Infoterra Geo-Information Solution
 Important Bird Areas – Bird Life International Criteria used
Setting up an Ecological Network in Serbia
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focus on conserving biodiversity
setting up a National Ecological Network and Natura 2000 Network
an emphasis on maintaining and strengthening ecological coherence,
primarily through providing for ecological functionality and
interconnectivity among all Ecological Important Areas
ensuring that critical areas are buffered from the effects of potentially
damaging external activities
restoring where appropriate degraded ecosystems and habitat types
and habitat of species
providing complementarities between land uses and biodiversity
objectives, and particularly by exploiting the potential biodiversity
value of associated semi-natural landscapes.
Setting up an Ecological Network
Ecological Network in Serbia established by the Government
of the Republic of Serbia-2010
regulating,
 Composition
 Management and Protection Measures
 Financing
 Monitoring
 Transition and final provisions including Ecological Important Areas
EU NATURA 2000
Setting up an Ecological Network
Ecological network includes following components:
 Ecological Importance Areas,
 Corridors including stepping stones, and
 Buffer zones, where is necessary
Figure 1: Elements of the ecological network (Bouwma et al,2002)
Ecological Important Areas
 National Protected Areas which are important for biodiversity
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conservation
Areas of Special Interest Conservation (ASCIs)-Emerald Network
According to the International Programme for the Indentification
Areas Importance for Birds (IPA) and Important Plant Areas (IPA)
and Prime Butterfly Areas (PBA)/Potential SPA
Wetlands of Serbia by the list of Ramsar sites
Border Ecological Important Areas
Definite Speleological Sites
Areas of the Important habitat types established by the Rulebook on
Habitats in Serbia
Definite habitats of species established by the Rulebook on
Protection of Species
NATURA 2000 Network
The Ecological
Network of the
Republic of Serbia
Ecological Important
Areas, 101 sites
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Project “Development of the
EMERALD Network in the
Republic of Serbia”
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Agreement between of the
Council of Europe and the
Republic of Serbia
61 EMERALD SITES IN SERBIA PER
BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
(11,48 % of Serbia)
GIS distribution data (UTM, 10x10 km) for 3
species of mammals listed in the Resolution 6
Ursus arctos L.
Canis lupus L.
GIS distribution data (UTM, 10x10 km) for 2 bird
species listed in the Resolution 6
Lutra lutra L.
Ciconia nigra L.
Important Bird Areas
in Serbia identified by
dr Slobodan Puzovic
(42 sites, 14,26% of Serbia
territory)
Proposal of the Forest habitat types for NATURA 2000
Proposal of the Forest habitat types for
NATURA 2000 in the NP Fruska Gora
Inventory of wetlands of Serbia
In order to get
results
compatible and
comparable with
existing
international
programs,
MedWet
methodology was
applied.
Hydrological network
Wetland sites
Special Reserve of Nature “Gornje Podunavlje”
Objectives
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Designation of the NATURA 2000 Network in Serbia
Development and Integrating the Ecological Network into sectoral
policies: Agriculture, Forestry, Water-management, Spatial planning,
Industry, Energy, Economy and Social policies, Culture, Education
Establish mechanisms of future collaboration between stakeholders at
the international, national, regional and local level in order to preserve
and protect habitats and species of international and national
importance
Prepare new guidelines and/or methodology for the development of
plans and programmes of Ecological Important Areas management
and corridors,
Mobilizing financial resources through different mechanisms for
implementation EU Directives
Establishment of mechanisms of public participation in the project,
informing and mass media participation
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