SEBI 07Nationally designated protected areas indicator

in KOSOVO

Qenan Maxhuni,NRC for Biodiversity

Institutional framework

• Responsible institution for biodiversity conservation and management:

• Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP)

• Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA)– Institute for Nature Protection– Directorate for NP “SHARRI”– Directorate for NP “BJESHKET E NEMUNA”

•Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development

•Scientific institutions: –Academy of Science and –Prishtina University

•NGOs

Legal framework• Law on Environmental Protection (2009/03-L-025),• Law on Nature Protection (No. 03/L-233)• Law on National Park “Sharri” (No. 04/L-087),• Law on National Park "Bjeshkët e Nemuna" (No. 04/L-086),• Law on Spatial Planning (2003/30),• Law on Forests (2003/6), (2004/40),• Law on Hunting (2006/41),• Law of Fishery and Aquaculture (2006/02-L85).

Protected Areas in Kosovo

• According to new Law on Nature Protection:

1. Strict Nature Reserve; 2. National Park; 3. Special Area – SPAs and SAC; 4. Nature Park; 5. Nature Monument; 6. Protected Landscape; 7. Park Architecture Monument.

Protected Areas in Kosovo

Category Name No. Area /hI Nature Reserves 11 846.92

Plant NR 6Animal NR 2Special NR 3

II National Park 2 115.957III Nature Monuments 84 5691.48

Speleological NM 5Hydrological NM 15Geomorphologic NM 7Botanic NM 56

V REGIONAL PARK 1 1.126V PROTECTED LANDSCAPE 1 69

Total 99 118690.4

Nature Reserves1%

National Park94%

Nature Monuments4%

Regional Park1%

Protected Landscape0%

Area %

1976 1977 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

1 1 1 1 12 2

1

8

23

9

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

11

32

1517

52

1633 34

protected areas proposed areas

1953 1955 1957 1959 1960 1961 1963 1968 1969 1970

1

3

1

43

1 1

3

1 11953 – 1970

1970 – 1988

2000 – 2009

Chronology…

Growth of nationally designated areas in the Kosovo

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Data flow CDDA1: Designated areas

Delivery on time: 97 sites reported. All sites have designations, IUCNcategories, size and coordinates. Boundaries provided for 22 sites of the28 sites with area greater than 1 hectare (79%).

Progress2011–2012

Overall performance of countries 2011 - 2013

• Lack of programs for biodiversity monitoring• Nature institutional framework not developed properly;• Ecosystem and habitat fragmentation as the result of

settlement and infrastructure enlargement• Intervention in protected areas• Lack of full inventory for flora, fauna and habitats• Not sufficient researches on biodiversity are taking place• Low budget for nature protection • Lack of activities on awareness rising

Main obstacles/problems

Thank you for your attention

qenan.maxhuni@rks-gov.netqmaxhuni@yahoo.com