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Forvaltningsplan for Nordaust-Svalbard Og Søraust- Svalbard Naturreservater Rapportserie Nr Forvaltningsplan for Nordaust-Svalbard og Søraust- Svalbard naturreservater Rapportserie Nr. 1/2015 2015 - 2023 Forvaltningsplan for naturreservatene på Øst-Svalbard 2015 - 2023 Adresse Telefon 79 02 43 00 Internett Sysselmannen på Svalbard, Telefaks 79 02 11 66 www.sysselmannen.no Pb. 633, 9171 Longyearbyen E-post [email protected] Tilgjengelighet ISBN: 978-82-91850-41-2 (pdf-rapport) Internett: www.sysselmannen.no Utgiver Årstall: 2015 Sysselmannen på Svalbard, miljøvernavdelinga Sider: 100 + vedlegg Forfattere Halvard R. Pedersen, Elin M. Lien, Hilde Arna Tokle Yri, Stein Tore Pedersen, Espen Stokke og Gunhild Lutnæs, samt bidrag fra øvrige ansatte hos Sysselmannen. Tittel Title Forvaltningsplan for Nordaust-Svalbard og Søraust- Management plan for Northeast-Svalbard and Svalbard naturreservater, 2015 – 2023. Southeast-Svalbard nature reserves, 2015 – 2023. Referanse Forvaltningsplan for Nordaust-Svalbard og Søraust-Svalbard naturreservater, 2014 - 2023. Rapportserie Nr. 1/2015. 145 sider. Tilgjengelig på internett: www.sysselmannen.no Sammendrag/bakgrunn Forvaltningsplanen er laget på bestilling fra Klima- og miljødirektoratet, og gir en oversikt over miljøverdier og brukerinteresser i de to naturreservatene på Øst-Svalbard. Forvaltningsplanen gir videre rammer og retningslinjer for forvaltningen, og er ment som et verktøy for saksbehandlere hos Sysselmannen. Videre gis det en oversikt over planlagte tiltak og kunnskapsbehov som grunnlag for forvaltning av verneområdene. Emneord norsk Keywords English Forvaltningsplan Management plan verneområder Protected areas Nordaust-Svalbard naturreservat Norteast-Svalbard nature reserve Søraust-Svalbard naturreservat Southeast-Svalbard nature reserve Miljøverdier Environmental values Brukerinteresser User interests Svalbard Svalbard Forside Sabinemåke; fotograf: Espen Stokke/ Sysselmannen. 2 Forvaltningsplan for naturreservatene på Øst-Svalbard 2015 - 2023 Forord Svalbardtraktaten gir Norge både plikt og rett til å ta vare på den unike og sårbare Svalbardnaturen for framtida. I 1973 ble Nordaust-Svalbard og Søraust-Svalbard naturreservater opprettet ved kongelig resolusjon. Områdene har både lokal, nasjonal og global verdi og har Norges strengeste verneform. Forvaltningsplanen for Øst-Svalbard skal være forvaltningsmyndighetenes verktøy i praktiseringen av verneforskriften, og den skal beskrive konkrete tiltak for å bevare verneverdiene. På bakgrunn av oppdrag fra Miljøverndepartementet (nå Klima- og miljødepartementet) ble arbeidet satt i gang i november 2010. Sysselmannen har lagt vekt på å gjennomføre en prosess som ga alle brukerinteresser mulighet til aktiv deltagelse. Målet har vært å finne løsninger som ivaretar brukerinteressene innenfor rammen av verneforskriften. Den tette dialogen og innspill fra aktørene har gitt et godt grunnlag for å finne balansen. Forvaltningsplanen er basert på dagens status når det gjelder klimatiske forhold, miljøverdier og bruk av områdene til ulike formål. Et viktig tiltak i planen er derfor å følge utviklingen nøye og fange opp eventuelle endringer som krever justeringer. Samtidig må vi erkjenne at de forventede klimaendringene vil kunne gi omfattende miljøendringer som forvaltningstiltak ikke vil kunne kompensere for. Økt utnyttelse av marine ressurser og energiutvinning vil også kunne gi miljøkonsekvenser av en helt annen størrelsesorden enn dagens aktivitet. Sysselmannen takker for alle innspill og bidrag til arbeidet, og inviterer til et fortsatt konstruktivt samarbeid om bevaringen av Øst-Svalbard for framtida. Knut Fossum miljøvernsjef 3 Forvaltningsplan for naturreservatene på Øst-Svalbard 2015 - 2023 INNHOLD Sammendrag ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 1 Innledning ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.1 Vernets historie ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Forvaltningsplan ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2.1 Hva er en forvaltningsplan? ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2.2 Arbeidsform ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Sentrale begreper ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Lovgrunnlag ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 1.5 Overordnet målsetning og formål med vernet ......................................................................................................... 11 2 Områdebeskrivelse og verneverdier ................................................................................................................ 13 2.1 Landskap og geologi ............................................................................................................................................... 16 2.2 Planteliv .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 2.3 Dyreliv .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.3.1 Fugler ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 2.3.2 Pattedyr ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.3.3 Røye .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.3.4 Virvelløse dyr .................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.5 Marin virvelløs fauna ......................................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.6 Marin flora ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.7 Saltvannsfisk ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.4 Marine områder ...................................................................................................................................................... 25 2.5 Kulturhistorie........................................................................................................................................................... 27 2.6 Klimaendringer ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 3 Saksbehandling .................................................................................................................................................. 32 3.1 Forholdet til annet lovverk ....................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2 Nasjonale og internasjonale retningslinjer for forvaltning av reservatene ................................................................ 33 3.3 Mål for forvaltningen (overordnete føringer og hovedutfordringer) ........................................................................... 34 3.4 Retningslinjer for bruk av verneforskriften ............................................................................................................... 35 3.5 Regulering av ferdsel .............................................................................................................................................. 38 3.5.1 Reglene for ferdsel på Øst-Svalbard ................................................................................................................................................ 38 3.5.2 Retningslinjer for aktsom ferdsel ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 3.6 Saksbehandling etter enkeltbestemmelsene ........................................................................................................... 43 3.6.1 § 15 Forbud mot motorferdsel .........................................................................................................................................................
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