World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape 2017-2027
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World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape 2017-2027 AUGUST 2017 World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape 2017-2027 World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape. Draft August 2017 2 <FRONT MATTER> World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape. Draft August 2017 3 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS asl Above sea level AD Anno Domini (Christian Era) BC Before Christian Era CBC Cross-border Cooperation CR Critically Endangered DCM Decision of Council of Ministers EN Endangered EU European Union FYROM former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia GIZ German Technical Cooperation ICCROM International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ICM Institute of Cultural Monuments ICOMOS International Council on Monuments and Sites IPA Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LOR Lake Ohrid Region MC Management Committee MoC Ministry of Culture MoFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MoE Ministry of Environment MoEDTTE Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Enterprise MoT Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure MoUD Ministry of Urban Development NAPA National Agency for Protected Areas NATP National Agency for Territory Planning NEA National Environment Agency NIEF National Inspectorate of Environment and Forestry NT Near Threatened OUV Outstanding Universal Value PDO Protected Designation of Origin PGI Protected Geographical Indication PPL Pogradec Terrestrial/Aquatic Protected Landscape RAPA Regional Administration for Protected Areas RDNC Regional Directorate of National Culture TSG Traditional Speciality Guaranteed UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization VU Vulnerable WFD EU Water Framework Directive WH World Heritage World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape. Draft August 2017 4 Foreword World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape. Draft August 2017 5 Contents Introduction and summary ................................................................................................................................................... 9 1 Background ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 1.1 Location and details of the World Heritage extension property and buffer zone ............................................ 12 1.2 World Heritage status ....................................................................................................................................... 12 1.3 Relevant national legislation ............................................................................................................................. 14 1.4 Scope and purpose of the management plan supplement ............................................................................... 14 1.4.1 Management Plan for the Pogradec Terrestrial/Aquatic Protected Landscape ........................................... 14 1.4.2 Designated natural and cultural monuments ............................................................................................... 18 1.4.3 Development of the World Heritage supplement to the management plan ............................................... 18 1.4.4 Function, structure and elements of the management plan supplement .................................................... 19 1.4.5 Major plans and projects affecting the area ................................................................................................. 19 1.4.6 Sources of information ................................................................................................................................. 20 1.5 Main institutional stakeholders ........................................................................................................................ 21 2 Evaluation: values, threats and opportunities ............................................................................................................ 22 2.1 Values to be maintained and conserved within the World Heritage extension property and its buffer zone . 22 2.1.1 Outstanding Universal Value and criteria for nomination ............................................................................ 22 2.1.2 Natural values ............................................................................................................................................... 25 2.1.3 Cultural values .............................................................................................................................................. 29 2.1.4 Interaction of natural and cultural values ..................................................................................................... 30 2.1.5 Other values .................................................................................................................................................. 31 2.2 Achievements and opportunities ...................................................................................................................... 32 2.2.1 National and international level ................................................................................................................... 32 2.2.2 Local level ...................................................................................................................................................... 32 2.3 Pressures, threats and impacts to be addressed .............................................................................................. 32 2.3.1 Pollution of Lake Ohrid and its water sources .............................................................................................. 32 2.3.2 Poorly planned and executed development and construction ..................................................................... 33 2.3.3 Unsustainable natural resource exploitation ................................................................................................ 34 2.3.4 Degradation of landscape character, cultural sites and structures .............................................................. 34 2.3.5 Loss of distinctive local cultures and traditions ............................................................................................ 35 2.3.6 Underlying causes ......................................................................................................................................... 35 3 Vision and guiding principles ...................................................................................................................................... 37 3.1 Vision ................................................................................................................................................................. 37 3.2 Guiding principles .............................................................................................................................................. 37 3.2.1 Observing responsibilities and obligations associated with World Heritage status ..................................... 37 3.2.2 Application of the precautionary principle ................................................................................................... 37 3.2.3 Integrated management ............................................................................................................................... 37 3.2.4 National and transboundary collaboration ................................................................................................... 37 3.2.5 Stakeholder engagement .............................................................................................................................. 37 3.2.6 Rule of law .................................................................................................................................................... 38 4 Management programmes ......................................................................................................................................... 39 World Heritage Supplement to the Management Plan for Pogradec Protected Landscape. Draft August 2017 6 Programme 1. Protecting and managing Lake Ohrid (pollution control and reduction, fishery management) ............. 40 Rationale ..................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Integration with other plans ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Risks ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40 Specific objectives to be achieved in the next 10 years ............................................................................................. 41 Programme 2. Protecting and sustaining cultural attributes of Outstanding Universal Value and other values and cultural heritage .............................................................................................................................................................. 44 Rationale ....................................................................................................................................................................