THE REPUBLIC OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT OFOF THETHE ECOLOGICALECOLOGICAL NETWORKNETWORK ININ SERBIASERBIA

EstablishmentEstablishment ofof thethe EcologicalEcological NetworkNetwork inin SerbiaSerbia

„ AsAs aa firstfirst stepstep towardstowards establishmentestablishment ofof thethe ecologicalecological network,network, asas wellwell asas thethe integrationintegration ofof thethe economiceconomic andand environmentalenvironmental policies,policies, severalseveral importantimportant internationalinternational projectsprojects havehave beenbeen startedstarted andand areare inin progressprogress inin SerbiaSerbia PolicyPolicy andand LegislationLegislation inin progressprogress

„ TheThe StrategyStrategy onon SustainableSustainable DevelopmentDevelopment ofof thethe RepublicRepublic ofof SerbiaSerbia

„ TheThe NationalNational EnvironmentalEnvironmental ActionAction PlanPlan

„ TheThe StrategyStrategy ofof SustainableSustainable UseUse ofof NaturalNatural ResourcesResources andand GoodsGoods

„ StrategyStrategy ofof BiodiversityBiodiversity ConservationConservation

„ TheThe LawLaw onon NatureNature ProtectionProtection –– harmonizationharmonization withwith EUEU regulationsregulations CreatingCreating termsterms forfor accessingaccessing toto EcologicalEcological NetworkNetwork inin SerbiaSerbia -- ProjectsProjects::

„ ProjectProject ““ TheThe DevelopmentDevelopment ofof EMERALDEMERALD NetworkNetwork inin thethe RepublicRepublic ofof Serbia”Serbia” „ HarmonisationHarmonisation ofof nationalnational nomenclaturenomenclature forfor classifyingclassifying ofof habitatshabitats withwith InternationalInternational communitycommunity standardsstandards „ InventoryInventory ofof WetlandsWetlands inin RepublicRepublic ofof SerbiaSerbia „ ImportantImportant PlantPlant AreasAreas ((IPAsIPAs)) inin SerbiaSerbia „ ImportantImportant BirdBird AreasAreas ((IBAsIBAs)) inin SerbiaSerbia -- BirdlifeBirdlife InternationalInternational „ EstablishmentEstablishment ofof thethe GreenGreen BeltBelt ofof SerbiaSerbia accordingaccording toto thethe EuropeanEuropean GreenGreen BeltBelt ProjectProject etc.etc. „ Project “Development of the EMERALD Network in the Republic of Serbia”

„ Agreement between of Council of Europe and Republic of Serbia „ Basic Characteristics of the Diversity of Vegetation of Serbia

„ On the territory of recent Serbia are presented 10 basic types of potential vegetation with many different plant communities, which on the horizontal or vertical profile has zonal distribution.

ImportantImportant PlantPlant AreasAreas (IPA)(IPA) inin SerbiaSerbia

„ PreliminaryPreliminary listlist ofof IPAIPA inin SerbiaSerbia includesincludes territoriesterritories ofof 55 NationalNational parksparks andand moremore thanthan 1010 naturalnatural reservesreserves,, asas wellwell asas severalseveral areasareas whichwhich areare notnot actuallyactually protectedprotected butbut areare ofof particularparticular conservationconservation interest.interest. ListList ofof proposedproposed IPAIPA inin SerbiaSerbia includesincludes::

ResultsResults ofof ProjectsProjects

„ DevelopmentDevelopment ofof aa CommonCommon GeoGeo DatabaseDatabase asas aa ProfessionalProfessional BasisBasis forfor ConservationConservation andand developmentdevelopment ofof EuropeanEuropean GreenGreen BeltBelt initiativeinitiative

„ IntegratingIntegrating locallocal communitiescommunities andand naturenature protectionprotection inin thethe EuropeanEuropean GreenGreen BeltBelt

„ RaisingRaising awarenessawareness aboutabout biodiversitybiodiversity andand sustainablesustainable communitycommunity developmentdevelopment inin thethe StaraStara PlaninaPlanina areaarea

„ DevelopmentDevelopment ofof anan EcologicalEcological NetworkNetwork forfor thethe SavaSava RiverRiver ProjectsProjects onon goinggoing

„ Sava River Floodplain Biodiversity Conservation „ Developement of a Carpathian Ecological Network „ Developement of an Ecological Network for Serbia „ ‘Facilitating the Pan-European Ecological Network: a programme focusing on the Balkans and the Black Sea Area’ „ EstablishmentEstablishment ofof thethe GreenGreen BeltBelt ofof SerbiaSerbia accordingaccording toto thethe EuropeanEuropean GreenGreen BeltBelt ProjectProject etc.etc.

„ DevelopmentDevelopment ofof aa CommonCommon GeoGeo DatabaseDatabase asas aa ProfessionalProfessional BasisBasis forfor ConservationConservation andand DevelopmentDevelopment ofof EuropeanEuropean GreenGreen BeltBelt

„ ImplementationImplementation ofof thethe CarpathianCarpathian ConventionConvention inin thethe RepublicRepublic ofof SerbiaSerbia TransboundaryTransboundary cooperationcooperation -- BilateralBilateral AgreementsAgreements

„ Memorandum of Cooperation FYR Macedonia (signed) „ Memorandum of Cooperation Albania (signed) „ Memorandum of Cooperation Montenegro (signed) „ Memorandum of Cooperation (signed) „ Memorandum of Cooperation Bulgaria (will be signed during the VI Ministerial Conference in Belgrade - EfE) „ Memorandum of Cooperation (will be signed during the VI Ministerial Conference in Belgrade –EfE) „ Memorandum of Cooperation (in progress) „ Memorandum of Cooperation Bosnia and Herzegovina (in progress) „ Memorandum of Cooperation Romania (in progress) TransboundaryTransboundary CooperationCooperation (Cooperation in the field of the Nature Conservation)

„ Hungary – Special Nature Reserves: Gornje , Suboticko-Horgoska pescara, Selevenjske pustare, Ludasko Jezero, Pasnjaci velike Droplje „ Bulgaria – Nature Park Stara planina „ Romania – National Park Djerdap, Regional Nature Park Vrsacke planine, Pasnjaci velike Droplje ObjectivesObjectives

„ Establish Ecological Network in Serbia „ Establish formal collaboration with all border countries „ Development of Serbian Green Belt along boundary route towards Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania „ Establish mechanisms of future collaboration between stakeholders and international, national, regional and local level in order to preserve and protect habitats and species of international and national importance, protected areas and overall sustainable development of Ecological Network Establish „ Establish criteria and indicators for identification of the Ecological Network in Serbia, monitoring and reporting ObjectivesObjectives

„ Improve the system of planning, management and ownership over natural resources in protected areas and forest areas as a whole from the aspect of forests biodiversity conservation „ Prepare new guidelines and/or methodology for the development of plans and programmes of protected areas management, spatial planning and development and natural resources management „ Give incentives to multidisciplinary research in order to develop new methodologies to preserve, renew and develop biological diversity and sustainable use of natural resources „ Establishment of mechanisms of public participation in the project, informing and mass media participation ExpectedExpected resultsresults

„ Completed study on status of Ecological network in Serbia within regional cooperation with neighboring countries „ Formed databases with clear maps in GIS Harmonized procedure of GIS introduction into management of protected areas „ Established coordination system in respect to all relevant stakeholders in project activities „ Harmonization of implementation process of CBD, Convention on Wetlands, PEBLDS, Ramsar Convention, Bern Convention, CITES, Carpathian Convention and Convention on Migratory Species within process of establishment and functioning of Ecological Network in Serbia „ Nomination of protected areas at national level into status of Transboundary Reserves of Biosphere „ Established system of sustainable development and protection of the ecological network of Serbia as part of the Pan-European Ecological Network THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT OFOF THETHE ECOLOGICALECOLOGICAL NETWORKNETWORK ININ SERBIASERBIA