World Heritage on the Edge III Another Brick in the Wall Table of Contents Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... 1 Foreword ................................................................................................................................. 5 Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................. 6 Timeline of Disrespect ..................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 1: The Moratorium to End Requests for Moratoriums ................................................ 8 A: Moratorium in Theory ................................................................................................................. 8 B. Moratorium in Practice ............................................................................................................. 13 C. Extension ................................................................................................................................... 16 D. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 16 E. Additional Photos ...................................................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER 2: Marina and Studenchishte Marsh ........................................................................ 22 A: UNESCO Blindspot ..................................................................................................................... 22 B. Development Proposals ............................................................................................................ 23 C. Broken Promises ........................................................................................................................ 25 D. Marina Greenwashing .............................................................................................................. 27 E. Management Plan 2020-2029 and Cumulative Impacts .......................................................... 28 F. Marina Impacts ......................................................................................................................... 29 G. Alternatives: Daljan/ Koselska River ......................................................................................... 30 H. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 3: Illegal Building .................................................................................................... 32 A: Reactive Monitoring Mission Recommendation 9 .................................................................... 32 B. Inventories................................................................................................................................. 33 C. Legalization Attempts ............................................................................................................... 37 D. Demolition or Smokescreen ...................................................................................................... 39 E. Statements by Authorities ......................................................................................................... 42 F. 3 Emblems of Illegality .............................................................................................................. 47 G. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 53 CHAPTER 4: Management Plan 2020-2029 (MPNCHOR 2020-2029) ......................................... 54 A. Coastal Zoning .......................................................................................................................... 54 B. Zoning: Other Issues .................................................................................................................. 56 C. Delaying Mechanism ................................................................................................................. 58 D. Conflict of Interest .................................................................................................................... 59 1 E. Methodology & Shifting Baselines ............................................................................................ 59 F. Limbo ......................................................................................................................................... 60 G. Strategic Environmental Assessment ....................................................................................... 61 H. Beaches ..................................................................................................................................... 62 I. Buffer Zone ................................................................................................................................. 63 J. No In-Lake Protected Areas ....................................................................................................... 63 CHAPTER 5: Vehicles & Transport ........................................................................................... 65 A. Motor Racing ............................................................................................................................ 65 B. Off-Road and ATV ..................................................................................................................... 66 C. Cars and Traffic ......................................................................................................................... 68 D. 2020 Reactive Monitoring Mission Visit ................................................................................... 71 E. Boats ......................................................................................................................................... 71 F. Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 72 CHAPTER 6: Water Quality ..................................................................................................... 74 A. Wastewater .............................................................................................................................. 74 B. Capacity .................................................................................................................................... 77 C. Lake Prespa ............................................................................................................................... 78 D. Rivers ........................................................................................................................................ 78 E. Other Pollution Issues ................................................................................................................ 79 E. Non-Native Species.................................................................................................................... 79 F. Impacts ...................................................................................................................................... 80 G. Measures & Denials .................................................................................................................. 80 CHAPTER 7: Fish .................................................................................................................... 82 A. Concession ................................................................................................................................ 83 B. Illegal fishing ............................................................................................................................. 84 C. Repopulation ............................................................................................................................. 85 D. Institutional Failure ................................................................................................................... 86 E. Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 87 CHAPTER 8: Law & Governance .............................................................................................. 88 A. Law on the Management of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region .............. 88 B. Loopholes, Gaps & Exceptions .................................................................................................. 90 C. Legalization & Other laws ......................................................................................................... 91 D. Inspectorates ............................................................................................................................ 94 E. Ramsar ...................................................................................................................................... 97 F. Institutes of Learning ................................................................................................................. 99 2 G. Information Requests ............................................................................................................... 99 H. Tactical Non-Staffing? ...........................................................................................................