Project Report “Ecological Data Gap Analysis and Ecological Sensitivity Map Development for the Bregalnica River Watershed” Dekons-Ema and Macedonian Ecological Society Book 4 Report on the status of protected areas in Bregalnica watershed Project coordinator: Slavčo Hristovski Director: Menka Spirovska Skopje, December 2015 Report on the status of protected areas in Bregalnica watershed Project implementation: Dekons-Ema and Macedonian Ecological Society Project funding: Center for the development of Eastern Planning Region Editors: Brajanoska Robertina and Slavcho Hristovski Authors: Brajanoska Robertina Valentina Slavevska Daniela Jovanovska Slavcho Hristovski Stamenkovikj Vasko Avukatov Metodija Velevski Nikolcho Velkovski Aleksandar Sarov Mitko Kostadinovski Zlatko Levkov Bogoljub Sterijovski Vlado Matevski Katerina Rusevska Ljiljana Tomovikj Sonja Ivanovska Despina Kitanova Svetlana Pejovikj Vladimir Dzabirski Aleksandar Stojanov Natalija Melovska Ljupcho Melovski Dime Melovski Evgenija Jordanovska Citation: Brajanoska, R., Hristovski, S. eds. (2015). Report on the status of protected areas in Bregalnica watershed. Final report of the project “Ecological Data Gap Analysis and Ecological Sensitivity Map Development for the Bregalnica River Watershed”, Book 4, Skopje. Dekons-Ema Environmental Management Associates Mitropolit Teodosij Gologanov st., 44/4 1000 Skopje [email protected] http://www.ema.com.mk Macedonian Ecological Society Vladimir Nazor st., 10 1000 Skopje [email protected] http://www.mes.org.mk The Report on the status of protected areas in Bregalnica watershed was prepared within the Project " Ecological Data Gap Analysis and Ecological Sensitivity Map Development for the Bregalnica River Watershed ", Contract No., 0205-145/10 of 16.06.2014, signed between the Center for the development of Eastern Planning Region, represented by Dragica Zdraveva, coordinator of the Center and Environmental Management Associates Dekons-Ema represented by Menka Spirovska, Director. The project "Ecological Data Gap Analysis and Ecological Sensitivity Map Development for the Bregalnica River Watershed" is implemented within the Nature Conservation Programme in Macedonia, project of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), coordinated by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation and Farmahem. 2 Project report “Ecological Data Gap Analysis and Ecological Sensitivity Map Development for the Bregalnica River Watershed” Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Geographical range .......................................................................................................................... 8 3 Biological diversity in Bregalnica Watershed and Eastern Planning Region of the Republic of Macedonia ............................................................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Diversity of habitats .............................................................................................................. 11 3.2 Diversity of wild species ........................................................................................................ 13 3.3 Forest communities .............................................................................................................. 19 3.4 Agrobiological diversity ......................................................................................................... 20 4 Protected areas in Macedonia – legal framework ......................................................................... 23 5 Strategic and planning documents for nature protection ............................................................. 26 5.1 Spatial plan of the Eastern Macedonia Region ..................................................................... 27 5.2 Spatial Plan of the Republic of Macedonia ........................................................................... 29 5.3 Representative Network of Protected Areas ........................................................................ 30 5.4 National Biodiversity Strategy with Action Plan ................................................................... 31 6 Proposalfor establishing system of protected areas in Bregalnica Watershed andEastern Planning Regionof theRepublic of Macedonia..................................................................................................... 32 6.1 Existing protected areas ........................................................................................................ 36 6.1.1 Monument of Nature“Murite” ..................................................................................... 37 6.1.2 Natural Rarity“Dzvegor” ............................................................................................... 38 6.1.3 Natural rarity“Oak, village of Beli” ................................................................................ 39 6.1.4 Natural rarity “Morfodvis” ............................................................................................ 40 6.1.5 Natural rarity“Black Mulberry, Lesnovski Manastir” .................................................... 41 6.1.6 Black poplar, Machevo .................................................................................................. 42 6.1.7 Konche (walnuts and lindens) ....................................................................................... 42 6.2 Areas proposed for protection in Bregalnica region............................................................. 43 6.2.1 Monument of Nature“Machevo”.................................................................................. 44 6.2.2 Nature Park“Judovi Livadi” ........................................................................................... 45 6.2.3 Protected Lasndscape “Chengino Kale” ........................................................................ 46 6.2.4 Nature Park“Kartal” ...................................................................................................... 48 6.2.5 Nature Park “Salandzhak” ............................................................................................. 50 6.2.6 Nature Park “Temniot Andak” ...................................................................................... 51 6.2.7 Protected Landscape “Berovsko Ezero (Linak)” ............................................................ 52 6.2.8 Nature Park “Zrnovska Reka-Lisec” ............................................................................... 53 6.2.9 Monument of Nature “Kukuljeto” ................................................................................ 56 3 Report on the status of protected areas in Bregalnica watershed 6.2.10 Protected Landscape “Dolna Zletovica”........................................................................ 57 6.2.11 Nature Park “Ovche Pole” ............................................................................................. 59 6.2.12 Monument of Nature “Dolna Bregalnica“ (Lower Bregalnica) ..................................... 60 6.2.13 Nature Park “Mangovica” ............................................................................................. 62 6.2.14 Nature Park “Adjinica” .................................................................................................. 64 6.2.15 Nature Park “Gjuzumliska Reka” ................................................................................... 64 6.2.16 Nature Park “Gladno Pole” ........................................................................................... 65 6.2.17 Nature Park “Sokolarci” ................................................................................................ 67 6.2.18 Monument of Nature “Turtel” ...................................................................................... 68 6.3 Areas proposed for protection on Osogovski Planini Mts. ................................................... 70 6.3.1 Scenario 1: Establishment of integrated protected area – Protected Landscape “Osogovski Planini Mts.” ............................................................................................................... 71 6.3.2 Scenario 2: proposal for establishment of smaller size protected areas on Osogovo Mountains ..................................................................................................................................... 76 6.3.2.1 Monument of Nature “Crvena Reka”........................................................................ 77 6.3.2.2 Monument of Nature “Carev Vrv” ............................................................................ 78 6.3.2.3 Monument of Nature “Ruen” ................................................................................... 79 6.3.2.4 Nature Park “Ratkova Skala – Zletovska Reka” ......................................................... 81 6.4 Sites proposed for conservation as natural rarities .............................................................. 84 6.4.1 Natural rarity“Konjska Dupka Cave” ............................................................................. 85 6.4.2 Natural rarity „Stamer“ ................................................................................................. 86 6.4.3 Natural rarity“Trabotivishte” ........................................................................................ 87 6.4.4 Natural rarity“Mocharnik” ...........................................................................................