Republika e Kosovës Republika Kosova - Republic of Kosovo Qeveria – Vlada - Government Ministria e Mjedisit dhe Planifikimit Hapësinor Ministarstvo Sredine i Prostornog Planiranja Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Sharri National Park Management Plan 10-Year Management Strategy 2015-2024 5-Year Operational Plan 2015-2019 January 2015 Prepared with support from the project Sustainable Land Use Management and Conservation of Biodiversity in Dragash/Dragaš Municipality Sharri National Park Management Plan 1 Contents Abbreviations used in the text ............................................................................................................................................. 4 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background and acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2 Context ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Legal Basis ............................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Spatial Plan for Sharri National Park ................................................................................................................... 122 2.3 Other plans and strategies affecting the National Park ...................................................................................... 122 3 Description of Sharri National Park .............................................................................................................................. 144 3.1 Location, geography and boundaries .................................................................................................................. 144 3.2 Geomorphology, geology and soils ..................................................................................................................... 155 3.3 Climate ................................................................................................................................................................ 155 3.4 Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................................ 166 3.5 Nature ................................................................................................................................................................. 166 3.6 Land tenure (ownership, rights) .......................................................................................................................... 188 3.7 Stakeholders ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.8 Settlements and human population ................................................................................................................... 200 3.9 Land and resource use ........................................................................................................................................ 211 3.10 Current management of Sharri National Park .................................................................................................... 266 4 Evaluation (Target features and their current status) .................................................................................................. 288 4.1 Natural features and values (species, habitats, ecosystems, landscapes) .......................................................... 288 4.2 Community and cultural features and values ..................................................................................................... 333 4.3 Touristic and recreational features, values and opportunities ........................................................................... 355 4.4 Economic and developmental values and opportunities .................................................................................... 388 5 Analysis of issues and problems ................................................................................................................................... 400 5.1 Threats and pressures ......................................................................................................................................... 400 5.2 Management capability assessment ................................................................................................................... 455 6 Strategic framework (Vision, goals and objectives for ten years) ................................................................................ 477 6.1 Overall vision ....................................................................................................................................................... 477 6.2 General management objectives and desired status of target features ............................................................ 477 7 Zonation (Zones, description and limits of acceptable use .......................................................................................... 555 7.1 Strict protection zone (first level protection zone) ............................................................................................. 555 7.2 Active management zone ................................................................................................................................... 566 7.3 Sustainable use zone ........................................................................................................................................... 577 7.4 Buffer Zone ......................................................................................................................................................... 588 8 Management Measures.................................................................................................................................................. 59 Programme 1 Biodiversity, environment and landscape ................................................................................................. 600 Sharri National Park Management Plan 2 Programme 2: Communities, culture and sustainable use ............................................................................................... 655 Programme 3. Tourism and Recreation ............................................................................................................................ 688 Programme 4 Education and Awareness .......................................................................................................................... 711 Programme 5 Governance, administration, management and financing ........................................................................ 733 9 Implementation arrangements .................................................................................................................................... 766 9.1 Staffing ................................................................................................................................................................ 766 9.2 Governance ......................................................................................................................................................... 777 9.3 Equipment and infrastructure ............................................................................................................................. 777 9.4 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................................................ 78 9.5 Planning and reporting........................................................................................................................................ 800 10 Business plan ........................................................................................................................................................... 833 11 Maps ........................................................................................................................................................................ 833 11.1 Boundaries .......................................................................................................................................................... 844 11.2 Geology and mineral sources-............................................................................................................................. 855 11.3 Soils ..................................................................................................................................................................... 866 11.4 Hydrological Features ........................................................................................................................................... 87 11.5 Vegetation ............................................................................................................................................................. 88 11.6 Land cover ............................................................................................................................................................