United Nations Development Programme Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use Management in Dragash/Dragaš Sustainable Development Atlas Framework for a comprehensive and balanced rural development for the Municipality of Dragash / Dragaš Kosovo1 Volume I: Introduction and Methodology Peter Bank Florian Bemmerlein-Lux Ismail Gagica Ergin Hajredini With contributions from Prof. Dr. Behxhet Mustafa – Ecologist, Prof. Fadil Millaku - Biologist, Dr. Halil Ibrahimi - Ecologist; Dr. Achim Milbradt – Biologist, Michael Voit - Rural Development Planner, Prof. Xhevdet Elezi - Soil scientist – agronomist, Arneni - National forest consultancy company, NGO Finches – Ornithologists, Todd Wassel – Tourism Specialist, Kaltrina Salihu – Community Officer, Bashkim Susuri – Journalist and Project Associate, Bardh Xerxa – Ecologist, Ajhan Hadzija – Tourism Coordinator, the Municipal Working Group of Dragash/Dragaš Municipality and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Rural Economic Development Programme. Project Manager Maria Elena Zuniga Barrientos Dragash / Dragaš, Kosovo December 2012 1 Programme of Cooperation between the institutions of Kosovo[1] and the United Nations Development Programme - Kosovo Programme Action Plan 2011 – 2015 ([1] Kosovo under United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)) 1 United Nations Development Programme Sustainable Development Atlas for Dragash / Dragaš – Kosovo Table of content volume I: “Introduction and Methodology” Acronyms ...............................................................................................................................9 1. Guiding words ...............................................................................................................11 2. Introduction ...................................................................................................................12 3. Concept and methodology .............................................................................................15 3.1. Concept ..................................................................................................................15 3.2. Step 1 and 2 - Resource base and assessment .....................................................17 3.3. Step 3 - Spatial development objectives .................................................................19 3.4. Step 4 – Integration of the spatial development objectives .....................................19 3.5. The zoning concept ................................................................................................20 3.6. Summary ................................................................................................................23 4. The municipality of Dragash/Dragaš ..............................................................................24 5. Maps of the Sustainable Development Atlas 1 : 30 000 .................................................26 6. Glossary ........................................................................................................................28 7. Literature .......................................................................................................................29 List of Tables volume I: “Introduction and Methodology” Table 5-1: List of SDA Maps .................................................................................................26 List of Figures volume I: “Introduction and Methodology” Figure 2-1: Relationship between the MDP, related Strategic Environmental Assessment and the guidance provided by the Sustainable Development Atlas ..............................................14 Figure 3-1: Approach of the Sustainability Atlas ...................................................................16 Figure 3-2: Spatial Development Objectives: from SDA Resource Assessment to SDA Guidance ..............................................................................................................................18 Figure 3-3: Decision tree for the key resource ‘Forest’ ..........................................................21 Figure 3-4: Fragment of SDA Guidance Map for the key resource “Forest” ..........................21 Figure 3-5: Fragment of Spatial Resistance Map ..................................................................22 Figure 3-6: Fragment of Functional Structure Map ...............................................................23 2 United Nations Development Programme Sustainable Development Atlas for Dragash / Dragaš – Kosovo Volume II: Baseline Table of content volume II 1. Baseline Maps 1.1. Overview of the Municipality of Dragash / Dragaš 1.2. Population and infrastructure 1.3. Geology and mineral resources 1.4. Soil 1.5. Climate 1.6. Water resources 1.7. Real land use 1.8. Biosphere resources - vegetation 1.9. Biosphere resources - fauna 2. Annex to Volume II Baseline Maps 2.1. Water supply in the villages of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality 2.2. Data sources water resources Dragash / Dragaš Municipality 2.3. Plant communities of Dragash / Dragaš listed in Annex I of EU-Habitat-Directive 2.4. List of most important and endangered plant species of the Dragash / Dragaš Municipality 2.5. Bird species of Dragash / Dragaš listed on the Annexes of EU Bird Directive 2.6. Butterflies species observed in Dragash / Dragaš with endangered or vulnerable IUCN-Status or listed in Annexes II or IV of the EU Habitat Directive 2.7. Amphibian and reptile species observed in the Dragash / Dragaš Municipality List of Tables volume II Table 1-1: List of baseline maps Table 1-1: Population and territory of the villages of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Table 1-2: Average seasonal temperature in Dragash / Dragaš Table 1-3: Precipitation and average temperature during Vegetation Period Table 1-4: Yearly rainfall in m³ per watershed Table 1-5: Area for water resources regeneration per watershed Table 1-6: Water courses per watershed Table 1-7: Average monthly flow rates of major rivers Table 1-8: Land Use types in Dragash / Dragaš Municipality in ha and % Table 12-1: Water supply in the villages of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Table 12-2: Data sources water resources Table 12-3: Plant communities of Dragash / Dragaš listed in Annex I of EU-Habitat-Directive Table 12-4: List of most important and endangered plant species Table 12-5: Bird species of Dragash / Dragaš listed on the Annexes of EU Bird Directive Table 12-6: Butterflies species observed in Dragash / Dragaš with endangered or vulnerable IUCN-Status or listed in Annexes II or IV of the EU Habitat Directive Table 12-7: Amphibian and reptile species observed in Dragash / Dragaš with endangered or vulnerable IUCN- Status or listed in Annexes II or IV of the EU Habitat Directive List of Figures volume II Figure 1-1: Altitude classes in the territory of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-2: Slope classes in Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-3: Altitude Profile of the territory of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-4: Slope profile of the territory of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-5: Overview of the Municipality of Dragash / Dragaš (B1) Figure 1-6: Distribution of businesses in the Municipality of Dragash / Dragaš Figure 1-7: Population (B2) 3 United Nations Development Programme Sustainable Development Atlas for Dragash / Dragaš – Kosovo Figure 1-8: Classes of rocks in Dragash / Dragaš Figure 1-9: Geology and mineral resources (B3) Figure 1-10: Soil classes in Dragash / Dragaš Figure 1-11: Soil (B4) Figure 1-12: Climate diagram for Dragash / Dragaš Figure 1-13: Climate (B5) Figure 1-14: Watersheds in Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-15: Flow rates of major rivers in Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-16: Water resources in Dragash / Dragaš Municipality (B6) Figure 1-17: Comparison of land uses in the sub-basins of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-17: Comparison of land uses in the sub-basins of Dragash / Dragaš Municipality Figure 1-18: Consolidated land uses in Dragash / Dragaš Municipality (B7.2) Figure 1-19: Real land use in Dragash / Dragaš Municipality (B7.1) Figure 1-20: Biosphere resources – vegetation (B8) Figure 1-21: Biosphere resources - fauna (B9) Volume III: Table of content volume III 1. Assessment maps 1.1. Assessment of biodiversity (A1) 1.1.1. Assessment of vegetation and flora (A1.1) 1.1.2. Assessment of biodiversity - fauna 1.2. Proposed extension of Sharr/Šar Mountain National Park (A2) 1.3. Assessment of water resources 1.3.1. Water regeneration, threats and quality (A3.1) 1.3.2. Water supply and threats (A3.2) 1.4. Assessment of natural hazards (A4) 1.4.1. Erosion risk (A4.1) 1.4.1. Avalanche risk (A4.2) 1.4.2. Landslide, rockfall and flood-prone areas risk (A4.3) 1.5. Assessment of forest and agriculture (A5) 1.5.1. Conditions of forests (A5.1) 1.5.2. Forest functions (A5.2) 1.5.3. Productive capacity of soils (A5.3) 1.5.4. Livestock and suitability for crops (A5.4) 1.6. Assessment of solid waste (A6) 1.7. Assessment of cultural heritage and tourist potential (A7) 1.8. Assessment of health, medical services, and civil protection (A8) 1.9. Assessment of education (A9) 1.10. Assessment of economy, infrastructure, and energy (A10) 1.10.1. Roads and transportation (A10.1) 1.10.2. Energy (A10.2) 1.10.3. Businesses (A10.3) 2. Annex 2.1. Assessment for water quality 2.2. Model for erosion risk 2.3. Model for avalanche risk analysis 2.4. Model for landslide risk 2.5. Assessment criteria for the forest functions 2.6. Suitability of soils and recommendations for agricultural use 4 United