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Section 5IPA national teamCoordinating organisation:Daphne Institute of Applied EcologyNational coordinator: Dobromil GalvánekOther organisations in national team:the State Nature Conservancy of SlovakRepublic; the Institute of Botany, SlovakAcademy of Sciences; individual membersfrom other institutionsOther information: Data from theInformation System of Taxa and Biotopesof the State Nature Conservancy wereused for the selection of IPAsSlovakiaBy Dobromil GalvánekSlovakia covers 49,000 km 2 in central Europe and has twobiogeographic zones, the Alpine and the Pannonian. Slovakiaborders the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary,Austria and Ukraineand has one Centre of Plant Diversity, the Carpathians. Slovakia’snatural and semi-natural habitats consist mainly of forest, from thelarge expanses of beech forest in the Carpathians to the Danubeflood plain forest and grasslands; from the alpine meadows of themountains to dry calcareous grasslands, to alluvial and fenmeadows. Slovakia also has a high number of endemic and limitedrange species. Slovakia joined the EU in May 2004 and is also amember of the Council of Europe.IPAs in SlovakiaIPA summary statisticsNumber of IPAs: 154Area of IPAs (ha): 645,507Number/Area of IPAs in Protected Areas: 118 IPAs/ 488,036 haBiogeographic zones:Alpine (102 IPAs), Pannonic (52 IPAs)Criteria listsCriterion A = 241 speciesAi (20),Ai/Aii (8),Aii (109),Aiii (30),Aiv (72); Habitats Directive (50), Bern (42)Vascular plants (151), Bryophytes (37), Lichens (31), Fungi (22),Algae (0)Criterion B = 11 not applied in current projectCriterion C=77habitatsCi (23), Cii (54); Habitat Directive (67), Bern Convention (10)58
SlovakiaMethodology summaryCriteria lists: the Criterion A list represents a wide range of globally, regionally andnationally threatened endemics and limited range species.There are also a high numberof eligible bryophytes, lichens and fungi species.Data and fieldwork: much of the selection of sites was based on existing data, althoughsome additional fieldwork was carried out primarily on mapping of non-forest habitats inthe regions not covered to date.The additional data on Criterion A species wereextracted from existing data sources as well.Site selection: the existing data on species and habitats were overlaid using GIS softwareto select the best sites, which were then verified by expert opinion. Other sites werethen added to ensure representation of the IPA network.The selection strategyproduced a range of site sizes depending on the qualifying features and the ecologicalsituation.Key issues: the integration of all taxonomic groups, and the use of all the available dataon threatened habitats were major factors in the project.Protection and management of IPAs in Slovakia:Total IPAs with National National protection European InternationalIPAs no legal protection of IPAs (lower level) recognition recognitionprotection of IPAs of IPAs of IPAs(high level)154 36 National Nature Reserves SAC* Ramsar sitesParks (31 IPAs) (95 IPAs) (121 IPAs) (16 IPAs)Protected Nature Monuments SPA*Landscape (26 IPAs) (78 IPAs) BiosphereAreas (48 IPAs) Protected Sites Reserves(16 IPAs) (5 IPAs)SAC* & SPA* = sites officially proposed by the Slovak Government to the European CommissionProtection of IPAsThirty-six IPAs currently have no legal protection in the national network of protectedareas. Most of those sites have been proposed for the NATURA 2000 network by theSlovak Government, or have been listed in the alternative proposal of SACs prepared bySlovak NGOs lead by DAPHNE.Although management planning has been used in natureconservation in Slovakia for several decades, it has not fitted fully with internationalstandards. New methodology is being developed and should be applied in all proposedNATURA 2000 sites over the coming few years. Management planning will be alsoapplied to the national network of protected areas; however, it is not the priority of theState Nature Conservancy.59
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SlovakiaMethodology summaryCriteria lists: the Criterion A list represents a wide range of globally, regionally <strong>and</strong>nationally t<strong>hr</strong>eatened endemics <strong>and</strong> limited range species.There are also a high numberof eligible bryophytes, lichens <strong>and</strong> fungi species.Data <strong>and</strong> fieldwork: much of the selection of sites was based on exist<strong>in</strong>g data, althoughsome additional fieldwork was carried out primarily on mapp<strong>in</strong>g of non-forest habitats <strong>in</strong>the regions not covered to date.The additional data on Criterion A species wereextracted from exist<strong>in</strong>g data sources as well.Site selection: the exist<strong>in</strong>g data on species <strong>and</strong> habitats were overlaid us<strong>in</strong>g GIS softwareto select the best sites, which were then verified by expert op<strong>in</strong>ion. Other sites werethen added to ensure representation of the IPA network.The selection strategyproduced a range of site sizes depend<strong>in</strong>g on the qualify<strong>in</strong>g features <strong>and</strong> the ecologicalsituation.Key issues: the <strong>in</strong>tegration of all taxonomic groups, <strong>and</strong> the use of all the available dataon t<strong>hr</strong>eatened habitats were major factors <strong>in</strong> the project.Protection <strong>and</strong> management of IPAs <strong>in</strong> Slovakia:Total IPAs with National National protection European InternationalIPAs no legal protection of IPAs (lower level) recognition recognitionprotection of IPAs of IPAs of IPAs(high level)154 36 National Nature Reserves SAC* Ramsar sitesParks (31 IPAs) (95 IPAs) (121 IPAs) (16 IPAs)Protected Nature Monuments SPA*L<strong>and</strong>scape (26 IPAs) (78 IPAs) BiosphereAreas (48 IPAs) Protected Sites Reserves(16 IPAs) (5 IPAs)SAC* & SPA* = sites officially proposed by the Slovak Government to the European CommissionProtection of IPAsThirty-six IPAs currently have no legal protection <strong>in</strong> the national network of protected<strong>areas</strong>. Most of those sites have been proposed for the NATURA 2000 network by theSlovak Government, or have been listed <strong>in</strong> the alternative proposal of SACs prepared bySlovak NGOs lead by DAPHNE.Although management plann<strong>in</strong>g has been used <strong>in</strong> natureconservation <strong>in</strong> Slovakia for several decades, it has not fitted fully with <strong>in</strong>ternationalst<strong>and</strong>ards. New methodology is be<strong>in</strong>g developed <strong>and</strong> should be applied <strong>in</strong> all proposedNATURA 2000 sites over the com<strong>in</strong>g few years. Management plann<strong>in</strong>g will be alsoapplied to the national network of protected <strong>areas</strong>; however, it is not the priority of theState Nature Conservancy.59
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