evropska konvencija o krajini - Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo in prostor

Pozdravni nagovori/ Welcoming SpeachesJANEZ PODOBNIKMinister za okolje in prostor, SlovenijaMinister for Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia12Spoštovane dame in gospodje,dovolite mi, da izrazim veliko veselje, da vSloveniji gostimo tako pomembno srečanje natemo, ki nam je Slovencem še posebno pri srcu.Tudi mnogi obiskovalci Slovenije odkrivajo, da jenjena poglavitna značilnost krajina. Mnogokratslišimo reči: »Kako zelena in lepa je Slovenija!«Slovenija je nedvomno zelena dežela, sajgozdovi danes pokrivajo približno 60 %državnega ozemlja. Velik del ozemlja Slovenije jekras. Slovenski kras je dal ime celo raziskovalnidisciplini, krasoslovju. Obiskovalci, ki so vpreteklosti potovali preko Slovenije, so Kras -kraško planoto nad Trstom označevali zapustinjo, za krajino skal in redkega grmovja.Potem je takratna oblast, bilo je sredi 19. stoletja,zastavila program pogozdovanja. To je bil edenzgodnejših krajinsko urejevalnih projektov naSlovenskem.Slovenija je razpršeno poseljena. Ima nekaj manjkot 6000 naselij. Taka poselitev je v Slovenijiostala navkljub temu, da danes živi odkmetijstva samo še okrog 4 % prebivalstva.Prehod iz agrarne v industrijsko družbo ali celopostindustrijsko je v Sloveniji potekalsorazmerno postopoma. Razpršeni maliproizvodni obrati so v razgibanem reliefu žezgodaj v zgodovini izrabljali silo voda. To jekasneje pripeljalo do industrijskih obratov napodeželju, vendar pa se ljudje niso bili primoraniseliti v mesta v takem obsegu, kot se je todogajalo drugje. Zato številni Slovenci nikoli nisoprenehali biti kmetje, pa čeprav od kmetovanjaniso več živeli. Slovensko gospodarstvo je vednoslonelo na povezovanju industrije in kmetijstva.Slovenija je bila dolga leta dežela s sorazmernovelikim odstotkom polkmetov. Tudi to je bil edenod vzrokov, da je Slovenijo v veliki meri obšlamodernizacije kmetijskega prostora.Drobna parcelna struktura in razdrobljenostpridelovalnih zemljišč je še vedno izstopajočaznačilnost večine slovenskih krajin. Kar nekajLadies and Gentlemen,May I begin by expressing great pleasure atSlovenia hosting such an important meetingthat deals with a topic close to the heart of everySlovene. Also many visitors to Slovenia find thatlandscape is Slovenia’s main feature. We oftenhear people say: »Slovenia is so beautiful andgreen!« Slovenia is undoubtedly a green country;forests cover approximately 60 per cent of itsterritory today. A large part of Slovenia’s territoryis covered by karst. Slovenia’s karst has evengiven the name to a scientific discipline knownas the karstology. Visitors who travelled acrossSlovenia in the past described the Karst – thekarstic plain above Trieste, as a desert, a regionfull of rocks and sparse shrubs. Then, in the mid-19th century, the authorities launched a forestationprogramme. This was one of the earliestlandscaping projects in Slovenia.Typical of Slovenia is settlement dispersion.Slovenia has less than 6000 settlements. Thissettlement pattern persists in Slovenia althoughonly around 4 per cent of the population makea living from farming. The transition from agriculturalto industrial or even post-industrial societywas relatively gradual in Slovenia. Dispersedsmall production plants exploited thewaterpower available in the diversified landscapealready at a very early stage in history.Later, this lead to industrial plants in rural areas;still people were not yet compelled to move totowns in the extent encountered elsewhere.Therefore many Slovenes never ceased to befarmers although they no longer made their livingfrom farming. Slovenia’s economy was alwaysbased on links between industry and agriculture.Slovenia was, for years, a country witha relatively high percentage of half farmers. Thiswas also one of the reasons why there was littlemodernisation of rural areas.Small and scattered agricultural lands are still anoutstanding feature of the major part of the