evropska konvencija o krajini - Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo in prostor

dejavnikov je torej vplivalo na to, da je Slovenijadanes krajinsko zanimiva dežela. Ko govorimo oizjemnih kulturnih krajinah Evrope, se izkaže, dagre v veliki meri za območja, ki so bila nekočobmočja revščine in pomanjkanja. In to velja karza znaten del Slovenije. Bolj kot so bile razmereza življenje težke, bolj so ljudje iskali načine, kakopreživeti in izrabiti še tisto malo možnosti, ki jihje prostor nudil. Pri tem so ustvarili zanimivekrajinske vzorce. Zaradi humidne klime vslovenskem sredogorju so naši predniki izumilikozolec, posebno zgradbo za sušenje sena.Terase srečamo domala povsod, todaposameznih deli Slovenije kažejo tudi tu vsaksvojo posebnost.Ob dejstvu, da večina Slovencev prebiva napodeželju, je presenetljivo, da je Slovenija deželasorazmerno velike naravne ohranjenosti. Zatoimam kot minister za okolje in prostor tu velikoodgovornost.Po eni strani imamo ohranjeno naravo, kar se jepokazalo tudi s tem, da imamo v evropskemomrežju Natura 2000 približno 36 % državnegaozemlja. Imamo velika ekološko pomembnaobmočja, ki jih varujemo zaradi ohranjanjaživljenjskih prostorov velikih zveri, medveda,volka in risa in območja številnih drugihhabitatov evropsko pomembnih vrst.Po drugi strani nam razpršena poselitev inštevilni veliki posegi v prostor otežujejo skrb zakakovostno okolje. Razpršeni poselitvi je trebazagotoviti ustrezno infrastrukturo in preprečevationesnaženja. Tudi Slovenija ima industrijskebazene in kamnolome, ki terjajo sanacijo. Vzadnjem desetletju pospešeno gradimoavtoceste. Te velikokrat spreminjajo krajino nanačin, ki nam morda ni najbolj pogodu. In še bilahko našteval.Ob zavesti o vseh teh problemih smo v Slovenijipripravili Strategijo prostorskega razvoja, v kateriima krajina pomembno vlogo. V problematikokrajine vključujemo tako probleme varstvanarave, vzdrževanja in gospodarjenja z gozdovi,razvoja kmetijstva in drugih dejavnosti vpodeželskem prostoru, kot so razvoj turizma inrekreacije, nenazadnje tudi neposredno skrb zakulturno krajino. Želimo, da se vse dejavnosti, kivplivajo na kakovost krajine, vključijo v zavestnovarstvo in usmerjanje razvoja krajine.Želimo ohraniti prepoznavnost naših krajin. Zaobmočja, ki terjajo posebno skrb, bodisi zaradiSlovenian landscape. Many factors have indeedinfluenced Slovenia to make it such an interestinglandscape today. When we speak of exceptionalcultural landscapes of Europe, we findthat, very often, these used to be povertystrickenregions. This is true of a considerablepart of Slovenia. The harder life was, the moreresourceful were the inhabitants in seeking waysto survive and put to good use the few opportunitiesthat the physical space offered, therebycreating interesting landscape patterns. Becauseof a humid climate in Slovenia’s lowmountain range, our ancestors invented thehayrack, a special structure used in haymaking.Terraces can be encountered almost everywhere;however, they differ from region to region.Since the majority of Slovenes live in rural areas,it is surprising that Slovenia has succeeded inpreserving nature to the extent it has done. Asthe Minister of the Environment and SpatialPlanning I have great responsibility here.On the one hand nature is preserved, which hasalso been demonstrated by approximately 36per cent of the national territory being includedin the European network Natura 2000. We haveextensive sites of environmental significancethat we protect in order to preserve the habitatsof large carnivores, such as the bear, the wolfand the lynx, and the areas of numerous otherhabitats and species of European concern.On the other hand, however, dispersed settlementand numerous actions affecting the environmentmake it harder for us to ensure environmentalquality. Dispersed settlements need relevantinfrastructure and pollution prevention.Also Slovenia has industrial basins and quarriesin need of rehabilitation. In the past decade wehave stepped up the motorway construction.These often change the landscape in a way wemay not like very much. To name but a few.Bearing all this issues in mind, we have drawn upthe Spatial Development Strategy of Slovenia, inwhich the landscape plays an important role.The landscape issues also include the issues ofnature protection, forest preservation and management,development of agriculture and otheractivities in rural areas, such as development oftourism and recreation, and direct concern forthe cultural landscape. We wish that all the activitieshaving an impact on the quality of land-Pozdravni nagovori/ Welcoming Speaches13