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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, at its meeting in Bahrain, on Tuesday approved a resolution for insufficient protection of the Slovak part of the beech forests.
The future of the beech forests of the Carpathians, which are listed
UNESCO World Heritage, remains blurred in Slovakia. committee
UNESCO again calls on Slovakia to fulfill all its commitments
the protection of this site, on December 1st
2019. As stated by the Director of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Slovakia) Miroslava Plassmann, Slovakia could not provide 11 years
protection of the declared borders. The state can not direct it
different interests and use of the territory so that it is not a threatened subject, for
which is protected by the site – old wooded forests. "The state should
do everything to save the UNESCO site. Still still
we have a chance to stop the timber harvest that is currently threatening
The most valuable parts of the territory, "said Plassmann
UNESCO World Heritage Committee at its meeting in Bahrain
approved on Tuesday a resolution on the insufficient protection of the Slovak part
beech forests. The committee appreciated the partial change of the solution
the adverse situation in the Slovak part of the locality, but with concern,
that the site is still not sufficiently protected and in some places
protection zone harvest wood. The Committee asks Slovakia to speed up the process
border refinement, legal protection against exploitation and continuation
in negotiations with the owners. "Because of the lack of legislative protection
this site still does not meet the requirements of UNESCO ", points out the committee.
It is important to ensure the highest degree of protection of the site
Draft application in the Slovak application for inscription on the World List
UNESCO's heritage in 2007 states that Slovakia will be strictly protected
5,766.4 hectares of beech forests on its territory. The protectors say
However, up to 67% of this area does not have any protection
presents a draft proposal for inscription. Ensuring the protection of the Ministry of Life
Environment (ME) proposes the creation of three new reserves
with the highest degree of protection and non-interventional it is essential
agree with forest owners on compensation to limit them
economic activity. "Ensure the highest degree of protection of the site
is extremely important, "said Minister of Environment László
Solymos. He stressed the need for common supremacy
approach. The most important challenge according to Sólymosa is the clarification
the boundaries of the site, which will strengthen it and make it more efficient
natural monuments. According to Sólymosa, in the past year, dozens of
negotiations with landowners, whether state or not
WWF considers it important that the World Heritage Committee
its decision focuses on Slovakia's declared commitments
who promised protection in three reserves. again
has reached an agreement in only one of them, but still his proposal
has not submitted to the deliberations of the Government. "The booking process should be
Accelerate and deal with complexities with all stakeholders and stakeholders
stations on the entire site, "Plassmann said
the state can declare non-intrusive area on the state parcels
almost immediately
Envirorezort says that protection against harvesting wood and hunting
currently secure enough in two of the four zones, and
in the localities of Havešová and Rožok, which are also
reserve to the 5th degree of protection where mining and hunting are prohibited
Beech forests of the Carpathians on the list of UNESCO
In June 2007, the site of the beech forest of the Carpates was inscribed on the List
UNESCO World Heritage as a demonstration of forest remnants across borders
the region of Slovakia and Ukraine. In 2011, it was expanded by components
in Germany and in 2017 63 new components and nine others
European countries with the new name of old beech forests and beech forests Carpathian
and other parts of Europe. The Slovak part consists of four elements,
tri – Hasšová, Rožok and Stužica – Bukovské vrchy, are included
Poloniny National Park, the fourth component Vihorlat is part of
Protected landscape of Vihorlat. In sections Stužica – Bukovské
the hills and Vihorlat are preparing to expand the territory with the 5th degree of protection
Announcing Three New Nature Reserves in Chernina, Springfield
Cirochy and Nežabec
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