The Journal is published by the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Cave Administration of the Czech Republic, the Krkonoše Mts. National Park Administration, the Bohemian Forest Mts. National Park Administration, the Podyjí National Park Administration and the The Bohemian Switzerland National Park Administration. It has been published since 1946.
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Nature Conservation 2/2011 — 11. 7. 2011 — Nature and Landscape Management — Print article in pdf
Cumulative effects of building activities on the Krkonoše/Giant Mts. meadows
Cumulative effects of building activities (particularly family and boarding houses) on traditionally managed meadows pose a serious problem in the Natura 2000 SCI Krkonoše/Giant Mts. Loss of the meadows caused by individual house-building projects is often too small to justify their prohibition despite they directly influence/destroy even the priority target features within the SCI. However, the projects considerably reduce total area of meadows due to cumulative effects of their high number.
The article presents the concept on limits for mountain meadow loss in the SCI Krkonoše/Giant Mts. – an approach used by the Krkonoše/Giant Mts. National Park Administration and persons authorised for appropriate assessments. Concept’s main aim is to identify a priori the extent of mountain meadow loss in the SCI caused by a significant impact of a project, identified during Appropriate Assessment procedure, pursuant to Act No. 114/1992 Gazette on the Protection of Nature and the Landscape, Article 45, letters h) and i). The concept’s principles are described as well as the first experience during the spatial planning procedure. Therefore, the concept is presented for a wide discussion and possible implementation in other SCIs in the Czech Republic.