Entrance Fees and Protected Areas
In the Czech Republic, similarly to most of European countries, entrance fees into protected areas have not been collected by governmental authorities.
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The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Protected Area Categories: Possibility of
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been instrumental in coordinating global protected areas through its World Commission on Protected Areas.
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Importance of Tourism Monitoring
At present, parts of the landscape with well preserved nature, particularly protected areas, are among sites with most rapidly developing tourism in the Czech Republic as well as globally.
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Monitoring the Site Attendance by Visitors in the Liberec Region
For improving visitor infrastructure in the Liberec Region (North Bohemia), the key tourist routes should be improved and restored: the activities have been carried out by municipalities and co-financed from various European Community’s funds/financial mechanisms.
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Monitoring Visitor Attendance in the Podyjí/Thaya River Basin National Park
In 2006, the Podyjí/Thaya River Basin National Park Administration (South Moravia), in co-operation with the Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science of Charles University Prague monitored visitor attendance at the most frequently used crossroads within the National Park all the year round.
Nature Conservation 2010 — 2. 8. 2010 — Special Issue
Monitoring Visitor Attendance and Its Impacts on Nature in the České Švýcarsko/Bohemian Switzerland
In the České Švýcarsko/Bohemian Switzerland National Park, attendance has been monitored since its designation in 2000. Since 2005, the numbers of entries into the National Park by visitors are systematically monitored through automatic accounting system.
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Camping in Nature
Quiet, non-consumptive camping in connection with hiking is the most environmentally friendly type of tourism.
Nature Conservation 2010 — 2. 8. 2010 — Special Issue
The Bohemian Sand Pink (Dianthus arenarius subsp. bohemicus) – Plan is running
The Bohemian Sand Pink (Dianthus arenarius bohemicus) is an approximately 15 cm tall perennial with white flowers growing in dense clusters.
Nature Conservation 3/2010 — 22. 6. 2010 — Research, Surveys and Data Management — Print article in pdf
Shall Reed Beds Be Restored in the Velký and Malý Tisý Fishponds National Nature Reserve?
In the Velký and Malý Tisý Fishponds National Nature Reserve (Třeboň Basin Protected Landscape Area and Biosphere Reserve, South Bohemia), reed beds have been substantially declining since the 1950s.
Nature Conservation 3/2010 — 22. 6. 2010 — Nature and Landscape Management — Print article in pdf
The Koněprusy Caves, an Open Book of Geology, Palaeontology, Mineralogy, Karsology
In 2010, 60 years have passed since the discovery of the Koněprusy Caves, the biggest cave system in Bohemia, and 51 years since their part became a show cave.
Nature Conservation 3/2010 — 22. 6. 2010 — On Nature in the Czech Republic — Print article in pdf