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The Agency for
Nature Conservation and
Landscape Protection of the CR
2009
;
Experience in Landscape Connectivity Management in the Czech Republic
Václav Hlaváč
& Jan Plesník
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION EC CONFERENCE 19 NOVEMBER 2010, Brussels
WhyWhy a a GreenGreen InfrastructureInfrastructure??
Polyfunctionality of the Green Infrastructure:• Climate change –
a green infrastructure can mitigate negative impacts
•
Ecosystem services –
heavily
fragmented landscape has not been able to provide humans with critical services
(e.g., pollination, regulating
services)
Loss of landscape connectivity:
A new
serious
threat
to further survival
of
many
wildlife
species
Changes in nature conservation approaches:
Species protection → Habitat conservation → Managing the connectivity
TSES –
national
ecological
network
In the Czech Republic, a multi-level ecological network, called the Territorial System of Ecological Stability of the Landscape (TSES), has been developing since the late 1970s and the 1980s
TSES - definitionThe Territorial System of Ecological Stability of the The Territorial System of Ecological Stability of the Landscape, Landscape, as defined in Act No. 114/1992 Gazette, is a as defined in Act No. 114/1992 Gazette, is a mutually interconnected complex of both natural and mutually interconnected complex of both natural and semisemi--natural ecosystems that maintain them healthy. Its natural ecosystems that maintain them healthy. Its main purpose is to support ecological stability in the main purpose is to support ecological stability in the landscape by conservation or restoration of ecosystems landscape by conservation or restoration of ecosystems and their mutual interconnection.and their mutual interconnection.
TSES TSES ElementsElements::
BiocentreBiocentre (core area)(core area) .... is an area, which, due is an area, which, due to its condition and scope, supports natural to its condition and scope, supports natural or semior semi--natural ecosystemnatural ecosystemss..
Ecological corridorEcological corridor ....is an area supporting is an area supporting wildlife species moving among various wildlife species moving among various biocentresbiocentres, establishing a network of , establishing a network of interconnected interconnected biocentresbiocentres..
Interaction elementInteraction element ....is a landscape segment, is a landscape segment, which, at the local level, mediates the which, at the local level, mediates the favorable effect of main TSES elements favorable effect of main TSES elements ((biocentresbiocentres and ecological corridors) on and ecological corridors) on surrounding less stable landscape.surrounding less stable landscape.
Three
levels
of
the
TSES:
1.
LocalWithin the area of a municipality
(in charge of local authorities/governments)
Within the territory of the whole country(in charge of the Ministry of the Environment)
2. Regional
= Subnational
3.
Supraregional
=National
and
Above
Within the area of the region(in charge of regional authorities/governments)
Legally, the TSES plan is an obligatory
background for:
••
llandand
use/territorial planning use/territorial planning ••
forest management plansforest management plans
••
water management documents water management documents ••
other documents regarding protection and other documents regarding protection and restoration of the landscaperestoration of the landscape
TSES as an
Instrument for Establishing and
Managing
New
Corridors:
Implementation
of TSES into land-use/territorial
plans as well as subvention
programmes/subsidiary
schemes
(EU or
national
funds)
allow to build
new segments of „green infrastructure“
Foto: Petr Slavík
Implementation
of
„Green
Infrastructure“ in the
Czech
Republic
in 2008-2010
Type of
measures Number
of projects
Costs/EUR/
Flood
control 95 39 mil
River
restoration, water
retention 1,319 344
mil
Erosion
control
measures, biocorridors
of
TSES 338 41
mil
Urban greenery 872 160 mil
LossLoss
ofof
LandscapeLandscape
ConnectivityConnectivity
–– LossLoss
ofof
BiodiversityBiodiversity
isolationisolation ofof populationpopulationlossloss ofof geneticgenetic diversitydiversitysmallsmall isolatedisolated populationspopulations are not are not ableable to to survivesurvive underundercurrentcurrent disturbancesdisturbances as as climateclimate changeschanges, , traffictraffic, , invasiveinvasive alienalien species species introductionintroduction, , etcetc. .
obrázek
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WhyWhy LandscapeLandscape
PermeabilityPermeability??
Increase in builtIncrease in built--up up areas including urban areas including urban sprawlsprawlIntensification of Intensification of agricultural production agricultural production Increasing transport Increasing transport infrastructure densityinfrastructure density
→Fragmentation of the landscape, habitats and populations
Development
of
Landscape
Fragmentation1980 2005 2025
0
102030
405060
708090
100
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
2000
Number of the areas unfragmented
by traffic
is
going
to
decline
by 30%
over the period
1980-2025 !!!
A new project aiming at identification of real migration and dispersal corridors for
large mammals
started in 2007(The Czech Council for Research, Development and
Innovations
Project No. 2d4/36/08)
MainMain GoalsGoals::
To maintain favourable To maintain favourable conditions for longconditions for long--term term survival of the target survival of the target speciesspecies
To maintain favourable To maintain favourable conditions for longconditions for long--term term survival of many other survival of many other wildlife species wildlife species connected with natural connected with natural forest ecosystemsforest ecosystems
Legal Status of Corridors:Legal Status of Corridors:
Obligatory basis for landObligatory basis for land useuse/territorial/territorial planningplanning
Incorporation of the migration corridors into the Incorporation of the migration corridors into the TTSES SES (having been discussed at the moment)(having been discussed at the moment)
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Interconnection of Ecological Interconnection of Ecological Network in Central EuropeNetwork in Central Europe
ANCLP CR –
www.nature.czVáclav Hlaváč
&
Jan PlesníkHusova 2115, CZ-580 01 Havlíčkův Brod;
HQ Nuselská
39, CZ-140 00 Praha [email protected];
THE AGENCY FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AND LANDSCAPE PROTECTION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
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