1. Current situation of the implementation of Natura 2000 in Hungary Andras Bőhm National Inspectorate for Envionment, Nature and Water INFRA 30940 - Taiex workshop on wild fauna protection Tirana 13-14, November 2008

2. Natura 2000 sites in Hungary  467 Special Conservation Area:  1,39 million ha  55 Special Protection Area :  1,35 million ha  Natura 2000 areas outside Protected Areas:  1,2 million ha  Overlap of SCAs and SPAs 41%:  1,96 million ha  About of Hungary’s territory became part of the Natura 2000 Network  About 21% of Hungary’s territory became part of the Natura 2000 Network

3. Protected and Natura 2000 Sites in Hungary

4. Bird’s Directive Hungarian proposal: Falco cherrug, Falco vespertinus, Charadrius alexandrinus

5. Habitat’s Directive Hungarian proposal: eg. Rupiculous pannonic grasslands, Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak - sessile oak forests, Linum dolomiticum, Onosma tornensis, Paeonia officinalis ssp. banatica, Isophya costata, Carabus hungaricus, Pilemia tigrina, Umbra krameri, Vipera ursinii ssp. rakosiensis

6. Biogeographical Regions Pannonian Biogeographical Region

9. Pannon Biogeographical Seminar Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia September 25-27, 2005. Sarród, Hungary Reconciliation of Reference List HU:- 46 habitats - 36 plant species - 105 animal species Review of site designation 20-60% rule Priority species/habitats60-100%

10. Habitats Plant species Animal species Sufficiency (SUF) 272264 Correction of data (CD) 6826 Including new species/habitat(s) on data sheet (IN MIN) 10328 Further site designation needed (IN MOD) 7118 Scientific reserv (Sci Res) 2011 Results of PBS The review of PBS, the scientific reconciliation and data correction are almost ended. The further site designation annucation is needed.

11. Hierarchy of Nature Conservation Planning National Nature Conservation Master Plan II. (2003-2008) Management plan for RegionRegion protected site, part of the site, Natura 2000protected site, part of the site, Natura 2000 Conservation plan for assets (biotic and abiotic) Species action planSpecies action plan Cave &geological asset management planCave &geological asset management plan

12. Species Action Plan approval by Minister Plants(17)Animals (21)  Strictly protected species  Endangered, vulnerable species  Community interest species –Habitat II Annex –Bird I Annex  Recommended species of Bern convention (7 species)

13. Financing  National central budget  EU resources (Life, Structural Fund, PHARE Interreg,PHARE, Transition Facility  Global Environment Facility 2000-2005: 11 billion HUF (international projects+ 3 billion national addition)

14. Communicating Natura 2000  Workshops, forums, brochures  Participation on exhibitions and faires  Natura 2000 stamp  Natura 2000 Advisory Council  Natura 2000 Working group (with NGOs)  Natura 2000 website (with BirdLife Hungary)  Participation on scientific meetings, conferences  90-days period for complaints after the enactment of MoEW announcement containing topographical numbers (more than 600 complaints altogether)

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