NATURE 2000 in the Bieszczady

Nature 2000 sites are created in all Member States forming the European Ecological Network Nature 2000 conservation sites. Areas of the Nature 2000 is the youngest of the forms of nature protection, introduced in Poland as one of the obligations related to the accession of our country to the European Union.

The Nature 2000 is one of the 10 forms of nature protection. Forms of nature protection are: national parks; nature reserves; landscape parks; protected landscape areas; Nature 2000 sites; natural monuments; documentation sites; ecological areas; nature and landscape complexes; protection of species of plants, animals and mushrooms.

Nature 2000 areas are divided into: Special Birds Protection Areas (SPA) - determined the species of birds listed in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive. Special habitat protection areas (SAC)- - determined for the natural habitats listed in Annex I and habitats of animal and plant species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive There are also common areas such as Nature 2000 Bieszczady PLC

Special bird protection area (SPA) in 2004 he was in the Bieszczady designated under Annex I of the Birds Directive called Bieszczady and PLC code The proposal habitat area, reported by Poland in Was approved by the European Commission as an area of Community Importance (SCI) on 25 January 2008

The present Nature 2000 is located in the province. Podkarpackie. Its range covers the territory of three counties: Bieszczady, Sanok and Lesko. The ridges Nature 2000 Bieszczady Mountains are located in the following other forms of nature conservation: - 1 national park, ie. Bieszczady National Park - 2 parks, ie. Cisna-Wetlina and San Valley - 11 nature reserves, ie. On the Tisza Gora Jawor, Gołoborze, Olszyna Łęgowa in Kalnicy, Sine Wiry, Woronikówka, Zwiezło, Hulskie name Stefan Myczkowski, Krywe, Breakthrough Osława under the Duszatyn, Spring Snowstorm in Dwerniczku, Bend.

Habitats natural - forest: sycamore forests; mountain sycamore; bog woodland; fertile beech; hornbeam forests. Items protection the Nature 2000 site

Habitats natural-nonforest mountain and lowland bogs; lowland and mountain hay meadows; alpine grasslands Items protection the Nature 2000 site

Examples of plants: (Tozzia carpatica) (Campanula serrata) (Botruchium simplex)

Items protection the Nature 2000 site Animals: brown bear (Ursus arctos) lynx (Lynx lynx) wolf (Canis lupus) otter (Lutra lutra)

Animals: aurochs (Bison bonasus) european beaver(Castor fiber) yellow-bellied toad(Bombina variegata) lesser spotted eagle(Aquila pomarina) eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) Items protection the Nature 2000 site

On the Nature 2000 areas, because of their unique potential environmental, successfully developed: agritourism activities, tourism, organic farming - as a system of farming based on balanced plant and animal production, ustainable forest management.

The main objective of the European Ecological Network Nature 2000 is to preserve certain types of natural habitats and species that are considered rare and endangered across Europe. The protection of areas within the Nature 2000 program is designed to preserve wildlife in accordance with sustainable development, where the key role is to preserve the natural heritage of this area for future generations, taking into account the current needs of its residents.

NATURE 2000 in the Bieszczady Angels are silent. Especially those in Bieszczady. Lyrics Old Good marriages are still valid. We all need knowledge about Nature Students entering soon to adult life, respect the rules of environmental protection, tourism representatives, able to treat the Nature 2000 as a possibility to extend the offers of travel companies and tourists as a tourist attraction and part of their own development.

Source materials: -legal and social aspects of the operation of the network Nature 2000 in the Bieszczady -Adam Szary, Ryszard Prędki materials and photos about Nature 2000,

1.Paweł Sałosz 2.Piotr Zagaja 3.Karol Żyguła Szkoła:Liceum im. Jana Pawła II Sióstr Prezentek Pierwsza szkoła katolicka w Rzeszowie Klasa: 1 B LO