Register of protected areas in Bulgaria

Balabana   (Unique identification code in the register: 17)

Category: Managed Nature Reserve

Map:
Map of the object
Digital boundaries - WGS 84, UTM 35N (shp)	Digital boundaries are with the current status

Area: 76.98 hectares

Location:
District: Yambol, Municipality: Elhovo, Locality: Elhovo

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
Stara Zagora - bul."Stara planina" № 2

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Forestry Directorates (RFD):
RFD Sliven: SFE Elhovo

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.2676 from 21.12.1960 2676-1960

Ordinance for change:

1. Change in the area - increase with Ordinance No.752 from 19.07.1984 752-1984
2. Re-categorization with Ordinance No.376 from 15.10.1999 376-1999
3. Accepting the management plan with Ordinance No.РД-590 from 04.07.2002 590-2002
4. Change in the area - actualisation with Ordinance No.РД-57 from 30.01.2008 57-2008
5. Accepting the management plan with Ordinance No.РД-283 from 26.05.2016 283-2016

Management plan for protected area (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Habitats of different types of herons. Flat dense forests.

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. Until a plan for the management of the natural reserve has been created, the following activities are allowed: 1. Carry out sanitary lumbering; 2. Restoration and maintenance of the forest near the river; 3. Creating conditions for the nesting of the herons; 4. Control the number of foxes, jackals, beech martens, wild boars.

Overlapping (partial or full):
PZ under the Habitat Directive: Reka Tundzha 2

Questions on the content: biomon@eea.government.bg, phone: 00359 2 940 64 73

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
The data in the registry are updated regularly