Register of protected areas in Bulgaria


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Niska Rila   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0000636)

Category: PZ under the Habitat Directive

Map:

Map of the object


Area: 37191.67 hectares

Location:
1. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Belitsa, Locality: Belitsa
2. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Blagoevgrad, Locality: Bistritsa
3. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Razlog, Locality: Bachevo, Dobarsko, Godlevo, Gorno Draglishte, Razlog
4. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Simitli, Locality: Dolno Osenovo, Gradevo
5. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Yakoruda, Locality: Yakoruda
6. District: Kyustendil, Municipality: Boboshevo, Locality: Badino
7. District: Kyustendil, Municipality: Dupnitsa, Locality: Samoranovo
8. District: Kyustendil, Municipality: Rila, Locality: Padala, Pastra, Rila, Smochevo
9. District: Kyustendil, Municipality: Sapareva banya, Locality: Resilovo, Saparevo
10. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Belovo, Locality: Belovo, Gabrovitsa, Momina klisura, Sestrimo
11. District: Sofia, Municipality: Dolna banya, Locality: Dolna banya
12. District: Sofia, Municipality: Kostenets, Locality: Kostenets
13. District: Sofia, Municipality: Samokov, Locality: Belchin, Beli Iskar, Dospey, Govedartsi, Klisura, Madzhare, Mala tsarkva, Raduil, Relyovo, Samokov

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
1. Blagoevgrad - ul."Svoboda" № 1
2. Pazardzhik - ul. "Gurko" № 3 et.4 p.k.220
3. Sofiia - bul."Tsar Boris III" №136

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-290 from 25.04.2025 2-2-636-290-2025

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Conservation and maintenance of the types of natural habitats specified in item 2.1, the habitats of the species specified in item 2.2, their populations and distribution within the boundaries of the zone, to achieve and maintain their favorable conservation status in the relevant biogeographical regions;
2. Improving the structure and functions of natural habitats with codes 4060, 6520, 9110, 9150, 9170, 9180*, 91BA, 91CA, 91E0*, 91M0, 91W0, 9410 и 9530 in the Continental and Alpine biogeographic regions;
3. Improving the population status of the species Austropotamobius torrentium in the part of the protected zone falling within the Alpine biogeographic region;
4. Improving the habitats of the species Paracaloptenus caloptenoides in both biogeographic regions;
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6. If necessary, improvement of the condition or restoration of types of natural habitats refered in item 2.1, habitats of the species refered in item 2.2 and their populations.
7. Maintaining the connectivity of the habitats of the conservation priority species Ursus arctos and Canis lupus, as well as the Balkan Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica).

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 1 from Biological Diversity Act: 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths; 4070 * Bushes with Pinus mugo; 5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp. ; 6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands; 6210 * Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid habitats); 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on siliceous substrates in mountain areas; 62D0 Oro-Moesian acidophilous grasslands; 6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae); 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels; 6510 Lowland hay meadows; 6520 Mountain hay meadows; 7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs; 8110 Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels; 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation; 9110 Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests Luzulo-Fagetum; 9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forestsAsperulo-Fagetum; 9150 Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion; 9170 Galio- Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests; 9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines; 91D0 * Bog woodland; 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae); 91M0 Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak-sessile oak forests; 91BA Moesian silver fir forests; 91CA Rhodopide and Balkan Range Scots pine forests; 91W0 Moesian beech forests; 9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea); 9530 * (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines; 95A0 High oro-Mediterranean pine forests;
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 2 from Biological Diversity Act: Mammals – Ursus arctos, Canis lupus, Lutra lutra, Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica, Spermophilus citellus; Ampibians – Bombina variegata; Fish – Cottus gobio; Intervertebrates – Austropotamobius torrentium, Cucujus cinnaberinus, Lucanus cervus, Morimus funereus, Rosalia alpina, Paracaloptenus caloptenoides; Plants – Hamatocaulis vernicosus, Buxbaumia viridis.

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited to permanently store and deposit waste;
2. It is prohibited conducting races with motor vehicles outside the existing roads;
3. It is prohibited movement of motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and buggies off existing roads in non-urban areas. The prohibition does not apply to routes for the movement of the listed motor vehicles determined on the basis of a normative act, as well as in case of disasters, emergencies and for carrying out fire-fighting, emergency, control and rescue activities;
4. It is prohibited construction of new hydroelectric power plants in the Iskar River basin;
5. it is prohibited changes in the hydromorphological regime through drainage, removal of alluvial deposits, rectification, damming of water bodies in the Iskar River basin, except for: in urbanized areas; for the construction of water intakes for drinking and domestic water supply; in cases of flood danger that may pose a risk to human life and health or cause material damage; in the event of disasters and accidents; for the improvement of the condition of natural habitats and the habitats of the species under item 2;
6. It is prohibited the prospecting for minerals (construction and stone materials), creating new and expanding concession areas for extraction of minerals (construction and stone materials); prohibition does not apply in cases where the date of publication of the order in the "Official Gazette" has started a procedure for granting permits for prospecting and / or exploration and / or the concession for extraction under Subsurface Resources Act (SRA) and Concessions Act, or a procedure for their coordination under Chapter Six of the Law on environmental protection and / or art. 31 of the Biological Diversity Act or an application for registration of a commercial discovery;
7. It is prohibited to change the way of permanent use, plowing, afforestation and conversion into permanent plantations of meadows, pastures and grassland, when using agricultural lands as such;
8. It is prohibited to plow and afforest meadows, barren lands and other unforested forest territories within the boundaries of non-forest natural habitats under item 2.1 except in cases of proven need for protection against erosion and flood rain, as well as in cases of implementation of investment proposals approved or coordinated under Chapter Six of the Environmental Protection Act and/or Article 31 of the Biodiversity Act as of the date of entry into force of the order;
9. It is prohibited to remove landscape features (borders, vital single trees and groups of trees, traditional strips occupied by shrub and tree vegetation among lands under cultivation, protective forest belts, stone fences and hedges), when using agricultural land as such, except in cases to removal of invasive alien species of trees and shrubs;
10. It is prohibited the use of fertilizers, soil improvers, biologically active substances, nutrient substrates and plant protection products that do not meet the requirements of the Plant Protection Act;
11. It is prohibited the use of mineral fertilizers in meadows, pastures, grasslands, abandoned agricultural lands and forest areas, as well as plant protection products of professional category of use in these areas except for calamity, epiphytosis or the use of selective methods to combat invasive alien species;
12. It is prohibited to use of organic sludge from industrial and other waters and household waste for introduction into agricultural land without permission from the specialized bodies of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and when the concentration of heavy metals, metalloids and persistent organic pollutants in sludge exceeds background concentrations according to Annex № 1 of Ordinance № 3 of 2008 on the norms for permissible content of harmful substances in soils (SG, issue 71 of 2008);
13. It is prohibited use of irrigation water that contains harmful substances and waste above permissible levels;
14. It is prohibited burning of stubble, syllables, roadside strips and areas with dry and moisture-loving vegetation;
15. It is prohibited felling in natural habitats with codes 91D0* and 91E0*, with the exception of: for construction, repair and maintenance of facilities (elements) of the technical infrastructure; to prevent dangers threatening the life and health of people; in the event of disasters and accidents; to maintain/improve natural habitats and the habitats of the species under item 2;
16. It is prohibited grazing of domestic animals in forest areas, which are designated for forests in the old age phase.
17. It is prohibited extraction of wood and biomass in forests in the old age phase, except in cases of damage of more than 50% of the area of the respective forest in the old age phase due to natural disasters and calamities; in old age forests, through which existing forest roads and other infrastructure objects pass, if proven necessary, felling of single dry, damaged, endangered or obstructing the safe movement of people and vehicles or the normal functioning of infrastructure objects trees is allowed;
18. It is prohibited stocking with non-native fish species;
19. It is prohibited change of the purpose of agricultural lands including meadows, pastures and meadows and forest areas for the purpose of building photovoltaic and wind power plants and building new photovoltaic facilities/systems and wind generators, with the exception of those for which a procedure has been initiated as of the date of promulgation of the order in the ST or are coordinated in accordance with the procedure of Ch. 6 of the EPA and/or Art. 31 of the BA; the regime doesn`t apply to the construction of:wind generators used as own sources of electricity up to 10 kW;roof and facade photovoltaic facilities/installations;ground photovoltaic facilities/installations on terrains within the boundaries of settlements and urban formations, on disturbed terrains,on yards or adjacent terrain to existing production and industrial sites,warehouses,administrative buildings,transport sites,resort and recreational sites,public sites,farmyards,livestock complexes/farms,residential buildings
20. It is prohibited removal of single or groups of forest fruit tree species, except in cases where this is necessary for the reinforcement of landslides and collapses, fire prevention measures and the implementation of investment proposals;
21. It is prohibited construction of second and higher class roads without ensuring the construction of appropriate green infrastructure for the passage of bears and other animals;
22. It is prohibted using dead animals or parts of them as bait for hunting mammals, indiscriminate traps, snares and poisons.

Overlapping (partial or full):
PZ under the Bird Directive: Rila bufer


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