Kresna   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0002003)

Category: PZ under the Bird Directive

Map:
Map of the object

Area: 23495.59 hectares

Location:
1. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Kresna, Locality: Budiltsi, Dolna Gradeshnitsa, Gorna Breznitsa, Kresna, Oshtava, Slivnitsa, Stara Kresna, Vlahi
2. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Sandanski, Locality: Ploski
3. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Simitli, Locality: Krupnik, Mechkul, Poleto, Rakitna, Sushitsa
4. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Strumyani, Locality: Drakata, Gorna Krushitsa, Ilindentsi, Kamenitsa, Karpelevo, Mikrevo

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
Blagoevgrad - ul."Svoboda" № 1

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-748 from 24.10.2008 2-1-2003-748-2008

Ordinance for change:

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Protection and maintenance of the habitats of the birds under item 2 to reach their favorable conservation status
2. Restoration of habitats for birds in item 2, which is necessary to improve the conservation condition.

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 3 from Biological Diversity Act: Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), Red kite (Milvus milvus), Short-toed Eagle(Circaetus gallicus), Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), Levant sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes), Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), Imperial Eagle(Aquila heliaca), Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca), Saker Falcon(Falco cherrug), Corncrake (Crex crex), Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), European Roller (Coracias garrulus), Grey-headed Woodpecker(Picus canus), Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus), Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra), Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla), Woodlark (Lullula arborea), Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus), Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria), Olive-tree Warbler (Hippolais olivetorum), Semi-collared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata), Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana);
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 4 from Biological Diversity Act: Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Common Buzzard(Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), Little Ringed Plover(Charadrius dubius), Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia).

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited to remove landscape features (hedges, single trees and groups) in the use of agricultural land ;
2. It is prohibited afforestation of meadows, pastures and grassland, as well as to transform it in area under cultivation and permanent crops;
3. It is prohibited to use pesticides and fertilizers in pastures and meadows;
4. It is prohibited reducing the area of the river's forests and characteristic for the area species;
5. It is prohibited the construction of new hydro power installations and installations producing electricity by wind power, with the exception of those, which at the date of publication of the order are agreed under the current legislation for the Environment
6. It is prohibited confiscation of inert materials from the river banks;

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Natural Monument: Piramida ot granit v mestnostta Momina Skala
2. Protected Site: Estestveno Nahodishte Na Chinar
3. Protected Site: Estestveno Nahodishte Na Chinar - Buyna
4. Protected Site: Estestveno Nahodishte Na Chinar - Kuchkarnika
5. Protected Site: Kresnensko Defile
6. Protected Site: Moravska
7. Reserve: Tisata

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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