Garvansko blato   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0002064)

Category: PZ under the Bird Directive

Map:
Map of the object

Area: 324.27 hectares

Location:
District: Silistra, Municipality: Sitovo, Locality: Garvan, Popina

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
Ruse - bul."Pridunavski" 20 p.k.26

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-567 from 05.09.2008 2-1-2064-567-2008

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: Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca), Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus), European Roller (Coracias garrulus), Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor);
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 4 from Biological Diversity Act: Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena), Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Greylag Goose (Anser anser), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Garganey (Anas querquedula), Common Pochard (Aythya ferina), Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans).

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited construction of industrial enterprises;
2. It is prohibited extraction of ores and minerals;
3. It is prohibited to deposit of waste;
4. It is prohibited to remove landscape features (hedges, single trees and groups) in the use of agricultural land ;
5. It is prohibited afforestation of meadows, pastures and grassland, as well as to transform it in area under cultivation and permanent crops;
6. It is prohibited to use pesticides (including second generation rodenticides) and fertilizers (except manure) in pastures and meadows;

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Protected Site: Garvanski Blata
2. PZ under the Habitat Directive: Pozharevo - Garvan

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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