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Rodopi - Zapadni   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0001030)

Category: PZ under the Habitat Directive

Map:

Map of the object


Area: 272854.34 hectares

Location:
1. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Bansko, Locality: Gostun, Osenovo
2. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Garmen, Locality: Debren, Dolno Dryanovo, Gorno Dryanovo, Kovachevitsa, Leshten, Marchevo, Ognyanovo, Oreshe, Osikovo, Ribnovo, Skrebatno
3. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Hadzhidimovo, Locality: Аblanitsa
4. District: Blagoevgrad, Municipality: Satovcha, Locality: Dolen, Kochan, Kribul, Osina, Pletena, Satovcha, Tuhovishta, Vaklinovo, Zhizhevo
5. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Batak, Locality: Batak, Fotinovo, Nova mahala
6. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Bratsigovo, Locality: Ravnogor, Rozovo, Zhrebichko
7. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Peshtera, Locality: Peshtera
8. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Rakitovo, Locality: Dorkovo, Rakitovo
9. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Sarnitza, Locality: Medeni polyani, Pobit kamak, Sarnitsa
10. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Velingrad, Locality: Bozyova, Grashevo, Krastava, Velingrad
11. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Krichim, Locality: Krichim
12. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Rodopi, Locality: Lilkovo, Sitovo, Skobelevo
13. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Аsenovgrad, Locality: Kosovo
14. District: Smolyan, Municipality: Borino, Locality: Borino, Buynovo, Chala, Kozhari, Yagodina
15. District: Smolyan, Municipality: Chepelare, Locality: Chepelare, Hvoyna, Malevo, Orehovo, Zabardo, Zornitsa
16. District: Smolyan, Municipality: Devin, Locality: Beden, Breze, Churukovo, Devin, Grohotno, Gyovren, Kesten, Lyaskovo, Mihalkovo, Osikovo, Selcha, Stomanevo, Trigrad
17. District: Smolyan, Municipality: Dospat, Locality: Barutin, Brashten, Chavdar, Dospat, Kasak, Lyubcha, Tsrancha, Zmeitsa
18. District: Smolyan, Municipality: Rudozem, Locality: Ravninata, Rudozem
19. District: Smolyan, Municipality: Smolyan, Locality: Borikovo, Bukata, Bukatsite, Chokmanovo, Gela, Gorna Аrda, Kiselchovo, Koshnitsa, Kremene, Mogilitsa, Mugla, Polkovnik Serafimovo, Shiroka laka, Sivino, Smilyan, Smolyan, Stoykite, Turyan, Valchan, Аrda

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. Plovdiv - bul."Maritsa" 122
4. Smolian - ul."Dicho Petrov" №16

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-278 from 31.03.2021 2-2-1030-278-2021

Ordinance for change:

Change in the area - increase with Decision No.811 from 16.11.2010

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Preservation 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 nature conservation status in the relevant biogeographical regions;
2. Increase the contribution of the protected area to the area of natural habitats with codes 6230* and 7140 in the part of protected zone, falling in the Alpine biogeographical region;
3. Improving the structure and functions of natural habitats with code 9560*;
4. Improving the structure and functions of natural habitats with codes 160, 6230*, 62A0, 6410, 9180*, 91CA, 91D0*, 91E0*, 91H0*, 91M0, 91W0, 91Z0, 9270, 92C0, 9410, 9530*, and 95A0 in the part of the protected zone falling in the Alpine biogeographical region;
5. Improvement of the habitats of the species Rhinolophus blasii, Emys orbicularis, Gladiolus palustris and Hamatocaulis vernicosus in the part of the protected zone falling within the Alpine biogeographical region;
6. If necessary, improving the condition or restoring the types of natural habitats specified in item 2.1, habitats of species specified 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 Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica.

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 1 from Biological Diversity Act: 3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition; 3160 Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds; 3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion; 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths; 4090 Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse; 40B0 Rhodope thicketsPotentilla fruticosa; 5130 Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands; 5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp. ; 6110 * Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi; 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; 62A0 Eastern sub-Mediterranean dry grasslands; 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; 7220 * Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion); 8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation; 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation; 8230 Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii; 8310 Caves not open to the public; 9110 Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests; 9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests; 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; 91AA * Eastern white oak woods; 91BA Moesian silver fir forests; 91CA Rhodopide and Balkan Range Scots pine forests; 91D0 * Bog woodland; 91E0 * Alluvial forests withAlnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Pandion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae); 91H0 * Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens; 91M0 Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak-sessile oak forests; 91W0 Moesian beech forests; 91Z0 Moesian silver lime woods; 9270 Hellenic beech forests withAbies borisii-regis; 92C0 Platanus orientalis orientalis woods; 9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea); 9530 * (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines; 9560 * Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.; 95A0 High oro-Mediterranean pine forests;
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 2 from Biological Diversity Act: Mammals - Ursus arctos, Canis lupus, Vormela peregusna, Lutra lutra, Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Rhinolophus euryale, Rhinolophus blasii, Myotis capaccinii, Myotis myotis, Myotis bechsteinii, Остроух нощник Myotis blythii, Myotis emarginatus, Miniopterus schreibersii, Barbastella barbastellus; Amphibians and reptiles - Жълтокоремна бумка Bombina variegata, Голям гребенест тритон Triturus karelinii, Обикновена блатна костенурка Emys orbicularis, Шипобедрена костенурка Testudo graeca, Шипоопашата костенурка Testudo hermanni; Fish - Cobitis taenia, Barbus cyclolepis; Intervertebrates - Austropotamobius torrentium, Lucanus cervus, Cerambyx cerdo, Morimus funereus, Rosalia alpina, Osmoderma eremita, Cucujus cinnaberinus, Paracaloptenus caloptenoides, Euplagia Callimorpha quadripunctaria, Polyommatus eroides, Euphydryas aurinia, Eriogaster catax, Cordulegaster heros, Unio crassus; Plants - Gladiolus palustris, Echium russicum, Buxbaumia viridis, Hamatocaulis vernicosus.

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited conducting races with motor vehicles outside the existing roads;
2. 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;
3. 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;
4. 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 eligible plans, programs, projects or investment proposals approved in accordance with environmental legislation;
5. 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;
6. 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;
7. 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;
8. 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);
9. It is prohibited to use of irrigation water that contains harmful substances and waste above the permissible norms;
10. It is prohibited burning of stubble, syllables, roadside strips and areas with dry and moisture-loving vegetation;
11. It is prohibited to make a fire, improvements, electrification, conduct of business and sports activities in the caves and caves' entrances, as well as to break, damage, to collect or to remove of rock and cave formations, and also to divide the cave's entrance or its individual galleries in a way that prevents passing of species subject to protection under item 2.2.1;
12. It is prohibited conducting speleological research during the breeding season of bats - from March 1 to June 30;
13. 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;
14. It is prohibited grazing of domestic animals in forest areas, which are designated for forests in the old age phase.

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Managed Nature Reserve: Izgoryaloto Gyune
2. Managed Nature Reserve: Konski Dol
3. Managed Nature Reserve: Shabanitsa
4. Managed Nature Reserve: Tamna Gora
5. Natural Monument: Borikovskata Peshtera
6. Natural Monument: Buynovskoto Zhdrelo
7. Natural Monument: Chudnite Mostove - ErKyupria
8. Natural Monument: Duplevo - Vodopad
9. Natural Monument: Dyavolskia Most I Vodopada
10. Natural Monument: Fotinski Vodopad
11. Natural Monument: Kayaliyski Skali
12. Natural Monument: Kazandzhi dere
13. Natural Monument: Kosten Kamak - Vodopad
14. Natural Monument: Nastanska Mogila
15. Natural Monument: Peshtera Snezhanka
16. Natural Monument: Peshtera Ultsata
17. Natural Monument: Peshterata Ledenitsata
18. Natural Monument: Peshterata Lepenitsa
19. Natural Monument: Pobit Kamak
20. Natural Monument: Skakaloto
21. Natural Monument: Skalno Obrazuvanie - Zhabata
22. Natural Monument: Skalnoto obrazuvanie Chernata Skala
23. Natural Monument: Skalnoto obrazuvanie Koziya Kamak
24. Natural Monument: Smolyanskite Ezera
25. Natural Monument: Stroilski Dol
26. Protected Site: Atoluka
27. Protected Site: Balabanlii
28. Protected Site: Batashki Snezhnik-Karlaka
29. Protected Site: Batlaboaz
30. Protected Site: Beslet
31. Protected Site: Borino
32. Protected Site: Chairite
33. Protected Site: Chatama
34. Protected Site: Chibutsite
35. Protected Site: Druma
36. Protected Site: Fotinska Reka
37. Protected Site: Golitsa
38. Protected Site: Gramadite
39. Protected Site: Hadzhiiski Chark
40. Protected Site: Hambarite
41. Protected Site: Haydushka Skala
42. Protected Site: Hrastoviden ochibolets
43. Protected Site: Kaleto
44. Protected Site: Karadzha Dere
45. Protected Site: Karvav Chuchur
46. Protected Site: Kaval Tepe
47. Protected Site: Kemera
48. Protected Site: Kleptuza
49. Protected Site: Koriyata
50. Protected Site: Koznitsa
51. Protected Site: Krepostta Gradishteto
52. Protected Site: Livadite
53. Protected Site: Lungurlii
54. Protected Site: Manastirishteto
55. Protected Site: Meandri Na Reka Ribna
56. Protected Site: Mestnostta Padala
57. Protected Site: Nemska zhaltuga
58. Protected Site: Pashino Bardo
59. Protected Site: Porechieto Na Reka Devinska
60. Protected Site: Port Artur
61. Protected Site: Pyasaka
62. Protected Site: Rovno
63. Protected Site: Sachan Dere
64. Protected Site: Samodivska Polyana
65. Protected Site: Sarnena Polyana
66. Protected Site: Serafimova Polyana
67. Protected Site: Shiroka Polyana
68. Protected Site: Slancheva Polyana
69. Protected Site: Soskuchanski Dol
70. Protected Site: Srednite Livadi
71. Protected Site: Starata Gora
72. Protected Site: Stoychovo Poltse
73. Protected Site: Studenata Chuchurka
74. Protected Site: Suvatya
75. Protected Site: Tamra
76. Protected Site: Tarnovitsa
77. Protected Site: Toshkov Chark
78. Protected Site: Trigradskoto Zhdrelo
79. Protected Site: Tsigov Chark
80. Protected Site: Vinishte
81. Reserve: Beglika
82. Reserve: Dupkata
83. Reserve: Kastrakliy
84. Reserve: Kazanite
85. Reserve: Kupena
86. Reserve: Mantaritsa
87. Reserve: Soskovcheto
88. PZ under the Bird Directive: Mesta
89. PZ under the Bird Directive: Persenk
90. PZ under the Bird Directive: Trigrad-Mursalitsa
91. PZ under the Bird Directive: Zapadni Rodopi


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