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General Information
Resolution
46451
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | As described in the previous report, our partners from Hnutí DUHA (Friends of the Earth Czech Republic) and members of the scientific community drew up a zonation proposal on the basis of scientific evidence, which indicates that the non-intervention zone should already cover about 50 % of the the park‘s area. This proposal was updated in 2017, as new data became available. During 2018, this proposal was introduced to and discussed with the mayors and representatives of the municipalities within the NP. These are important stake-holders and actors in the zonation consultation process and Management plan preparation and some of them are also , the traditional opponents of nature conservation in the NP. We conducted a total of 15 personal meetings with them in 2018. The scientifically based proposals for the enlargement of the non-intervention area in the future zonation document were also discussed with the NP Administration. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Policy influencing/advocacy | The Nature and Landscape Conservation Act was provides a long-term goal that at least 50 % of Sumava NP should be protected in the future as a wilderness. Both the Act and implementing legislation fail to propose any specific schedule or deadlines for reaching the goal or specify which parts of the park are to be so protected. These specifics are to be provided in two documents: the Zonation and Management Plan. The zonation will determine the size and specific areas in Šumava NP that will be covered by a non-intervention zone. As provided in the Act, once set out, the zonation will be unamendable for 15 years. The management plan will determine the schedule for the enlargement of the wilderness over the following 20 years. Both documents are thus crucial in determining whether the NP fulfils the requirements of IUCN resolution. A proposed zonation document was prepared by the NP Administration and Ministry of the Environment in 2018. The publication of the proposal in January 2019 set off the formal consultation process with representatives of the NP municipalities, the NP Council and others. The working proposal includes only 27 % of the NP area in a non-intervention zone. This is not in accordance with the resolution‘s requirement of 30 % of the area immediately and excludes certain very valuable areas of the park. Along with our partners, we have promoted the scientifically based zonation proposal described during their preparation of these documents. We are continuing to do so now as part of the formal consultation period. As the approved zonation will not be amendable for the next 15 years under the Act, a subsequent zonation will be adopted in 2034 at the earliest. For that to include at least 50 % of the park area in the non-intervention zone, as per the resolution, the Management plan must include this goal explicitly and contain specific provisions and measures to be adopted to achieve it. The Plan has yet to be prepared by the NP Administration. |
On-going | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Český svaz ochránců přírody ( Czech Republic )
Ministerstvo životního prostředí ( Czech Republic )
Pro Natura / Friends of the Earth Switzerland ( Switzerland )
IUCN Commissions
4BCB792B-8114-E211-8DEB-002655853524
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Policy influencing/advocacy
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
The scientifically based proposals for the enlargement of the non-intervention area drawn up by the concerned NGOs, especially Friends of the Earth Czech Republic, was introduced to and discussed with the majors and representatives of the municipalities within the NP, through a total of 15 personal meetings during 2018.
A proposed zonation document was prepared by the NP Administration and Ministry of the Environment in 2018, which was published in January 2019, setting off the formal consultation process with representatives of the NP municipalities, the NP Council and others. The working proposal includes only 27 % of the NP area in a non-intervention zone. This is an advance, but still it is less than the resolution‘s requirement of 30 % of the area. According to the NGOs concerned, the proposal excludes certain very valuable areas of the park. This is important as the approved zonation will not be amendable for the next 15 years under the Act (2034 at the earliest).
A proposed zonation document was prepared by the NP Administration and Ministry of the Environment in 2018, which was published in January 2019, setting off the formal consultation process with representatives of the NP municipalities, the NP Council and others. The working proposal includes only 27 % of the NP area in a non-intervention zone. This is an advance, but still it is less than the resolution‘s requirement of 30 % of the area. According to the NGOs concerned, the proposal excludes certain very valuable areas of the park. This is important as the approved zonation will not be amendable for the next 15 years under the Act (2034 at the earliest).
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Mayors and representatives of the municipalities within the NP are crucial actors in the zonation consultation process and Management plan preparation, and traditional opponents of nature conservation in the NP. The NGOs concerned have promoted the scientifically based zonation proposal described during their preparation of these documents., and will continue to do so as part of the formal consultation period.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
The future management plan will determine the schedule for the enlargement of the wilderness over the following 20 years. As at least 50 % of the park area should be included in the non-intervention zone -as per the resolution- the Management plan should include this goal explicitly and contain specific provisions and measures to be adopted to achieve it. The Plan has yet to be prepared by the NP Administration.
Regarding the proposed donation now under consultation, in April 2019 the NP Council will convene to consider recommending changes. The Ministry will take the final legal decisions, after a formal comment period open to other ministries.
The concerned NGOs will publish in February or March the updated scientific basis for the zonation proposal, and will continue to discuss it with relevant stakeholders.
Regarding the proposed donation now under consultation, in April 2019 the NP Council will convene to consider recommending changes. The Ministry will take the final legal decisions, after a formal comment period open to other ministries.
The concerned NGOs will publish in February or March the updated scientific basis for the zonation proposal, and will continue to discuss it with relevant stakeholders.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)