Nature protection and biodiversity - Outlook 2020 (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)

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SOER Common environmental theme from Macedonia the former Yugoslavian Republic of

Topic: Nature and biodiversity

Published: Nov 26, 2010 Modified: Nov 23, 2010

Current plans, especially the National Strategy for Biodiversity Action Plan, NEAP 2, the Spatial Plan of the Republic, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development, the National Strategy for Rural Areas Development, etc., envisage a significant increase in protected areas and their integrated protection through capacity building with management bodies and the adoption and implementation of management plans in the coming period – 2010-2020 (Table 5).

2009 status				Prospect: 2010-2020					Aggregate
Category of protected area (PA)	Number of PAs	Area (ha)	% of the national territory	Number of proposed PAs	Area (ha)	% of the national territory	Number of PAs	Area (ha)	% of the national territory
NP	3	108.388	4.21	2	79.858	3.105	5	188.246	7.321
SNR	2	12.08	0.47	6	952	0.037	8	13.682	0.532
SRNR	/	/	/	38	11.836	0.46	38	11.836	0.46
LONC	3	2.338	0.09	3	11.628	0.452	6	13.966	0.543
CL	/	/	/	1	200	0.007	1	200	0.007
ONR	/	/	/	26	5.155	0.2	26	5.155	0.2
IFFS	14	2.647	0.1	/	/	/	14	2.647	0.102
MN	47	58.084	2.26	118	3.147	0.122	165	61.231	2.381
Total:	69	184.187	7.16	194	112.776	4.38	263	296.963	11.546

According to current projections, 194 areas and objects of nature will be protected by 2020 reaching a total of 263 protected areas and objects, in all 296 963 km² or 11.5 % of the Republic.

The establishment of the Natura 2000 and National Ecological Network is of particular importance as this will create conditions for full achievement of international criteria, as well as the requirements of the relevant EU acquis concerning the protection of natural heritage and conservation of biological diversity in the Republic.