Protected areas of the Czech Republic

National nature reserve Řežabinec a Řežabinecké tůně

There are at least six types of protected areas of the Czech Republic.

Specially Protected Areas

National Park

National park (Czech: národní park, abbreviated as NP) is a large area whose considerable part consists of natural ecosystems or ecosystems little affected by human activities in which the abiotic features, flora and fauna have unique scientific and educational importance on an international or national level. They are established by both Chambers of the Czech Parliament. As of 2007 there are 4 National Parks in the Czech Republic (with year of establishment and area in brackets):

Short Name	Full Name	Established	Area	Protective Zone Area
Krkonoše	Krkonošský národní park (KRNAP)	1963	363.27 km^2 (140.26 sq mi)	186.42 km^2 (71.98 sq mi)
Podyjí	Národní park Podyjí	1991	63 km^2 (24 sq mi)	29 km^2 (11 sq mi)
Šumava	Národní park Šumava	1991	685.2 km^2 (264.6 sq mi)	944.8 km^2 (364.8 sq mi) *
České Švýcarsko	Národní park České Švýcarsko	2000	79 km^2 (31 sq mi)
* The Šumava Protective Zone constitutes the CHKO Šumava

Protected Landscape Area

Moravian Karst PLA

Protected Landscape Area (Czech: chráněná krajinná oblast, abbreviated as CHKO) is a large area of harmonic landscape with a typical relief, with a considerable share of natural forest and permanent grassy ecosystems, there can also be preserved human settlement monuments (such as log cabins etc.). They are established by the Czech Government. As of 2007 there were 25 Landscape Protected Areas in the Czech Republic (with year of establishment and area in brackets):

Czech name	English translation	Established	Area
Český ráj	Bohemian Paradise	1955	181.52 km^2 (70.09 sq mi)
Moravský kras	Moravian Karst	1956	92 km^2 (36 sq mi)
Šumava	Bohemian Forest	1963	944.8 km^2 (364.8 sq mi)
Jizerské hory	Jizera Mountains	1967	350 km^2 (135 sq mi)
Jeseníky	Ash Mountains	1969	740 km^2 (286 sq mi)
Orlické hory	Eagle Mountains	1969	200 km^2 (77 sq mi)
Žďárské vrchy	Žďár Highlands	1970	715 km^2 (276 sq mi)
Český kras	Bohemian Karst	1972	132 km^2 (51 sq mi)
Labské pískovce	Elbe Sandstones	1972	245 km^2 (95 sq mi)
Beskydy	Beskids	1973	1,196.96 km^2 (462.15 sq mi)
Slavkovský les	Slavkov Forest	1974	640 km^2 (247 sq mi)
České středohoří	Bohemian Central Uplands	1976	1,070 km^2 (413 sq mi)
Kokořínsko - Máchův kraj	Kokořín Area - Mácha's Region	1976	410 km^2 (158 sq mi)
Lužické hory	Lusatian Mountains	1976	350 km^2 (135 sq mi)
Pálava	Pavlov Highlands	1976	70 km^2 (27 sq mi)
Křivoklátsko	Křivoklát Area	1978	630 km^2 (243 sq mi)
Třeboňsko	Třeboň Area	1979	700 km^2 (270 sq mi)
Bílé Karpaty	White Carpathians	1980	71.5 km^2 (27.6 sq mi)
Blaník		1981	40 km^2 (15 sq mi)
Blanský les	Plánský's Forest	1989	212.35 km^2 (81.99 sq mi)
Litovelské Pomoraví	Litovel Morava Basin	1990	96 km^2 (37 sq mi)
Broumovsko	Broumov Area	1991	410 km^2 (158 sq mi)
Poodří	Oder Basin	1991	81.5 km^2 (31.5 sq mi)
Železné hory	Iron Mountains	1991	380 km^2 (147 sq mi)
Český les	Bohemian Forest	2005	470 km^2 (181 sq mi)
Brdy		2016	345 km^2 (133 sq mi)
Novohradské hory	Nové Hrady Mountains	pending	219 km^2 (85 sq mi)
Střední Poohří	Central Ohře (Eger) Basin	pending	240 km^2 (93 sq mi)

National Nature Reserve

National Nature Reserve (Czech: Národní přírodní rezervace, abbreviated as NPR) is a smaller area of exceptional nature value, where a typical relief of typical geological composition is combined with ecosystems imnportant on an international or national level. They are established by the Czech Ministry of Environment.

Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve (Czech: Přírodní rezervace, abbreviated as PR) is a smaller area with concentrated nature features and ecosystems typical for a given geographical region. They are established by the appropriate Regional Government (Czech: krajský úřad) or Management of a National Park or Landscape Protected Area.

National Nature Monument

National Nature Monument (Czech: Národní přírodní památka, abbreviated as NPP) is a nature formation of a smaller area, usually geological or geomorphological formation, mineral or fossil collection locality or a habitat of endangered plants or animals in parts of ecosystems with a local environmental, scientific or esthetic importance. They are established by the Czech Ministry of Environment.

Nature Monument

Nature monument Hroby in Tábor District

Nature Monument (Czech: Přírodní památka, abbreviated as PP) is a nature formation of a smaller area, usually geological or geomorphological formation, mineral or fossil collection locality or a habitat of endangered plants or animals in parts of ecosystems with an international or national environmental, scientific or esthetic importance. They are established by the appropriate Regional Government (Czech: krajský úřad) or Management of a National Park or Landscape Protected Area.

Other protected parts of Landscape

Nature Park

Nature Park Buděticko with Rabí Castle

Nature park (Czech: Přírodní park) is usually a large area serving the protection of a landscape against activities that could decrease its natural and esthetic value. They can be established by any State Environment Protection body.

Memorable Tree, Group of Trees or Alley

Memorable Tree, Group of Trees or Alley (Czech: Památný strom, skupina stromů nebo stromořadí). They can be established by any State Environment Protection body.

Notable Landscape Feature

Notable Landscape Feature (Czech: Významný krajinný prvek) is usually a natural, cultural or historical feature typical for a given locality or region. They can be established by any State Environment Protection body.

Specially Protected Species of Plants and Animals

Specially Protected Species of Plants and Animals (Czech: Zvláště chráněné druhy rostlin a živočichů) are those species or subspecies which are very rare, generally endangered, scientifically or culturally important. They are listed in a Czech Ministry of Environment regulation. As of 2003, there are 477 plant species, 27 fungus species and 191 animals on the list.

Further reading

• Tickle, Andrew (May 2000). "Regulating environmental space in socialist and post-socialist systems: nature and landscape conservation in the Czech Republic". Journal of Contemporary European Studies 8 (1): 57–78.

References

• "Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic". Official Website. Retrieved 2007-02-16.

• Hrubín, Josef (2003). Národní parky a chráněné krajinné oblasti. Navštivte …. Praha: Olympia. ISBN 80-7033-808-3.