EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

5. Protection and Management of the Property
5.a Ownership:
Primeval forests of the nominated series, i. e. the stands and the premises on which they
grow, are state property of Ukraine and the Slovak Republic.
5.b Protective designation:
The establishment of CBR and UNNP was enacted by the Decree of the Cabinet of
Ministers of the Soviet Union No. 568, 12.11 1968, the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of
the Soviet Union No.565, 12. 12. 1979, the Decree No. 119, 30.05.1990, and the Presidential
Decrees No. 563/93, 26.11.1993, No. 325/97, 10.09.1997, No. 1230/99, 27.09.1997.
The properties have been subject to nature protection for several decades. The
nominated properties located on the territory of Ukraine are an integral part of the Carpathian
Biosphere Reserve and the Uzhanskyi National Nature Park (UNNP). Their protection is
stipulated by the Law of Ukraine “On Protected Areas Network of Ukraine” 16.06.1992,
No.2456-XII. CBR and the UNNP are subordinated to the Ministry for Environmental
Protection of Ukraine.
The nominated properties on the Slovak territory coincide with the area- designated Azones
(Ia conservation management regime acc. To IUCN) of the Poloniny National Park
(established through the Act of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 258/1997) and
Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area, following the provisions of Act No. 543/2002 of the
Slovak National Council on Nature and Landscape Protection.
The A-zones have been designated during 2004–2005 approved by the Ministry if
Environment of the Slovak Republic, which will submitt them for a formal governments
approval in 2006.
In the meantime, the core and buffer zones are under strictest protection as NATURA
2000 sites, biocentre and biocorridors. The new area-designation and establishment of core
zones enabled a considerable expansion of the area of strictly protected beech primeval
forests, compared to the previously existing system of national nature preserves. Thus for
instance the nominated property Stužica – Bukovské Vrchy (Property No.7) includes also the
national nature preserves Stužica, Rjaba Skala, Pľaša and Udava.
The buffer zones coincide with parts of the B-zones where only management aimed at
enhancing or supporting the ecological stability is allowed. The entire areas of the Poloniny
National Park and Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area, as well as their connecting corridors
coincide with the NATURA 2000 biotopes (acc. to the Annex I of the Council Directive
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