EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

92/43/EEC of 21 may 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and
flora): Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests (code 9130, Viceníková, Polák 2003), Medio-
European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius (kód 9140, Viceníková,
Polák, 2003). In the Slovak National List of NATURA 2000 areas, the territory of Poloniny
NP is included as Beskyd SKUEV 0129 and Stinská SKUEV 0210, the territory of Vihorlat
Protected Landscape Area is include as Morské Oko SKUEV 0209. Their connecting
ecological corridors between Beskyd a Morské Oko are listed as Ulička SKUEV 0234
and Ublianka SKUEV 0063. This National NATURA 2000 List was approved by the
Government of the Slovak Republic by Decree No. 239, March 17, 2004 and forwarded to the
European Commission in Brussels following standard procedures. In the mean time, until the
final decision is made by the EC, these areas are under preliminary protection regime
according to the Act No. 543/2002 of the Slovak National Council on Nature and Landscape
Protection.
Among areas covered by the Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the
conservation of wild birds are the Bukovské Vrchy Mts. and Vihorlat Mts., in which Poloniny
NP and a Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area are situated. Also their connecting corridors
belong to areas covered by the same directive. The proposed list of wild bird areas have been
approved by the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 636, July 9, 2003 and and forwarded
to the European Commission in Brussels following standard procedures. Similar to the List of
NATURA 2000 localities, these areas also are under preliminary protection regime according
to the Act No. 543/2002 of the Slovak National Council on Nature and Landscape Protection
until approved by the EC.
5.c Means of implementing protective measures
In both countries, the protection regime corresponds to Ia management regime of IUCN
class. In the buffer zone, only measures aimed at supporting natural processes are allowed
according to the cited legislation.
According to the Law of Ukraine “On Nature Protection Fund of Ukraine”, the
protection measures are enforced under a threat of severe penalties stipulated by the Decree of
the Cabinet of Ministers No. 521, 21.04.1998. Control over implementation of protective
legislation on the territory of the Property is carried out by the Inspection Service, which is
submitted to the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (CBR) Administrations that manage the
Property. The on-site monitoring will consist in regular inspections of the sites by
professional rangers. Currently, approximately 200 forestry officers are in charge of
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