Rila Monastery Nature Park Management Plan - part - usaid

February 2004
Contents
List of Appendixes
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary of professional terms and explanations
Preamble
Summary
Section I. Description and Evaluation
Rila Monastery Nature Park
Management Plan Draft
2004 - 2013
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1.0 General information regarding Rila Monastery Nature Park 3
1.1 Location, boundaries and territory of the Park and the
protected areas from other categories included in it 3
1.2 Zone and administrative affiliation 6
1.3 Legal status of the protected area and the cultural and
historic sites within its under the applicable legislation 8
1.4 Ownership 9
1.5 Managerial structure 11
1.6. and 1.7 Current development plans, zoning and regimes 16
2.0 Description of Abiotic Factors 21
2.1 Climate 21
2.2 Geology and geomorphology 24
2.3 Hydrobiology 32
2.4 Soils and soil formation processes 39
3.0 Biological attributes 43
3.1 Ecosystems, habitats and communities 43
3.2 Vegetation 47
3.3 Flora 57
3.4 Fauna 66
4.0 Cultural and Socioeconomic Characteristics 83
4.1 Socioeconomic activities and existing trends regarding uses
of the Park 83
4.2 The Nature Park in a regional context and the current use of
the adjoining territories 114
4.3 Religious, cultural and historical sites in RMNP, Rila
Monastery settlement and the territory neighboring the park 125
4.4 Structure and aesthetic merit of the landscape 129
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