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Lithuania: ZEMAITIJA
NATIONAL PARK
| Natura
2000 Ambassador for the Natura Network Initiative... |
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Representative
of ZEMAITIJA
NATIONAL PARK DIRECTORATE |
| GITANA
SIDABRIENE |
| Country |
Lithuania |
| Natura
2000 site location |
WESTERN
PART OF LITHUANIA, TELSIAI COUNTY, PLUNGEČ DISTRICT, PLATELIAI |
| Nearest
urban settlement |
PLUNGE |
| Natura
2000 site name |
ZEMAITIJA
NATIONAL PARK |
| Natura
2000 site number |
SPA –
LTPLUB001; SAC - pending |
| Size
of site (hectares) |
18,000
ha |
| Key
Species types |
Crex
crex, Bonasa bonasia, Liparis loeselii, Hamatocaulis vernicosus, Botrychium
simplex, Lynx lynx
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| Key
Habitat types |
Forests:
9010, 9020, 9050, 9080, 91D0, 91E0; Mires: 7110, 7140, 7210, 7230; Grasslands:
6230, 6410, 6450; Freshwater habitats: 3140, 3150, 3160. |
| Key
management issues |
Management
of grassland habitat types 6230, 6410, 6450, Crex crex habitats by grazing
and mowing. Management of alkaline fens (7230) by cutting (felling)
bushes and young trees with the purpose to protect these habitats together
with the plant species of Community importance - Liparis loeselii, Hamatocaulis
vernicosus. |
| Natura
Network Agreements |
| Organising
at least one Green Days event per year |
Nature
educational activities for children of 4 local and neighbouring schools
were organized with demonstration of the documentary about Park's natural
values, also the information about the National Park as Natura 2000
site was presented. During this year there were over 200 guided tours
in the Park with included information about Natura 2000. |
| Promoting
Natura 2000 at the local level |
The news
concerning Natura 2000 (information about species, habitats, threats
and conservation possibilities, etc.) is published in the regional newspaper.
Meanwhile, more detailed information was given for the local stakeholders
during the several seminars. The individual interactions with stakeholders
are propagated as an effective form to promote conservation of biodiversity
and to solve the specific cases related with it. |
| Twinning
/ Networking for knowledge exchange |
Only at the national
level. At irregular intervals exchange of working knowledge with specialists
of different national protected areas is the important source to obtain
the practical information about management of particular habitats, etc.
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| Involving
stakeholders in the management planning process |
There are prepared
2 management plans for two different areas in the territory of the National
Park. Unfortunately, they are not still approved by the state authorities.
But, in order to prevent overgrowing and loss of certain types of grasslands,
habitats of birds, grazing and mowing activities are encouraged by the
state rural development plan. The landowners are able to receive agro-environmental
funding for maintaining biologically valuable habitats and for implementing
certain environmental restrictions on their agricultural lands or mires.
As this practice was started to implement only a year ago, it is not
common yet among the landowners. Hence, our main goals are to involve
more landowners in the nature conservation actions, to convince them
in the benefits of accepting specific management methods. |
| Branding
Natura 2000 |
Sorry to
say that Natura 2000 logo is not used officially yet. But in the nearest
future it is going to be done. At present, those visitors of the Park
who have guided tours can obtain information about site status. The
products, produced in or around the National Park are also not branded
as Natura 2000 product. |
| Agreeing
to become an NNi ambassador |
GITANA SIDABRIENE gamta(at)zemaitijosnp.lt
is an NNi Ambassador for Natura 2000 |
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