Landscape Park (Poland)
A Landscape Park (Polish Park Krajobrazowy) is the name given in Poland to a type of protected area, of lower status than a National Park (Park Narodowy) and with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use.
According to the Act on Protection of Nature (Ustawa o ochronie przyrody) of 2004, a Landscape Park is defined as "an area protected because of its natural, historical, cultural and scenic values, for the purpose of conserving and popularizing those values in conditions of balanced development."[1]
Decisions on the creation, liquidation and boundaries of Landscape Parks are taken by resolution of the provincial assembly (voivodeship sejmik).[2] A decision to create a Landscape Park must be preceded by consultation with the council of any relevant gmina (municipality) and with the Regional Director of Nature Protection.[3] A buffer zone (otulina) may be designated in addition to the area of the Park itself.
As at 1 January 2008 there are 121 designated Landscape Parks throughout Poland, covering a total area of approximately 25,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi). For a listing, see list of Landscape Parks of Poland.
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Notes and references
- ^ Act on Protection of Nature, Article 16(1).
- ^ Before June 2009 Landscape Parks were created by decision of the provincial governor (voivode); this was changed in an Act of Parliament of 2009 which amended a number of other Acts.
- ^ Act on Protection of Nature, Article 16(3–5).
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