Preparation of territorial planning documents for Plateliai lake area: problems, solutions

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1 ZENONAS GULBINAS Nature Heritage Fund/Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania Preparation of territorial planning documents for Plateliai lake area: problems, solutions Sustainable management of lake areas V. Leliuga homestead Po ąžuolais, ŽNP, Lithuania, 7-8 November 2012

2 Planning system in Lithuania Levels of planning Types of planning National County Municipality Local Territorial (physical) planning General planning Special planning Detailed planning Strategical planning Planning documents of Protected Areas Schemes of the protected areas networks Schemes of the nature frame and/or ecological network Schemes of the ecological protection zones networks Plans of boundaries of the protected areas and their zones Objective programs Culture heritage management plans Action plans Monitoring programs Nature management plans Management plans Nature and/or culture heritage management projects

3 General plan of Plungė district

4 The System of Protected Areas in Lithuania Categories of PA s Types/subtypes of PA s Count IUCN category Conservation areas State strict nature/culture reserves 6 Strict nature reserves 4 Ia Strict culture reserves 2 V Reserves (nature, culture, complex) 372 State reserves 260 IV Municipal reserves Nature/culture heritage objects/monuments - Nature heritage objects Culture heritage objects - Preservation areas Recuperation areas Integrated PA s Different types of protected zones and - buffer zones Sites where natural resources (forests, 3 - wetlands, species) are protected and/or restored State parks 35 National parks 5 II Regional parks 30 V Biosphere monitoring areas 27 Biosphere reserves 1 Ia Biosphere polygons 26 -

5 Special Planning of PA s Legislation: Law on Territorial Planning; Law on Protected Areas; Rules of Preparation of Different Plans; Rules of Public Participation in the Process of Planning. Stages of the process of special planning: 1. Public announcement about beginning of planning and collection of conditions from authorities (counties, municipalities, etc.) 2. Analysis of current situation, collection of data and proposals 3. Preparation of draft plan 4. Environmental Impact Assessment 5. Public discussion and approval

6 Catchment of Plateliai Lake

7 Map of Plateliai Lake in year 1896

8 Map of Plateliai Lake in year 1950

9 Map of applied territorial exploration

10 Plans of boundaries of the protected areas and their zones Those plans defines boundaries of the protected areas and their zones: functional zones integrated PA s, such as State Parks and Biosphere Reserves, are subdivided into functional zones with different purpose and regulations: conservational zones (reserves), zones of ecological protection, ecosystem restoration zones, economic use zones, recreational zones, residential zones; buffer zones State Strict Reserves, State Parks and Biosphere Reserves may have buffer zones with some restrictions (e.g. construction of potentially intensive sources of pollution is forbidden).

11 Current functional zoning of Plateliai Lake and its surroundings

12 Preparation of detailed boundaries (1:10 000)

13 Correction of functional zoning of Plateliai Lake and surroundings Current situation Proposed boundaries

14 Plateliai town Current situation Proposed boundaries

15 Current and proposed recreational zones

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17 Management Plans of PA s Management plan of PA should consist of: Landscape management zones Measures of nature, culture heritage and landscape conservation/management/restora tion Measures of recreational use development Measures of infrastructure development

18 Landscape management zones Most of protected areas covers large territories with diverse land use, values, demand on conservation, management and economic use. Therefore more detailed system of regulations is applied. Landscape management zones are areas with the same land use and character of protection. Each type of landscape management zones has individual regulation. One protected area can be subdivided into many of landscape management zones. Classification of landscape management zones is based on example of economic classification of forests: Index I IIA IIB III IV Category Forests of strict nature reserves Forests of ecosystem protection Recreational forests Forests of ecological protection Forests of economic use Level of restrictions Highest High High Medium Low

19 Management plan of Žemaitija National Park

20 Main solutions of Management Plan Landscape management zones; Directions and measures for nature protection; Requirements of Natura 2000; Directions and measures for protection of cultural heritage; Recreational territories and objects; Cognitive tourism routes; Possibilities of development of settlements and infrastructure.

21 Public participation in the process of planning Public announcement Submitting of proposals for planning Public discussion OPEN QUESTION: what does it mean if the participants of public meeting are against the plan? It s the public approbation necessary?

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