FORESTS IN CZECH REPUBLIC,    FORESTS IN EUROPE

A part of the forests occur in special protected areas, demarcated in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 114/1992 Coll. Total area of forests in existing special protected areas (SPA) of various levels of protection are approx. 750 thousand ha, which represents approx. 28.4 % of total forest area in the Czech Republic. Forests represent a fundamental potential of biological diversity in the Czech Republic and contain the most preserved constituents of our nature.

 National Parks (NP)

NPs are protected areas with the highest priority protection level. The state administration is responsible for the environment in these areas.

 
Natura 2000
In the Czech Republic were declared 1087 special areas of conservation (SAC) up to data - together 9 % area of the Czech Republic and 41 Special Protection Areas for birds (SPAs) - 10 % area of the Czech Republic.

Natura 2000 protected species with priority consideration in the Czech Republic:
Mammals
Wolf (Canis lupus L.)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos L.)

Crustaceans

Crawfish (Austropotamobius torrentinum L.) – (Lenka Janoušková)


Crustacean of smaller watercourses can be found.

Beetles Osmoderma eremita L. – lives in rotten rests of wood in old trees holes, especially in landscape alleys (oaks) and river accompanying trees (willows) but also in old oaks in forests.