Administrowanie formami ochrony przyrody
Administration of Forms of Nature Conservation

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the provisions of the Polish law regulating various forms of nature conservation, authorised organs, and instruments of nature conservation. The act of 16 April 2004 regulates the goals, principles, and forms of protecting the flora and fauna, inanimate nature, and landscape. According to the legislator, a form of nature conservation is a legal institution serving to achieve goals related to nature conservation. Such a form involves isolating a particular object (area, landmark, species) that is distinguished by some features, declaring it as protected, attributing to it a special legal regime in which it is strongly prohibited to act to the detriment of this object, and determining criminal liability for infringement of such prohibitions. The latest comprehensive regulation in this area is embodied by provisions associated with the area of Natura 2000. However, the overlap of competences that arise from these regulations makes it difficult to undertake investments, which are vital for the development of areas that enjoy special status.

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