List of protected natural resources in Serbia explained

Protected areas cover around 5% of the territory of Serbia.^[1] The Law on the Protection of the Nature^[2] defines these categories of protected areas:

• Strict nature reserve — Area of unmodified natural features with representative ecosystems set aside for the preservation of its biodiversity and for scientific research and monitoring.
• Special nature reserve — Area of unmodified or slightly modified natural features of great importance due to uniqueness and rarity which includes the habitats of endangered species set aside for the preservation of its unique features, education, limited tourism and for scientific research and monitoring.
• National park — Area with large number of diverse ecosystems of national value, with outstanding natural features and/or cultural heritage set aside for the preservation of its natural resources and for educational, scientific and tourist use.
• Natural monument — Small unmodified or slightly modified natural feature, object or phenomenon, easily detectable and unique, with unique natural attributes.
• Protected habitat — Area which includes habitats of one or more wildlife species.
• Landscape of outstanding features — Area of remarkable appearance with important natural and cultural value.
• Nature park — Area of well-preserved natural values with preserved natural ecosystems and picturesque landscape set aside for the preservation of biodiversity and for educational, tourist, recreational and scientific use.

National parks

There are 5 national parks in Serbia (IUCN Category II) as of 2007,^[3] and one more which is proposed and is in the procedure of receiving the status of the National Park:^{[4] [5]} One of those National parks (Šar Mountain) is located on the territory of Kosovo. Although Kosovo declared independence in 2008, Serbian government does not recognize this, so Šar Mountain is still listed as a Serbian National park by Serbian authorities.^[4]

National park ^[6]	Image	Year of declaration	City/Municipality	Area (km^2)	Link
		1974	Golubac, Majdanpek, Kladovo	636.8	http://www.npdjerdap.org/
		1981	Raška, Brus	118.1	http://www.npkopaonik.com/
		1981	Bajina Bašta	192.0	http://www.nptara.rs/
Fruška Gora		1960	Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci, Beočin, Bačka Palanka, Šid, Sremska Mitrovica, Irig, Inđija	253.9	http://www.npfruskagora.co.rs/
		2022 (proposed)		1,209.1
		2022 (proposed)		453.7

Nature reserves

There are 22 nature reserves (IUCN category Ia) in Serbia and 6 more which are in the procedure of receiving the status of a Nature reserve.^{[4] [6]} They are grouped into two groups: Strict Nature Reserves and Special Nature Reserves:

Special Nature reserves	Year of declaration	City/Municipality	Area (km^2)
Deliblato Sands	1965	Alibunar, Vršac, Bela Crkva, Požarevac, Kovin	348.29
Gornje Podunavlje		Apatin, Sombor	196.05
Venerina padina		Babušnica	0.003
Bagremara	2007	Bačka Palanka	1.18
Karađorđevo	1997	Bač, Bačka Palanka	29.53
Prebreza		Blace	29.53
	1955	Zrenjanin	47.26
Kraljevac	2009		2.64
Selevenjske pustare			6.77
			5.95
	1998		58.95
Jelašnička river Gorge			1.16
			75.43
	2000		9.76
	1968		98.20
Zasavica	1997		11.29
Lake Ludaš	1982	Subotica	8.46
			67.79
	2011		0.078
	2011		0.11
	2012		4.96
	2013		54.81
	2014		30.11
	2014		0.063
Mileševka river gorge	2014		12.44
	2014		69.94
	2014		39.57
	2015		31.18
	2015		0.029
	2015	Niška Banja, Bela Palanka, Gadžin Han	181.17
	2019		49.97
Strict nature reserves	Year of declaration	City/Municipality	Area (km^2)
Vinatovača		Despotovac	0.37
Danilova kosa	2008		0.067
Prokop	1958		0.059
Bukovo	2007		0.10
Felješana	2014		0.15
Kukavica	2014		0.76
Mustafa	2014		0.80
	2015		0.008
Zelenika	2015		0.0045
Jarešnik	2019		0.062

Nature Parks and Landscapes of Outstanding Features

There are 23 Nature parks and Landscapes of Outstanding Features (IUCN Category Ib) and 8 more which are in the procedure of receiving the status of a Nature park or a Landscape of outstanding features:^[4]

Nature park	Year of declaration	City/Municipality	Area (km^2)
Tikvara		Bačka Palanka	5.08
Jegricka Nature Park		Bačka Palanka, Vrbas, Temerin, Žabalj	11.44
Stara Tisa near Biserno Ostrvo		Bečej, Novi Bečej, Žabalj	3.91
Stara Planina	1997		1143.32
Golija	2001	Ivanjica, Kraljevo, Raška, Novi Pazar, Sjenica	751.83
Kamaraš			2.67
Sićevačka Gorge	1997	Niš, Bela Palanka	77.46
Begečka jama			3.79
Ponjavica			1.33
Grmija			11.67
Palić lake	1982	Subotica	7.13
Šargan - Mokra Gora			108.13
Zlatibor	proposed		321.74
Landscape of outstanding features	Year of declaration	City/Municipality	Area (km^2)
Kosmaj			35.14
Veliko Ratno Ostrvo			1.68
Avala			4.89
River Pčinja Valley			26.06
Gradac Gorge			12.68
Vršac Mountains	1982	Vršac	44.08
Lepterija - Soko Grad			8.38
Subotička Peščara			53.70
Vlasina			127.41
Ovčar-Kablar Gorge			22.50
Zaovine	proposed		55.94
	proposed		466.44
Đetinja Gorge	proposed		8.65
Mali Rzav Springs	proposed		33.57
	proposed		39.67
	proposed		8.21
	proposed		78.08

Natural monuments

There are currently 64 natural monuments of geological heritage and 225 monuments of botanical heritage (mostly rare trees)^[4] in Serbia. Some of the best known monuments of geological heritage are: Resavska cave, Đavolja Varoš, Marble cave and Rugova Canyon.

See also

• Cultural Heritage of Serbia
• List of World Heritage Sites in Serbia
• List of mountains of Serbia
• List of rivers of Serbia
• List of lakes of Serbia
• List of waterfalls of Serbia
• Immovable Cultural Heritage of Great Importance (Serbia)
• List of natural monuments in Belgrade

Notes and references

Notes

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References

External links

• Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia
• Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia
• Birdwatching in Serbia

Notes and References

1. Book: Serbia and Montenegro: Country Environmental Analysis . World Bank/Ministry of Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia . 40 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707210050/http://www.balwois.com/cms/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=81&Itemid=166 . 2011-07-07.
2. http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/strategijapdf/Zakon_o_zastiti_prirode_lat.pdf Z A K O N O ZAŠTITI PRIRODE
3. Book: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia . sr:Србија у бројкама 2003. . http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/Pod/srb2003s.pdf . 2007-07-25 . 2003 . Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia . Belgrade . sr . 5 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117103957/http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/Pod/srb2003s.pdf . 2015-11-17.
4. Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia: Registry of Protected Natural Resources
5. Book: Protected Natural Resources in Serbia . Ministry of Environmental Protection, Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia . 2007 . 978-86-80877-28-0.
6. Serbia heading for sustainable tourism . Serbia: Approaching the summit on sustainable development . Ministry of Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia . 2002-04-26 . Johannesburg . 24.