Shared protected areas between neighboring states (Slovakia - Austria - Czech Republic - Poland - Ukraine) - E-DEN

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Area of CBC activity	Environmental
Sector of CBC activity	Protection of natural heritage Environmental management
Please, briefly describe the CBC activity you wanted to pursue	Slovakia has 5 countries on its borders and there is at least one “shared protected area” with each state. There are also two trilateral protected areas: Trilateral Biosphere Reserve East Carpathians (Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine). The East Carpathians is a transfrontier mountain biosphere reserve with significant value for biodiversity conservation in Central Europe. Trilateral Ramsar Platform Danube-Dyje-Morava Floodplains (Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia). The Trilateral Ramsar Platform was established with representatives of the environment ministries, nature conservation, water management agencies, and NGOs from all three countries. A joint agreement was reached to cooperate on the designation of a trilateral Ramsar site, to develop a management plan for this site, and to enhance the communication and exchange of information relevant to conservation and sustainable use of the region.. Several successful projects in all three countries sharing the Morava floodplain were implemented.
Border areas (states involved)	East Carpathians (Poland – Slovakia – Ukraine), Morava-Danube-Dyje Confluence (Slovakia – Austria – Czech Republic)
Institution	Slovak Republic,Trilateral Biosphere Reserve East Carpathians, Trilateral Ramsar Platform Danube-Dyje-Morava Floodplains, NGOs
Contact details	Ms. Eva Chmelová, Director,Organizational Department Public Administration SectionMinistry of Interior of the Slovak Republic phone: +421 2 4859 2150, e-mail: eva.chmelova@mvsr.vs.sk
Year of record	2012