In accordance with the Law on Nature Protection, in a protected area it is prohibited to undertake works and activities, or to implement projects, that damage, disrupt, or alter the features and values for which the area was designated as protected. The use and visitation of a protected area is permitted to all under equal conditions, in line with the Law on Nature Protection and the specific act on the protection of the protected area.
For works and activities, or the implementation of projects within a protected area, an environmental impact assessment procedure is carried out in accordance with the Law on Nature Protection, with the mandatory acquisition of an act on the conditions and measures of nature protection (nature protection requirements). For works and activities, or projects for which the environmental impact assessment procedure is not required, but which may nevertheless affect the values and characteristics of the protected natural asset, the executor of the works or the project holder is obliged to obtain the nature protection requirements.
Planned works and activities, or project implementation, must be submitted in writing by the project holder to PE “Vojvodinašume”, which is responsible for informing them about the possibilities of undertaking such activities, as well as the further procedure. If the use or visitation of a protected area could pose a threat to its preservation, use and visitation may be prohibited or restricted.
As the manager of several protected areas on the territory of AP Vojvodina, PE “Vojvodinašume” directs all users of its protected areas to first submit a written request (by letter or email) in order to obtain information on the possibility of carrying out activities and operations in the protected area, and subsequently provides guidance on the procedure for obtaining the nature protection requirements for such activities.
Instructions for submitting and issuing the act on nature protection requirements can be found HERE.
