List of protected natural resources in Serbia

Ludaš Lake is a shallow lake in the province of Vojvodina in northern Serbia, near the city of Subotica. It is a special natural preserve and, since 1977, designated as a swamp area of international significance by the Ramsar Convention.

Protected areas cover around 5% of the territory of Serbia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Law on the Protection of the Nature<ref>Z A K O N O ZAŠTITI PRIRODE Template:Webarchive (Law on the Protection of the Nature) Template:In lang</ref> 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 parksEdit

Template:Location map+ There are 5 national parks in SerbiaTemplate:Ref label (IUCN Category II) as of 2007,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and one more which is proposed and is in the procedure of receiving the status of the National Park:<ref name=registar>Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia: Registry of Protected Natural ResourcesTemplate:Dead link Template:In lang</ref><ref name=ministry>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name=registar/>

National park <ref name=registar/><ref name=ministry/><ref name=johan>Template:Cite conference</ref>	Image	Year of declaration<ref name=ministry/>	City/Municipality<ref name=registar/>	Area (km²)<ref name=registar/><ref name=ministry/>	Link
Đerdap	File:Đerdap rest stop 2.jpg	1974	Golubac, Majdanpek, Kladovo	636.8	[1]
Kopaonik	File:Kopaonik 0691.jpg	1981	Raška, Brus	118.1	[2]
Tara	File:Tara - Vidikovac Banjska Stena.jpg	1981	Bajina Bašta	192.0	[3]
Fruška Gora	File:Odmaraliste Zmajevac na FG.jpg	1960	Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci, Beočin, Bačka Palanka, Šid, Sremska Mitrovica, Irig, Inđija	253.9	[4]
Stara Planina	File:Stara planina, vrh Midžor.jpg	2022 (proposed)	Pirot, Dimitrovgrad, Zaječar, Knjaževac	1,209.1
Kučaj-Beljanica	File:Lazar's canyon.jpg	2022 (proposed)	Žagubica, Bor, Despotovac, Boljevac	453.7

Nature reservesEdit

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.<ref name=registar/><ref name=johan/> They are grouped into two groups: Strict Nature Reserves and Special Nature Reserves:

Special Nature reserves<ref name=registar/>	Year of declaration<ref name=johan/>	City/Municipality<ref name=registar/>	Area (km²)<ref name=registar/>
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
Carska bara	1955	Zrenjanin	47.26
Kraljevac	2009	Kovin	2.64
Selevenjske pustare		Kanjiža, Subotica	6.77
Trešnjica river Gorge		Ljubovija	5.95
Koviljsko-petrovaradinski rit	1998	Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci, Inđija, Titel	58.95
Jelašnička river Gorge		Niš	1.16
Uvac		Nova Varoš, Sjenica	75.43
Slano Kopovo	2000	Novi Bečej	9.76
Obedska bara	1968	Pećinci, Ruma	98.20
Zasavica	1997	Sremska Mitrovica, Bogatić	11.29
Lake Ludaš	1982	Subotica	8.46
Pastures of the Great Bustard		Kikinda, Čoka, Novi Kneževac	67.79
Paljevine	2011	Sjenica	0.078
Gutavica	2011	Sjenica	0.11
Titelski Breg	2012	Titel	4.96
Okanj	2013	Zrenjanin, Novi Bečej	54.81
Ritovi donjeg Potisja	2014	Titel, Žabalj, Novi Bečej, Zrenjanin	30.11
Mala jasenova glava	2014	Boljevac	0.063
Mileševka river gorge	2014	Prijepolje	12.44
Jerma	2014	Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad, Pirot	69.94
Goč-Gvozdac	2014	Kraljevo, Vrnjačka Banja	39.57
Peštersko polje	2015	Tutin, Sjenica	31.18
Tesne Jaruge	2015	Nišla, Sjenica	0.029
Suva Planina	2015	Niška Banja, Bela Palanka, Gadžin Han	181.17
Rtanj	2019	Sokobanja, Boljevac	49.97
Strict nature reserves<ref name=registar/>	Year of declaration<ref name=johan/>	City/Municipality<ref name=registar/>	Area (km²)<ref name=registar/>
Vinatovača		Despotovac	0.37
Danilova kosa	2008	Krupanj	0.067
Prokop	1958	Kruševac	0.059
Bukovo	2007	Negotin	0.10
Felješana	2014	Majdanpek	0.15
Kukavica	2014	Vladičin Han	0.76
Mustafa	2014	Majdanpek	0.80
Iznad Tatalije	2015	Bajina Bašta, Sjenica	0.008
Zelenika	2015	Užice	0.0045
Jarešnik	2019	Bosilegrad	0.062

Nature Parks and Landscapes of Outstanding FeaturesEdit

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:<ref name=registar/>

Nature park<ref name=registar/><ref name=ministry/><ref name=johan/>	Year of declaration	City/Municipality<ref name=registar/>	Area (km²)<ref name=registar/>
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	Zaječar, Dimitrovgrad, Pirot, Knjaževac	1143.32
Golija	2001	Ivanjica, Kraljevo, Raška, Novi Pazar, Sjenica	751.83
Kamaraš		Kanjiža	2.67
Sićevačka Gorge	1997	Niš, Bela Palanka	77.46
Begečka jama		Novi Sad	3.79
Ponjavica		Pančevo	1.33
Grmija		Priština	11.67
Palić lake	1982	Subotica	7.13
Šargan - Mokra Gora		Užice, Čajetina, Bajina Bašta	108.13
Zlatibor	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Čajetina, Nova Varoš, Užice	321.74
Landscape of outstanding features<ref name=registar/><ref name=ministry/><ref name=johan/>	Year of declaration	City/Municipality	Area (km²)
Kosmaj		Belgrade/Mladenovac	35.14
Veliko Ratno Ostrvo		Belgrade/Zemun	1.68
Avala		Belgrade/Voždovac	4.89
River Pčinja Valley		Bujanovac	26.06
Gradac Gorge		Valjevo	12.68
Vršac Mountains	1982	Vršac	44.08
Lepterija - Soko Grad		Sokobanja	8.38
Subotička Peščara		Subotica	53.70
Vlasina		Surdulica, Crna Trava	127.41
Ovčar-Kablar Gorge		Čačak, Lučani	22.50
Zaovine	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Bajina Bašta	55.94
Radan	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Kuršumlija, Prokuplje, Bojnik, Lebane, Medveđa	466.44
Đetinja Gorge	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Užice, Čajetina	8.65
Mali Rzav Springs	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Arilje, Ivanjica	33.57
Ćelije hydroacumulation	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Kruševac, Brus	39.67
Ras - Sopoćani	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Novi Pazar	8.21
Kamena Gora	proposed<ref name=registar/>	Prijepolje	78.08

Natural monumentsEdit

There are currently 64 natural monuments of geological heritage and 225 monuments of botanical heritage (mostly rare trees)<ref name=registar/> in Serbia. Some of the best known monuments of geological heritage are: Resavska cave, Đavolja Varoš, Marble cave and Rugova Canyon.

Notes and referencesEdit

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