Identificarea și cartarea zonelor protejate din Republica Moldova conforme cu Directiva cadru a UE privind apa

Abstract

The Water Framework Directive specifies that areas requiring special protection under other EC Directives and waters used for the abstraction of drinking water are identified as protected areas. Article 6 requires Member States to establish a register of protected areas. The types of protected areas that must be included in the register are: areas designated for the abstraction of water for human consumption; areas designated for the protection of economically significant aquatic species; bodies of water designated as recreational waters; nutrient-sensitive areas, including areas identified as nitrate vulnerable zones under the Nitrates Directive or areas designated as sensitive under Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive; areas designated for the protection of habitats or species. On 11/15/2018, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova votes on Law no. 249 for the amendment of the Water Law no. 272/2011, and through this it becomes a necessity to identify and map protected areas compilant with the Water Framework Directive. This material describes the results of the identification and mapping process.