Proposals to Promote Ecological Stability and Landscape Biodiversity Conditions in the Land Consolidation Project: A Case Study of Horný Vinodol, Slovakia

Abstract

The paper discusses proposals for measures to protect the environment by promoting ecological stability and biodiversity conditions of agricultural land. It is a proposal of elements of the local territorial system of ecological stability (LTSES) for the purposes of land consolidation project (LCP) projects in compliance with specified methods, by way of the example of cadastral unit of Horný Vinodol. The proposal of the LTSES project comprised analytical, synthetical and design parts. Within the proposals, 12 elements of local importance were selected: two biocorridors, seven interacting elements and three windbreaks. In order to increase the ecological stability of the landscape, 10 framework management measures were proposed. The proposals were fully transferred into the LCP in the so-called general principles of the functional organisation of the territory. At the same time, all allocated elements of the LTSES meet the criteria of green infrastructure elements, providing ecosystem services.

Keywords

• ecological network
• land consolidation project
• biodiversity
• management measures
• green infrastructure