Implementation of the NBSAP
The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.
The strategy document for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the National Biodiversity Strategy of Slovakia (NBS), adopted by Government Resolution No... More »
Actions taken to achieve the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets
The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.
The share of protected areas rose from 23% in 1995 to 36% in 2009, mainly due to implementation of Natura 2000. Forest area increased by 9000 ha between 1998 and 2007 and Slovakia has one of the highest levels of forestation in Europe, even exceeding the increasing rate of timber extraction (which has risen by 63% since 1990)... More »
Support mechanisms for national implementation (legislation, funding, capacity-building, coordination, mainstreaming, etc.)
The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.
Significant attention has been given to biodiversity mainstreaming in the strategies and programs of other government departments, supporting implementation at the sectoral level: Agriculture (National Forest Program, National Strategy for Rural Development, National Programme for the Protection of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture); Economy (Action Plan for Sustainable Development (2005-2010) and several principles of the State Tourism Policy); Education (Slovak Platform for Biodiversity); Health (National Environmental Health Action Plan); Culture (Slovak National Museum)... More »
Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing implementation
The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.
Environmental monitoring is based on a monitoring system that covers the country’s entire territory, designed to assess the condition of the environment as a whole, using information on the status and trends of each of its component parts... More »