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Text consolidated by Valsts valodas centrs (State
Language Centre) with amending regulations of:
30 October 1997 [shall come
into force on 28 November 1997];
28 February 2002 [shall come into force on 3 April
2002];
12 December 2002 [shall come into force on 3 January
2003];
20 November 2003 [shall come into force on 25 December
2003];
15 September 2005 [shall come into force on 14 October
2005];
10 May 2007 [shall come into force on 13 June
2007];
30 April 2009 [shall come into force on 27 May
2009];
18 June 2009 [shall come into force on 23 July
2009];
31 March 2010 [shall come into force on 15 April
2010];
16 December 2010 [shall come into force on 1 January
2011];
28 April 2011 [shall come into force on 1 June
2011];
29 November 2012 [shall come into force on 1 January
2013];
6 June 2013 [shall come into force on 1 July 2013];
19 December 2013 [shall come into force on 11 January
2014];
11 June 2020 [shall come into force on 23 June 2020].
If a whole or part of a section has been amended, the
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The Supreme Council of
the Republic of Latvia has adopted a Law
On Specially Protected Nature
Territories
Chapter I
General Provisions
Section 1. Purpose of this Law
The purpose of this Law is:
1) to lay down the basic principles for a system of specially
protected nature territories;
2) to lay down the procedures for the establishment of
specially protected nature territories and secure their
existence;
3) to lay down the procedures for the administration of
specially protected nature territories, for control of the
condition of such territories, and for their registration;
4) to combine State, international, regional and private
interests in regard to the establishment, preservation,
maintenance and protection of specially protected nature
territories.
Section 2. Subject-matter of this
Law
(1) The subject-matter of this Law are specially protected
nature territories (hereinafter - the protected territories).
(2) Protected territories are geographically specified areas
that, in accordance with a decision of competent State
authorities and administrative bodies, are under the special
protection of the State and are established, protected and
managed for the purpose of:
- protection and preservation of natural diversity (rare and
typical natural ecosystems; living environment of protected
species; original, beautiful landscapes characteristic of Latvia;
geological and geomorphological formations, etc.);
- ensuring supervision of scientific research and the
environment;
- preservation of territories significant for the recreation,
education and instruction of society.
(3) Protected territories shall be categorised as follows:
strict nature reserves, national parks, biosphere reserves,
nature parks, natural monuments, nature reserves, marine
protected areas, and protected landscape areas.
(4) [30 October 1997]
[30 October 1997; 15 September 2005; 14 October
2005]
Chapter II
Categories of Protected Territories
Section 3. Strict Nature
Reserves
(1) Strict nature reserves are territories untouched by human
activities or nearly natural, in which territories unhindered
development of natural processes, shall be ensured in order to
protect and study rare or typical ecosystems and parts
thereof.
(2) Strict nature reserves shall have zones in which all
natural resources are completely excluded from economic and other
activities. In the territories of strict nature reserves there
may be zones in which restricted economic, recreational,
educational or other activities are permitted, provided that such
activities do not endanger the preservation of nature standards
and do not contradict protection and use regulations and the goal
of the establishment of the reserve.
Section 4. National Parks
(1) National parks are broad areas which are characterised by
outstanding nature formations of national significance,
landscapes and cultural heritage landscapes untouched by human
activities or nearly natural, a diversity of biotopes, abundance
of cultural and historical monuments, and peculiarities of
cultural environment.
(2) The main goals of national parks shall be nature
protection, preservation of cultural and historical heritage,
scientific research, organisation of education and recreation,
which are restricted by the goals of the protection of nature and
cultural environment.
(3) The territory of national parks shall be divided into
functional zones in conformity with the goals of protection and
use. National parks shall have zones in which all natural
resources are completely excluded from economic and other
activities. In the remaining territory of national parks, only
such economic activities are permitted as do not substantially
change the structure of historically developed landscapes.
Section 4.1 Biosphere
reserves
(1) Biosphere reserves are broad territories in which
landscapes and ecosystems of international significance are
located. The goal of establishing biosphere reserves is to ensure
the preservation of natural diversity and to promote sustainable
social and economic development of the territory.
(2) The territory of biosphere reserves in conformity with
protection and utilization goals shall be divided into functional
zones depending on the permitted economic, recreation,
educational or other types of activities, which are not in
contradiction with the protection and utilization regulation of
such territories and the biosphere reserve establishment
goals.
[30 October 1997; 15 September 2005]
Section 5. Nature Parks
(1) Nature parks are territories that represent the natural,
cultural and historical values of a particular area, and that are
suitable for recreation, education and the instruction of
society.
(2) Organisation of recreation and economic activities in
nature parks shall be carried out by ensuring the preservation of
the natural, cultural and historical values located in such
parks.
Section 6. Natural Monuments
(1) Natural monuments are separate, isolated natural
formations: protected trees, dendrological plantings, avenues,
geological and geomorphological natural monuments and other
natural rarities having scientific, cultural and historical,
aesthetic or ecological value.
(2) In order to ensure the preservation of protected trees and
stones and the possibility of visiting such objects, the
territory within a radius of ten metres around stones and the
territory under the crowns of trees, as well as within a radius
of ten meters around them counting from the projection of the
crown of a tree shall also be protected.
[30 October 1997; 28 February 2002; 18 June 2009]
Section 7. Nature Reserves
Nature reserves are nature territories little transformed or
transformed in varying degrees by human activities, which
territories include habitats of specially protected wild plant
and animal species, and specially protected biotopes.
[28 February 2002]
Section 7.1 Marine
Protected Areas
Marine protected areas are locations in the territorial sea,
exclusive economic zone or continental shelf of the Republic of
Latvia which are established for the protection of protected
biotopes and specially protected species habitat, as well as
significant feeding and wintering places of migratory birds.
[15 September 2005]
Section 8. Protected Landscape
Areas
Protected landscape areas are territories remarkable for
original and diverse landscapes. The objectives of such
territories shall be to protect and preserve characteristic
landscape and such landscape elements, which are significant for
ensuring ecological functions of protected species and biotopes,
for the cultural environment and landscapes characteristic of
Latvia and the landscape diversity, as well as to ensure the
preservation of environment appropriate for recreation of society
and for tourism, and environment friendly management.
[18 June 2009]
Section 9. Determination of New
Categories of Protected Territories
[30 October 1997]
Section 10. Incorporation of
Protected Territories into Other Categories of Protected
Territories
A protected territory that has various goals and functions may
be incorporated into other categories of protected
territories.
Chapter III
Procedures for Establishment of Protected Territories
Section 11. Submission of
Proposals
(1) Proposals regarding the establishment of a protected
territory may be expressed in writing by natural or legal
persons, appending a substantiation and a plan of specific scale
thereto. Proposals regarding the establishment of protected
territories shall be submitted by natural or legal persons to the
Nature Conservation Agency.
(2) Within one month after receipt and evaluation of the
proposal referred to in Paragraph one of this Section, the Nature
Conservation Agency shall inform the relevant local government
thereof in writing, as well as publish a notification in the
newspaper Latvijas Vēstnesis [the official Gazette of the
Government of Latvia] and at least in one local newspaper and
inform land owner in writing (by sending a letter).
[18 June 2009]
Section 12. Documents Required for
Preparation of a Decision
(1) In order to take a decision to change borders, zoning,
category, as well as protection regime of a protected territory,
the following documents are required:
1) a scientific substantiation, the developers of which are
responsible for the validity, objectivity and completeness
thereof;
2) a plan with referencing and borders on a scale laid down in
the laws and regulations governing land use planning;
3) [15 September 2005];
4) [15 September 2005];
5) [30 October 1997];
6) a calculation regarding the amount of compensation to the
land owner regarding restriction on economic activities in the
protected territory.
(2) Preparation and submission of such documents to the
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
shall be ensured by the Nature Conservation Agency.
(3) If necessary, other documents may be appended that are
requested by the relevant State institution that prepares or
takes decisions to establish protected territories.
(4) In taking a decision to establish a protected territory,
as well as to change the borders, zoning, category or protection
regime, the opinion of the local government in the administrative
territory of which it is intended to establish a protected
territory or in which a protected territory is located shall be
taken into account.
[30 October 1997; 20 November 2003; 15 September 2005; 18
June 2009; 16 December 2010]
Section 13. Procedures for
Establishment
(1) Strict nature reserves, national parks and biosphere
reserves shall be established by the Saeima by adopting a
relevant law.
(2) Protected landscape areas, nature reserves, nature parks,
marine protected areas and natural monuments shall be established
by the Cabinet.
(3) Nature reserves, nature parks and natural monuments that
are of significance for the preservation of nature or cultural
and historic heritage in the relevant territory may be
established also by local governments.
(4) The borders, zoning and category of protected territories
may be changed if scientific research, monitoring data or
monitoring of protected territory management measures has
confirmed that the existing category, zoning and the relevant
protection regime does not conform to the goals for the
establishment of the territory. The Nature Conservation Agency
shall, within two weeks, notify the relevant local government in
writing regarding the planned changes to the borders, zoning,
category or protection regime of the protected territory, as well
as publish a relevant notification in the newspaper Latvijas
Vēstnesis and provide an efficient notification of land
owners, including by publishing a respective announcement on the
website of the Nature Conservation Agency, in an informative
publication of a local government and in a newspaper published by
the local government, if any, or in another local or regional
newspaper. The Nature Conservation Agency shall send information
in an electronic form to the local government for the purpose of
posting it on the website of the respective local government.
(5) The Nature Conservation Agency shall, within one month
after the law or Cabinet regulation regarding the establishment
of a protected territory or the specification of zoning, or
changes to the border has come into force, ensure public access
information on the website of the Nature Conservation Agency and
shall send information in an electronic form to the local
government for the purpose of posting it on the website of the
respective local government regarding restriction of ownership
rights. A local government after it has passed binding
regulations regarding the establishment of a protected territory
shall notify the land owner regarding restriction of ownership
rights.
[30 October 1997; 15 September 2005; 18 June 2009; 28 April
2011]
Chapter IV
Ensuring the Preservation of Protected Territories
Section 14. Marking of Protected
Territories on Maps and on Site
(1) The borders of protected territories and their functional
zones shall be displayed on the territorial planning of the local
government.
(2) For marking of the protected territories on site, special
informative signs shall be used, samples of which, as well as
procedures for the usage and development of such signs, shall be
determined by the Cabinet.
[30 October 1997; 18 June 2009]
Section 15. Regulations on
Protection and Use of Protected Territories
(1) For a protected territory, regulations on protection and
use may be developed in order to ensure the protection of such
territory and the preservation of the natural values existing
therein.
(2) There shall be general regulations on protection and use
of protected territories, individual protection and use
regulations and nature protection plans for the protected
territories.
[20 November 2003; 15 September 2005]
Section 16. General Regulations on
Protection and Use of Protected Territories
General regulations on protection and use of protected
territories, which regulate the types of permissible and
prohibited activities in such territories, shall be determined by
the Cabinet.
[30 October 1997]
Section 17. Individual Regulations
for Protection and Use of Protected Territories
(1) Individual regulations regarding protection and use of
protected territories may be developed taking into account the
specific peculiarities of the protected territory, as well as the
goals and tasks for the establishment and protection thereof. The
individual protection and use regulations of the protected
territory shall regulate the types of permitted and prohibited
activities in such territory, as well as if necessary its
division into functional zones.
(2) Individual regulations on protection and use of protected
territories shall be regulated by the Cabinet.
(3) Individual regulations on protection and use of protected
territories established by local governments shall be regulated
by the relevant local government.
[30 October 1997; 28 February 2002; 20 November
2003]
Section 18. Nature Protection Plans
for Protected Territories
(1) In order to co-ordinate environmental protection, use of
natural resources and the interests of regional sustainable
development, to ensure the preservation of the natural value of
the territory, as well as to ensure a favourable conservation
status for such specially protected species and such protected
biotopes, the protection purpose of which such territory was
established or shall be established, a natural or legal person
may develop a nature protection plans for a protected territory
(hereinafter - the plan). The plan shall include scientific
information regarding the protected territory, a justification
for the functional zoning, if such is necessary, and shall
determine unified management measures for the whole of the
territory in order to achieve the protection goals thereof.
(2) A plan shall be approved by the responsible minister.
Plans for protected territories established by local governments
shall be developed and approved by the relevant local
government.
(3) The Cabinet shall determine the development procedures for
and content of plans.
(4) Upon drawing up individual protection and use regulations
of a protected territory, as well as spatial development planning
documents and upon managing the protected territory, the
information included in the nature protection plan may be taken
into account. A plan shall be of a recommendatory nature.
[15 September 2005; 10 May 2007; 28 April 2011]
Section 19. Division of Protected
Territories into Zones
(1) Protected territories may be divided into functional
zones. Functional zones shall have different protection and use
regulations.
(2) Protected territories may be divided into the following
functional zones: strict regime, regulatory regime, nature
reserve, nature park, protection of landscape and neutral zone.
National parks may also establish a cultural-historical zone.
Closed seasons may be declared in protected territories.
(3) A neutral zone shall be determined in the marine protected
areas. The restrictions laid down in marine protected areas shall
not apply to the neutral zone, moreover, no restrictions are laid
down in relation to the ship traffic in the neutral zone and the
maritime safety therein.
(4) [29 November 2012]
(5) The functional zones of the protected territories shall be
determined taking into account the needs of ensuring a favourable
conservation status of the specially protected species and
biotopes, and also the previous economic activity and its
impact.
[15 September 2005; 28 April 2011; 29 November
2012]
Section 20. Regulation of Visits in
Protected Territories
(1) Visiting in protected territories for the purposes of
recreation, tourism, ecological education and scientific research
shall take place in accordance with general regulations of
protected territories and with individual regulations on
protection and use of each territory.
(2) Visits in protected territories shall be controlled by the
administrative body of such territory.
(3) Visits in protected territories established by local
governments shall be controlled by the relevant local
government.
[30 October 1997; 28 February 2002; 20 November 2003; 18
June 2009]
Section 21. Ensuring Protection of
Protected Territories in Conducting Planning and Design Works
In conducting economic and territorial planning, land use
planning and forest management, and all types of design works,
the location of the protected territory, regulations for the
protection and use thereof must be conformed to.
[28 February 2002; 28 April 2011]
Section 22. Provision of Information
Regarding Protected Territories
(1) The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional
Development and State administration institutions subordinate to
it, and relevant local governments shall ensure that information
at the disposal thereof regarding protected territories shall be
freely accessible.
(2) Restrictions regarding the accessibility of information
regarding protected territories may be laid down in conformity
with the Freedom of Information Law, the Environmental Protection
Law, protection and use regulations of protected territories and
other laws and regulations.
[20 November 2003; 10 May 2007; 16 December 2010]
Section 23. Symbols of Protected
Territories
[15 September 2005]
Section 24. Duties of Land Owners
and Users
Land owners and users have the following duties:
1) to ensure observance of the protection and use regulations
of the protected territories, and to carry out protection and
maintenance measures in the relevant territories;
2) to notify the administrative body of the protected
territory or the local government of existing or possible changes
in natural formations, as well as of violations of protection and
use regulations.
[30 October 1997; 18 June 2009]
Section 24.1 Restrictions
for the Issuance of Permits in the Event of Violation of the Laws
and Regulations Governing the Protection and Use of Protected
Territories
The permits specified in the laws and regulations governing
the protection and use of protected territories are not issued to
a person if the administrative fine for the violations in the
field of the protection and use of protected territories has not
been paid and also if rehabilitation measures have not been taken
or the losses caused by damage to the protected territory have
not been compensated in accordance with the procedures laid down
in the laws and regulations regarding environmental
protection.
[11 June 2020]
Section 25. Administration of
Protected Territories
(1) For the performance of scientific, nature protection and
other activities in the protected territories, an administrative
body of the protected territory may be established, in
co-ordination with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and
Regional Development.
(2) A decision to establish an administrative body of the
protected territory shall be taken by a State institution in
accordance with the decision of which the protected territory was
established.
(3) [18 June 2009]
(4) Administration of protected territories shall be
co-ordinated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and
Regional Development.
(5) In order to co-ordinate nature protection and economic
interests, upon a proposal of the responsible minister, an
advisory council of the protected territory may be established,
the by-laws of which shall be approved by the Cabinet, but
personnel shall be approved by the responsible minister.
(6) In order to ensure effective performance of the laws and
regulations related to nature protection, as well as to promote
the implementation of a uniform policy for nature protection and
use of natural resources, the Cabinet shall establish the Nature
Conservation Agency.
(7) The State scientific institute the derived public person
"National Botanic Garden" shall perform the following State
administration task - administer the natural monument "Latvian
National Botanic Garden". In relation to the performance of the
abovementioned State administration task the scientific institute
derived public person "National Botanic Garden" shall be
subordinate to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and
Regional Development.
[30 October 1997; 28 February 2002; 20 November 2003; 15
September 2005; 18 June 2009; 16 December 2010; 29 November
2012]
Section 26. Management Organisation
of Protected Territory
Associations and foundations may be established for the
implementation of the necessary economic measures in the
protected territories in accordance with the procedures laid down
in law. Local governments may finance and perform the management
of protected territories within the administrative territory
thereof. Associations, foundations and local governments shall
inform the Nature Conservation Agency regarding the planned
management measures.
[18 June 2009]
Section 27. State Environmental
Control of Protected Territories
State environmental control of protected territories in the
field of protected territories of State significance, specially
protected species and biotopes, management and protection of
micro-reserves shall be exercised by the Nature Conservation
Agency, in other fields - by the State Environmental Service, as
well as other State institutions within the scope of their
competence.
[18 June 2009]
Chapter V
Financing of Preservation, Maintenance and Protection of
Protected Territories
Section 28. Sources of Financing
(1) In accordance with this Law the establishment and
administration of the protected territories determined by the
Saeima or the Cabinet shall be financed from the resources
from the State budget provided for this purpose.
(2) The preservation, maintenance and administration of the
protected territories established by local governments shall be
financed from local government budget resources.
(3) [18 June 2009]
(4) Special funds may be set up for the establishment,
preservation and maintenance of protected territories.
(5) [15 September 2005]
[30 October 1997; 28 February 2002; 15 September 2005; 18
June 2009; 28 April 2011]
Section 29. Tax Concessions and
Compensation regarding Restrictions on Economic Activities in
Protected Territories
(1) Land owners and users in protected territories have the
right to tax concessions laid down in laws and regulations.
(2) Land owners also have the right to compensation laid down
in law regarding restrictions on economic activity in protected
territories, including in the cases laid down in law - the right
to receive compensation or to request the exchange of the land
owned by them for land of equivalent value owned by the State or
local governments.
[20 November 2003]
Section 30. Granting of
Compensation
The conditions and procedures for the granting of the
compensation provided for in Section 29 of this Law shall be laid
down in a separate law.
[20 November 2003]
Chapter VI
State Register of Protected Territories and Scientific
Research
[15 September 2005]
Section 31. State Register of
Protected Territories
(1) State Register of Protected Territories is a collection of
data that contains information regarding all the protected
territories in Latvia.
(2) The Nature Conservation Agency shall maintain and improve
the natural data management system for ensuring the operation of
the State Register of Protected Territories. The Cabinet shall
determine the procedures for maintaining the natural data
management system, updating data and circulating information.
(3) In addition to other information, the establishment and
protection goals and tasks of the established protected
territories shall be indicated in the State Register of Protected
Territories.
[30 October 1997; 20 November 2003; 15 September 2005; 19
December 2013]
Section 32. Scientific Research in
Protected Territories
(1) Scientific research in protected territories shall be
applied for with the Nature Conservation Agency. In the cases
laid down in laws and regulations scientific research in
protected territories shall be co-ordinated with the relevant
responsible institution and the land owner or user shall be
notified regarding them.
(2) The performance of scientific research may not contradict
the establishment and protection goals and tasks of the protected
territory.
[20 November 2003; 18 June 2009]
Section 32.1 Monitoring
of Protected Areas
The Nature Conservation Agency shall organise and co-ordinate
monitoring of the protected territories.
[28 February 2002; 15 September 2005; 18 June 2009]
Chapter VII
Land Ownership and Land Use Rights, Alienation Procedures, as
well as Alienation and Privatisation Restrictions of the Land
Located in the Protected Territory and its Functional Zone
[6 June 2013]
Section 33. Land Ownership and Use
Rights in the Protected Territory and its Functional Zone
(1) Land in a protected territory may be owned by the State, a
local government, as well as by a natural person or a legal
person.
(2) Land owned by or land under the jurisdiction of the State
or a local government may not be privatised or alienated if it is
located in the following protected territories or their
functional zones:
1) in strict nature reserves;
2) nature reserves if they have not been divided into
functional zones;
3) in zones of strict nature reserve, strict regime, nature
reserve and regulatory regime of nature reserves, national parks,
biosphere reserves, nature parks, natural monuments and protected
landscape areas.
(3) Land under the jurisdiction of the State or a local
government which is located in the protected territory referred
to in Paragraph two of this Section or its functional zone shall
be corroborated in the Land Register in the name of the State or
local government in accordance with the law On Land Ownership
Rights of the State and Local Governments and Corroboration
Thereof in the Land Registers.
(4) Land owned by the State, which is located in the protected
territory referred to in Paragraph two, Clause 2 or 3 of this
Section or its functional zone, may be transferred without
remuneration in the ownership of the local government, and the
land owned by a local government may be transferred without
remuneration to the State, taking into account the procedures for
the transfer of the immovable property without remuneration laid
down in the Law on the Alienation of the Property of a Public
Person.
(5) Land, which is located in a protected territory or its
functional zone and which has been recognised in conformity with
Section 416 of the Civil Law as a property without heirs, shall
be in jurisdiction of the State.
[6 June 2013]
Section 34. Rights of a Person to
Acquire in Ownership the Land which is Located in the Protected
Territory or its Functional Zone
(1) Land ownership rights in protected territories may be
renewed for former land owners or their heirs and the land
transferred into the ownership of natural persons and legal
persons only if such persons undertake to observe the protection
and use regulations of the protected territories and the nature
protection plans.
(2) The requirements referred to in Paragraph one of this
Section shall be indicated in the decision to renew land
ownership rights or to grant ownership of the land for
payment.
(3) Restrictions on ownership rights in the protected
territories laid down in laws and regulations shall be marked in
land boundary maps and recorded in the Land Register without the
consent of the land owners on the basis of a recording request of
the Nature Conservation Agency. Restrictions on ownership rights
in protected territories established by local governments shall
be recorded in the Land Register on the basis of a recording
request of the relevant local government.
(4) [15 September 2005]
(5) If as a result of cadastral survey the area of land
actually transferrable to the former owner of the land or his or
her heir is larger than the restorable area of land and the
difference is larger than allowed by the laws and regulations
governing cadastral survey, the former owner of the land or his
or her heir has the right to acquire in ownership in return for
payment such difference of the surveyed area of land, which is
under the jurisdiction of the State or the local government, but
is located in the protected territory referred to in Section 33,
Paragraph two, Clause 2 or 3 of this Law or its functional
zone.
[30 October 1997; 28 February 2002; 20 November 2003; 15
September 2005; 18 June 2009; 6 June 2013]
Section 35. Right of First Refusal
of the State to Land in Protected Territories
(1) The State has the right of first refusal to the land which
is located:
1) in strict nature reserves;
2) nature reserves if they have not been divided into
functional zones;
3) in natural monuments [excluding protected trees and
protected stones (secular stones)] if the functional zones have
not been separated in such natural monuments;
4) in zones of strict nature reserve, strict regime, nature
reserve and regulatory regime of nature reserves, national parks,
biosphere reserves, nature parks, natural monuments and protected
landscape areas.
(2) Land owners have a duty to inform the Nature Conservation
Agency regarding an intention to sell the land owned by them in
the protected territories, submitting the transaction
document.
(3) The Nature Conservation Agency shall exercise the right of
first refusal and take a decision by informing in writing the
land owner thereof within one month of the receipt of a
notification from the land owner. If it is not possible to
observe the time limit, it may be extended for a time period of
up to two months, informing the submitter thereof.
[28 February 2002; 20 November 2003; 15 September 2005; 18
June 2009; 28 April 2011]
Section 36. Expropriation of Land in
Protected Territories
[18 June 2009]
Section 37. Use of Land in Protected
Territories
[15 September 2005]
Section 38. Land of Protected
Territories Owned and Used by Local Governments or Belonging to
the State Land Reserve
[28 February 2002]
Section 38.1 Prohibition
of Land Transformation and Restrictions in Protected
Territories
(1) It is prohibited to change the land use category in
protected territories, in which land transformation is prohibited
in accordance with general or individual provisions for the
protection and use of protected territories.
(2) In protected territories, in which land transformation
without a written permit of the administration of the protected
territory or the regional environmental board is prohibited in
accordance with general or individual provisions for the
protection and use of protected territories, the land use
category may be changed for utilised agricultural area, if
technical provisions of the regional environmental board have
been issued or the initial environmental impact assessment of the
intended activity has been performed in accordance with the
requirements of the Law On Environmental Impact Assessment.
[30 April 2009]
Section 38.2 Action with
Land, which is Located in the Protected Territory or its
Functional Zone and has been Recognised as Property without Heirs
and to which Claims of Creditors have been Submitted
(1) Land, which is located in a protected territory or its
functional zone and has been recognised as a property without
heirs and to which claims of creditors have been submitted, shall
be alienated by a sworn bailiff in accordance with the procedures
laid down in the Cabinet regulations. In such case the
prohibition laid down in Section 33, Paragraph two of this Law
shall not be applicable.
(2) If land, which is located in the protected territory or
its functional zone, has been recognised as a property without
heirs, a sworn notary shall send, in accordance with laws and
regulations, an extract from the notarial deed book regarding
termination of the inheritance matter also to the Ministry of
Environmental Protection and Regional Development, which shall
within 20 days evaluate whether it is useful to acquire the
respective land for the purpose of performance of the functions
of the State, and shall inform the Nature Conservation Agency
thereof.
(3) The State has the priority right to acquire the land,
which is located in the protected territory or its functional
zone and has been recognised as a property without heirs and to
which claims of creditors have been submitted. Such land may be
acquired in ownership for the price bid at auction or in case of
an auction not having taken place - for the opening price at the
auction. The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which the
priority right shall be exercised.
[6 June 2013]
Chapter VIII
Liability for Violations of Protection and Use Regulations of
Protected Territories
[11 June 2020 / See Paragraph 9 of
Transitional Provisions]
Section 39. Liability for Violations
of Protection and Use Regulations of Protected Territories
[11 June 2020 / See Paragraph 9 of Transitional
Provisions]
Chapter IX
Termination of Status of Protected Territory
Section 40. Termination of Status of
Protected Territory
(1) The status of a protected territory may be terminated only
if the value of the protected territory has been lost.
(2) An opinion on justification for the termination of the
status of a protected territory shall be provided by the Ministry
of Environmental Protection and Regional Development only after
receipt of the opinion of experts.
(3) A decision to terminate the status of a protected
territory, on the basis of the opinion referred to, shall be
taken by a State institution that has taken a decision to
establish the relevant protected territory.
[30 October 1997; 28 February 2002; 20 November 2003; 16
December 2010]
Chapter X
International Co-operation in the Establishment and Preservation
of Protected Territories
Section 41. International
Agreements, and Agreements Regarding Protected Territories
If an international agreement that is in force in the
territory of the Republic of Latvia lays down the requirements
regarding protection of the protected territories other than
those laid down in the laws of the Republic of Latvia, the
requirements of the international agreement shall be in force,
except in cases where stricter protection regulations are laid
down in laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.
[30 October 1997]
Section 42. Protected Territories in
the Republic of Latvia as Part of the International Network of
Protected Nature Territories
(1) Protected territories established in the Republic of
Latvia, in accordance with the determined procedures, may be
included in lists of protected nature territories of
international significance.
(2) In developing a system of protected territories in the
Republic of Latvia, the recommendations of international
conventions and international nature protection organisations
shall be observed.
Section 43. Protected Nature
Territories of European Importance
(1) The protected nature territories of European importance
(Natura 2000) is a unified network of protected nature
territories of European importance. It includes specially
protected nature territories, which are important for the
European Union and substantially facilitate retaining or renewal
of the protection status favourable for the types of specially
protected biotopes or specially protected species in the relevant
biogeographical region or regions, or which may substantially
promote the unity of the network Natura 2000, as well as
substantially promote the conservation of biological diversity in
the biogeographical region or regions. The necessary protection
measures shall be taken in such territories in order to preserve
or renew protection status favourable for those biotopes and
populations of species, which have caused the establishment of
the relevant territory. The protection of species with wide
distribution area shall be ensured within those territories of
Natura 2000, which have physical and biological factors important
for existence and reproduction of specimens of the referred to
species.
(2) The Cabinet shall determine criteria (hereinafter - the
criteria) for the establishment of protected nature territories
of European importance (Natura 2000) in Latvia. The list of
protected territories of European importance (Natura 2000) in
which all the protected territories and micro-reserves conforming
to the criteria have been included shall be determined by the
Annex to this Law. The Nature Conservation Agency shall prepare
the necessary information for the society and for the European
Commission regarding the protected territories of European
importance (Natura 2000) in Latvia.
(3) The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional
Development shall develop proposals for the establishment of new
protected territories conforming to the criteria, for a change of
category of a protected territory or for changing the borders in
cases where the protected nature territories of European
importance (Natura 2000) are not provided with a sufficient
protection regime.
(4) For an intended activity or planning document (except
protected territory nature protection plans and the activities
provided for therein, which are necessary for the management or
renewal of habitats of specially protected species, habitats of
specially protected species of restricted use or specially
protected biotopes, as well as the arrangement of public access
nature tourism and reference infrastructure objects provided for
in nature protection plans of the protected territories), which
separately or together with other intended activities or planning
document may substantially affect a protected nature territory of
European importance (Natura 2000) an environmental impact
assessment shall be performed.
(5) The intended activities shall be permitted to be performed
or a planning document to be implemented if such activities do
not negatively affect the ecological functions and integrity of
the protected nature territory of European importance (Natura
2000) and do not contradict the goals of establishing and
protection of such territory.
(6) If the implementation of the intended activities or
planning document negatively affect the protected nature
territory of European importance (Natura 2000), the performance
of the activities shall be permitted or the document implemented
only in cases where such activities are the only solution and are
necessary to satisfy overriding public interests, also social or
economic interests.
(7) If in the protected nature territory of European
importance (Natura 2000) can be found European Union priority
species or biotopes found in Latvia laid down in laws and
regulations subsidiary to the Special and Biotope Protection Law,
the intended activities shall be permitted to be performed or a
planning document to be implemented only in such cases where such
activities are the only solution and are necessary for the health
protection, security or environmental protection interests of the
society.
(8) In the case provided for in Paragraph seven of this
Section, the intended activities shall be permitted to be
performed or a planning document to be implemented also when it
is necessary to satisfy other especially overriding public
interests if an opinion has been received from the European
Commission.
(9) In the cases determined in Paragraphs six, seven and eight
of this Law compensatory measures for the network of protected
nature territories of European importance (Natura 2000) shall be
determined.
(10) If upon proposal of the responsible sectoral minister the
Cabinet has adopted an order that the planned activity is
necessary for the fulfilment of overriding public interests, the
conditions of Paragraphs four, five, six or seven, eight and nine
of this Section shall be applied to the activities laid down in
the laws and regulations governing the protection and use of
protected territories.
[28 February 2002; 20 November 2003; 15 September 2005; 10
May 2007; 18 June 2009; 16 December 2010; 28 April 2011]
Section 44. Compensatory Measures
for the Network of Protected Nature Territories of European
Importance (Natura 2000)
(1) Compensatory measures for the network of protected nature
territories of European importance (Natura 2000) (hereinafter -
the compensatory measures) shall be performed in order to ensure
the balancing of the negative impact of the performance of the
intended activities or the implementation of the planning
document and the protection and preservation of the unity
(integrity) of the territory.
(2) Criteria on the basis of which compensatory measures shall
be determined, the application procedures and the requirements
for the development and implementation of a long-term monitoring
plan shall be determined by the Cabinet.
(3) The selection and implementation of compensatory measures,
as well as the costs of the development and implementation of a
long-term monitoring plan for such measures shall be covered by
the proposer of the intended activities or the developer of the
planning document.
(4) An Environment State Bureau report regarding the
application of compensatory measures shall be sent to the
European Commission. The requirements for the content of the
report and the procedures for sending the report shall be
determined by the Cabinet.
[15 September 2005]
Chapter XI
Administrative Offences in the Field of the Protection and Use of
Protected Territories and Competence in Administrative Offence
Proceedings
[11 June 2020 / Chapter
shall come into force on 1 July 2020. See Paragraph 9 of
Transitional Provisions]
Section 45. Administrative Offences
in the Field of the Protection and Use of Protected
Territories
(1) For violating the requirements for the movement about,
stopping and parking of motor vehicles laid down in the laws and
regulations governing the protection and use of protected
territories, a warning or a fine from six to seventy units of
fine shall be imposed.
(2) For violating the requirements laid down in the laws and
regulations governing the protection and use of protected
territories, a warning or a fine from six to two hundred units of
fine shall be imposed on a natural person but a fine from
fifty-six to four hundred and eighty units of fine - on a legal
person.
(3) For arbitrary felling or damaging of protected trees and
trees growing in protected avenues and protected dendrological
plantings, a fine from twenty-eight to one hundred and forty
units of fine shall be imposed on a natural person but a fine
from fifty-six to two hundred and eighty units of fine - on a
legal person.
(4) For violating the requirements for the use of plant
protection products laid down in the laws and regulations
governing the protection and use of protected territories, a fine
from eight to four hundred units of fine shall be imposed on a
natural person but a fine from sixteen to two thousand units of
fine - on a legal person.
[11 June 2020 / Section shall come into force on 1
July 2020. See Paragraph 9 of Transitional
Provisions]
Section 46. Competence in
Administrative Offence Proceedings
(1) Administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 45, Paragraph one of this Law shall be
conducted by the Nature Conservation Agency, State Police,
municipal police, local government environmental inspectorate, or
official of local government environmental control.
(2) The administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 45, Paragraphs two and three of this Law
shall be conducted by the Nature Conservation Agency.
(3) The administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 45, Paragraphs two and three of this Law,
provided that they have been detected by the officials of the
State Police, shall be conducted by the State Police until
examination of the case. The administrative offence case for the
offences referred to in Section 45, Paragraphs two and three of
this Law shall be examined by the Nature Conservation Agency.
(4) The administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 45, Paragraph four of this Law shall be
conducted by the State Plant Protection Service.
(5) The administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 45, Paragraphs two, three and four of this
Law, provided that they have been detected by the officials of
the municipal police, local government environmental
inspectorate, or local government environmental control, shall be
conducted by municipal police, local government environmental
inspectorate, or official of local government environmental
control until examination of the case. The administrative offence
case for the offences referred to in Section 45, Paragraphs two
and three of this Law shall be examined by the Nature
Conservation Agency, but the administrative offence case for the
offences referred to in Section 45, Paragraph four of this Law
shall be examined by the State Plant Protection Service.
(6) The administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Section 45 of this Law, provided that they have
been detected by the officials of the State Environmental Service
or the State Forest Service, shall be conducted by the State
Environmental Service or the State Forest Service until
examination of the administrative offence case. The
administrative offence case for the offences referred to in
Section 45, Paragraphs one, two and three of this Law shall be
examined by the Nature Conservation Agency, but the
administrative offence case for the offences referred to in
Section 45, Paragraph four of this Law shall be examined by the
State Plant Protection Service.
[11 June 2020 / Section shall come into force on 1
July 2020. See Paragraph 9 of Transitional
Provisions]
Transitional Provisions
[28 February 2002]
1. By 1 January 2003, the Cabinet shall determine criteria for
the establishment of protected nature territories of European
importance (Natura 2000) in Latvia.
2. [20 November 2003]
3. By 31 March 2004, the Cabinet shall develop and submit to
the Saeima a draft law regarding the right of land owners
to compensation for restrictions on economic activities in
protected territories.
[20 November 2003]
4. By 1 February 2006, the Cabinet shall issue the regulations
referred to in Section 18, Paragraph three of this Law.
[15 September 2005]
5. By 30 May 2006, the Cabinet shall issue the regulations
referred to in Section 44, Paragraphs two and four of this
Law.
[15 September 2005]
6. In years 2011 and 2012 no new protected territories shall
be established, in which restrictions to forestry activity are
determined, except in cases when the protected territory must be
established in accordance with the regulatory enactments of the
European Union.
[16 December 2010]
7. [29 November 2012]
8. The Cabinet shall issue the regulations referred to in
Section 31, Paragraph two of this Law until 1 February 2014.
[19 December 2013]
9. Amendment regarding the deletion of Chapter VIII of this
Law, and also Chapter XI shall come into force concurrently with
the Law on Administrative Liability.
[11 June 2020]
Informative Reference to the
European Union Directives
[15 September 2005; 18 June
2009; 28 April 2011]
This Law contains legal norms arising from:
1) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the
conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora;
2) Directive 2009/147/EC of the European parliament and of the
Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild
birds;
3) Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community
action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine
Strategy Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance).
Chairperson of the Supreme Council
of the Republic of Latvia A. Gorbunovs
Secretary of the Supreme Council
of the Republic of Latvia I. Daudišs
Adopted 2 March 1993
Law On Specially Protected Nature
Territories
Annex
Latvian Natura 2000 - List of
Protected Nature Territories of European Importance
[15 September 2005; 10 June
2007; 18 June 2009; 28 April 2011; 19 December 2013]
No. |
Type |
Site code |
Category and name of territory |
1. |
C |
LV0000110 |
Nature reserve "Augstroze" |
2. |
C |
LV0000120 |
Nature reserve
"Vidusburtnieks" |
3. |
C |
LV0000130 |
Nature reserve "Ziemeļu
purvi" |
4. |
C |
LV0100200 |
Moricsala strict nature
reserve |
5. |
B |
LV0100300 |
Grīņi strict nature reserve |
6. |
C |
LV0100400 |
Krustkalna strict nature
reserve |
7. |
C |
LV0100500 |
Teiči strict nature reserve |
8. |
C |
LV0200100 |
Gauja National Park |
9. |
C |
LV0200200 |
Ķemeri National Park |
10. |
C |
LV0200300 |
Slītere National Park |
11. |
B |
LV0300100 |
Nature park "Daugavas
ieleja" |
12. |
C |
LV0300400 |
Nature park "Silene"" |
13. |
C |
LV0300700 |
Nature park "Tērvete" |
14. |
C |
LV0300800 |
Nature park "Sauka" |
15. |
B |
LV0300900 |
Nature park "Dridža ezers" |
16. |
B |
LV0301100 |
Nature park "Riežupe" |
17. |
B |
LV0301200 |
Nature park "Embūte" |
18. |
C |
LV0301300 |
Nature park "Istras
pauguraine" |
19. |
B |
LV0301500 |
Nature park "Cirīša ezers" |
20. |
B |
LV0301600 |
Nature park "Adamovas
ezers" |
21. |
C |
LV0301700 |
Nature park "Piejūra" |
22. |
B |
LV0301800 |
Nature park "Beberbeķi" |
23. |
B |
LV0301900 |
Nature park "Dolessala" |
24. |
B |
LV0302000 |
Nature park "Talsu
pauguraine" |
25. |
C |
LV0302100 |
Nature park "Abavas
senleja" |
26. |
C |
LV0302200 |
Nature park "Salacas
ieleja" |
27. |
C |
LV0302800 |
Nature park "Engures ezers" |
28. |
C |
LV0302900 |
Nature park "Dvietes
paliene" |
29. |
B |
LV0303000 |
Nature park "Numernes
valnis" |
30. |
B |
LV0303100 |
Nature park "Cārmaņa ezers" |
31. |
C |
LV0303200 |
Nature park "Svētes
paliene" |
32. |
B |
LV0303300 |
Nature park "Ragakāpa" |
33. |
C |
LV0303400 |
Rāzna National Park |
34. |
C |
LV0303500 |
Nature park "Pape" |
35. |
B |
LV0303600 |
Nature park "Bernāti" |
36. |
B |
LV0303700 |
Nature park "Driksnas sils" |
37. |
B |
LV0303800 |
Nature park "Pinku ezers" |
38. |
B |
LV0304000 |
Nature park "Laukezers" |
39. |
B |
LV0304100 |
Nature park "Bauska" |
40. |
C |
LV0304200 |
Nature park "Kuja" |
41. |
A |
LV0304300 |
Nature park "Užavas
lejtece" |
42. |
B |
LV0304400 |
Nature park "Kurjanovas
ezers" |
43. |
B |
LV0304500 |
Nature park "Ogres ieleja" |
44. |
C |
LV0304800 |
Nature park "Vecumu meži" |
45. |
B |
LV0304900 |
Nature park "Vilce" |
46. |
C |
LV0305000 |
Nature park "Zvārdes meži" |
47. |
C |
LV0305100 |
Nature park "Aiviekstes
paliene" |
48. |
B |
LV0305200 |
Nature park "Ogres Zilie
kalni" |
49. |
B |
LV0400400 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Korkuļu sausgultne un pazemes upe" |
50. |
B |
LV0401000 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Kalamecu-Markūzu gravas" |
51. |
B |
LV0401900 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Stiglavas atsegumi" |
52. |
B |
LV0402200 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Skaistkalnes karsta kritenes" |
53. |
B |
LV0402300 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Kulšēnu avots" |
54. |
B |
LV0412900 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Ogres dolomītu krauja" |
55. |
B |
LV0413300 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Ezernieku karsta kritenes" |
56. |
B |
LV0415600 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Zaņas lejtece" |
57. |
B |
LV0415700 |
Geological and geo-morphological
natural monument "Pavāru atsegumi" |
58. |
B |
LV0500100 |
Nature reserve "Šķibu
purvs" |
59. |
B |
LV0500200 |
Nature reserve "Gasparsona
purvs" |
60. |
B |
LV0500300 |
Nature reserve "Ellītes
purvs" |
61. |
B |
LV0500500 |
Nature reserve "Dūņezera
purvs" |
62. |
B |
LV0500600 |
Nature reserve "Seržu
tīrelis" |
63. |
B |
LV0500700 |
Nature reserve "Vāveres
ezers" |
64. |
B |
LV0500800 |
Nature reserve "Mazzalvītes
purvs" |
65. |
B |
LV0500900 |
Nature reserve "Indzera ezera
salas" |
66. |
B |
LV0501000 |
Nature reserve "Gaujienas
priedes" |
67. |
B |
LV0501100 |
Nature reserve "Lepuru
purvs" |
68. |
B |
LV0501200 |
Nature reserve "Sloku
purvs" |
69. |
B |
LV0501300 |
Nature reserve "Bejas mežs" |
70. |
B |
LV0501500 |
Nature reserve "Kupravas liepu
audze" |
71. |
B |
LV0501600 |
Nature reserve "Tetersalas
purvs" |
72. |
B |
LV0502100 |
Nature reserve "Baltais
purvs" |
73. |
C |
LV0502200 |
Nature reserve "Orlovas (Ērgļu)
purvs" |
74. |
B |
LV0502300 |
Nature reserve "Pokratas
ezers" |
75. |
B |
LV0502400 |
Nature reserve "Zodānu
purvs" |
76. |
C |
LV0502600 |
Nature reserve "Stompaku
purvi" |
77. |
B |
LV0502800 |
Nature reserve "Zaļezera
purvs" |
78. |
B |
LV0502900 |
Nature reserve "Īslīce" |
79. |
B |
LV0503000 |
Nature reserve "Kalēju
tīrelis" |
80. |
B |
LV0503300 |
Nature reserve "Raunas
Staburags" |
81. |
B |
LV0504000 |
Nature reserve "Tīrās sūnas
purvs" |
82. |
B |
LV0504300 |
Nature reserve "Baltmuižas
purvs" |
83. |
B |
LV0504400 |
Nature reserve "Sasaļu
mežs" |
84. |
C |
LV0504700 |
Nature reserve "Vīķu purvs" |
85. |
B |
LV0504800 |
Nature reserve "Lielais
purvs" |
86. |
B |
LV0505200 |
Nature reserve "Lāču purvs" |
87. |
B |
LV0505400 |
Nature reserve "Aizdumbles
purvs" |
88. |
B |
LV0505500 |
Nature reserve "Supes
purvs" |
89. |
B |
LV0505600 |
Nature reserve "Nomavas
purvs" |
90. |
B |
LV0505700 |
Nature reserve "Klaucānu un
Priekulānu ezeri" |
91. |
B |
LV0505800 |
Nature reserve "Spuļģu
purvs" |
92. |
B |
LV0505900 |
Nature reserve "Kaušņu
purvs" |
93. |
B |
LV0506000 |
Nature reserve "Saltais
purvs" |
94. |
B |
LV0506100 |
Nature reserve "Tīreļu
purvs" |
95. |
B |
LV0506200 |
Nature reserve "Slapjo salu
purvs" |
96. |
B |
LV0506300 |
Nature reserve "Švēriņu
purvs" |
97. |
C |
LV0506400 |
Nature reserve "Gargrodes
purvs" |
98. |
C |
LV0506500 |
Nature reserve "Rožu purvs" |
99. |
B |
LV0506600 |
Nature reserve "Melnais
purvs" |
100. |
B |
LV0507000 |
Nature reserve "Čertoka ezers
(Valnezers)" |
101. |
C |
LV0507100 |
Nature reserve "Ventas
ieleja" |
102. |
B |
LV0507200 |
Nature reserve "Ventas un
Šķerveļa ieleja" |
103. |
B |
LV0507300 |
Nature reserve "Gaviezes
āmuļi" |
104. |
C |
LV0507400 |
Nature reserve "Brienamais
purvs" |
105. |
B |
LV0507600 |
Nature reserve "Medze" |
106. |
B |
LV0507700 |
Nature reserve "Nīcas īvju
audze" |
107. |
C |
LV0507800 |
Nature reserve "Liepājas
ezers" |
108. |
B |
LV0508000 |
Nature reserve "Rucavas īvju
audze" |
109. |
C |
LV0508100 |
Nature reserve "Ziemupe" |
110. |
C |
LV0508300 |
Nature reserve "Dunika" |
111. |
B |
LV0508400 |
Nature reserve "Purgaiļu
purvs" |
112. |
B |
LV0508500 |
Nature reserve "Dūņezers" |
113. |
B |
LV0508600 |
Nature reserve "Vidzemes
akmeņainā jūrmala" |
114. |
B |
LV0508700 |
Nature reserve "Dziļezers un
Riebezers" |
115. |
C |
LV0509100 |
Nature reserve "Randu
pļavas" |
116. |
[28 April 2011] |
117. |
B |
LV0509500 |
Nature reserve "Dzērves
purvs" |
118. |
[28 April 2011] |
119. |
B |
LV0509700 |
Nature reserve "Lielpurvs" |
120. |
B |
LV0509800 |
Nature reserve "Niedrāju-Pilkas
purvs" |
121. |
B |
LV0510000 |
Nature reserve "Maizezers" |
122. |
B |
LV0510200 |
Nature reserve "Istras
ezers" |
123. |
C |
LV0510300 |
Nature reserve "Klešniku
purvs" |
124. |
C |
LV0510400 |
Nature reserve "Gulbju un
Platpirovas purvs" |
125. |
C |
LV0510600 |
Nature reserve "Pildas
ezers" |
126. |
B |
LV0510700 |
Nature reserve
"Grebļukalns" |
127. |
B |
LV0510800 |
Nature reserve "Gulbinkas
purvs" |
128. |
B |
LV0510900 |
Nature reserve "Zvirgzdenes
ezera salas" |
129. |
B |
LV0511000 |
Nature reserve "Nesaules
kalns" |
130. |
B |
LV0511100 |
Nature reserve "Barkavas ozolu
audze" |
131. |
B |
LV0511300 |
Nature reserve "Jumurdas
ezers" |
132. |
[18 June 2009] |
133. |
B |
LV0511600 |
Nature reserve "Lielsalas
purvs" |
134. |
B |
LV0512100 |
Nature reserve "Rušonu ezera
salas" |
135. |
C |
LV0512200 |
Nature reserve "Lielais
Pelečāres purvs" |
136. |
C |
LV0512300 |
Nature reserve "Ašinieku
purvs" |
137. |
[18 June 2009] |
138. |
[18 June 2009] |
139. |
B |
LV0512700 |
Nature reserve "Gaiļukalns" |
140. |
B |
LV0512800 |
Nature reserve "Mežmuižas
avoti" |
141. |
B |
LV0513000 |
Nature reserve "Lielā Baltezera
salas" |
142. |
C |
LV0513100 |
Nature reserve "Babītes
ezers" |
143. |
B |
LV0513400 |
Nature reserve "Lielie
Kangari" |
144. |
B |
LV0513600 |
Nature reserve "Cieceres ezera
sala" |
145. |
B |
LV0513700 |
Nature reserve "Dulbju acs
purvs" |
146. |
B |
LV0513800 |
Nature reserve "Daiķu īvju
audze" |
147. |
B |
LV0513900 |
Nature reserve "Kadiķu
nora" |
148. |
C |
LV0514100 |
Nature reserve "Kaļķupes
ieleja" |
149. |
C |
LV0514200 |
Nature reserve "Raķupes
ieleja" |
150. |
B |
LV0514500 |
Nature reserve "Zemgaļu
purvs" |
151. |
B |
LV0514800 |
Nature reserve "Plieņciema
kāpa" |
152. |
B |
LV0515100 |
Nature reserve
"Riesta-Džūkstenes purvs" |
153. |
B |
LV0515300 |
Nature reserve "Kārķu
purvs" |
154. |
B |
LV0515800 |
Nature reserve "Bednes
purvs" |
155. |
B |
LV0515900 |
Nature reserve "Vadaiņu
purvs" |
156. |
B |
LV0516000 |
Nature reserve "Oleru
purvs" |
157. |
B |
LV0516200 |
Nature reserve "Vīķvēnu
purvs" |
158. |
B |
LV0517000 |
Nature reserve "Klāņu
purvs" |
159. |
B |
LV0517100 |
Nature reserve "Pluču
tīrelis" |
160. |
C |
LV0517200 |
Nature reserve "Sārnates
purvs" |
161. |
B |
LV0517300 |
Nature reserve "Nagļu un Ansiņu
purvs" |
162. |
B |
LV0517400 |
Nature reserve "Tīšezers" |
163. |
B |
LV0517500 |
Nature reserve "Piešdanga" |
164. |
B |
LV0518300 |
Nature reserve "Vecdaugava" |
165. |
[18 June 2009] |
166. |
C |
LV0518500 |
Nature reserve "Lielais un
Pemmes purvs" |
167. |
B |
LV0518600 |
Nature reserve "Lielais Mārku
purvs" |
168. |
B |
LV0518700 |
Nature reserve "Laugas
purvs" |
169. |
C |
LV0518900 |
Nature reserve "Stiklu
purvi" |
170. |
C |
LV0519000 |
Nature reserve "Aklais
purvs" |
171. |
B |
LV0519100 |
Nature reserve "Kreiču
purvs" |
172. |
[18 June 2009] |
173. |
[18 June 2009] |
174. |
[18 June 2009] |
175. |
[18 June 2009] |
176. |
C |
LV0519800 |
Nature reserve "Cenas
tīrelis" |
177. |
C |
LV0520000 |
Nature reserve "Ābeļi" |
178. |
B |
LV0520200 |
Nature reserve "Gudenieki" |
179. |
C |
LV0520300 |
Nature reserve "Užava" |
180. |
B |
LV0520500 |
Nature reserve "Mazie
Kangari" |
181. |
B |
LV0520900 |
Nature reserve "Tosmare" |
182. |
B |
LV0521100 |
Nature reserve "Ojatu
ezers" |
183. |
B |
LV0521300 |
Nature reserve "Diļļu
pļavas" |
184. |
C |
LV0521500 |
Nature reserve "Ovīši" |
185. |
B |
LV0521800 |
Nature reserve "Ķirbas
purvs" |
186. |
B |
LV0522000 |
Nature reserve "Mērnieku
dumbrāji" |
187. |
B |
LV0522100 |
Nature reserve "Katlešu
meži" |
188. |
B |
LV0522300 |
Nature reserve "Ungurpils
meži" |
189. |
B |
LV0522600 |
Nature reserve "Aizkraukles
purvi un meži" |
190. |
B |
LV0522900 |
Nature reserve "Dvietes
dumbrāji" |
191. |
B |
LV0523000 |
Nature reserve "Līvbērzes
liekņa" |
192. |
C |
LV0523100 |
Nature reserve "Lielupes
palienes pļavas" |
193. |
C |
LV0523200 |
Nature reserve "Ukru gārša" |
194. |
C |
LV0523300 |
Nature reserve
"Dzelves-Kroņapurvs" |
195. |
C |
LV0523400 |
Nature reserve "Ances purvi un
meži" |
196. |
C |
LV0524100 |
Nature reserve "Mežole" |
197. |
B |
LV0524500 |
Nature reserve "Ruņupes
ieleja" |
198. |
B |
LV0524600 |
Nature reserve "Jaunciems" |
199. |
B |
LV0524800 |
Nature reserve "Vesetas palienes
purvs" |
200. |
B |
LV0524900 |
Nature reserve "Pilskalnes
Siguldiņa" |
201. |
C |
LV0525000 |
Nature reserve "Manģenes
meži" |
202. |
B |
LV0525100 |
Nature reserve "Blažģa
ezers" |
203. |
B |
LV0525200 |
Nature reserve "Linezers" |
204. |
B |
LV0525300 |
Nature reserve "Vērenes
purvi" |
205. |
B |
LV0525400 |
Nature reserve "Gaiņu
purvs" |
206. |
C |
LV0525500 |
Nature reserve "Sātiņu
dīķi" |
207. |
C |
LV0525600 |
Nature reserve "Zvārde" |
208. |
B |
LV0525800 |
Nature reserve "Zebrus un Svētes
ezers" |
209. |
B |
LV0525900 |
Nature reserve "Jaunanna" |
210. |
[18 June 2009] |
211. |
B |
LV0526100 |
Nature reserve "Gruzdovas
meži" |
212. |
B |
LV0526200 |
Nature reserve "Palšu
purvs" |
213. |
C |
LV0526400 |
Nature reserve "Sventājas upes
ieleja" |
214. |
C |
LV0526500 |
Nature reserve "Eiduku
purvs" |
215. |
[18 June 2009] |
216. |
B |
LV0526700 |
Nature reserve "Pelēču ezera
purvs" |
217. |
C |
LV0526800 |
Nature reserve "Sedas
purvs" |
218. |
C |
LV0527000 |
Nature reserve "Melnsalas
purvs" |
219. |
[18 June 2009] |
220. |
A |
LV0527200 |
Nature reserve "Daugava pie
Kaibalas" |
221. |
C |
LV0527300 |
Nature reserve "Tāšuezers" |
222. |
C |
LV0527400 |
Nature reserve "Garkalnes
meži" |
223. |
C |
LV0527500 |
Nature reserve "Silabebru
ezers" |
224. |
B |
LV0527600 |
Nature reserve "Vjadas
meži" |
225. |
B |
LV0527700 |
Nature reserve "Kadājs" |
226. |
B |
LV0527800 |
Nature reserve "Melturu
sils" |
227. |
B |
LV0528000 |
Nature reserve "Rauza" |
228. |
B |
LV0528100 |
Nature reserve "Šepka" |
229. |
B |
LV0528200 |
Nature reserve "Launkalne" |
230. |
B |
LV0528300 |
Nature reserve "Ģipka" |
231. |
B |
LV0528400 |
Nature reserve "Ģipkas
lankas" |
232. |
B |
LV0528500 |
Nature reserve "Kaigu
purvs" |
233. |
C |
LV0528600 |
Nature reserve "Kalnciema
pļavas" |
234. |
C |
LV0528700 |
Nature reserve "Melnā ezera
purvs" |
235. |
C |
LV0528800 |
Nature reserve "Mugurves
pļavas" |
236. |
C |
LV0528900 |
Nature reserve "Panemūnes
meži" |
237. |
C |
LV0529100 |
Nature reserve "Viskūžu
sala" |
238. |
B |
LV0529200 |
Nature reserve "Virguļicas
meži" |
239. |
B |
LV0529300 |
Nature reserve "Klintaine" |
240. |
B |
LV0529400 |
Nature reserve "Draugolis" |
241. |
B |
LV0529500 |
Nature reserve "Spinduļu
meži" |
242. |
B |
LV0529700 |
Nature reserve "Raudas
meži" |
243. |
B |
LV0529900 |
Nature reserve "Svētes
ieleja" |
244. |
B |
LV0530000 |
Nature reserve "Skujaines un
Svētaines ieleja" |
245. |
B |
LV0530100 |
Nature reserve "Eglone" |
246. |
B |
LV0530200 |
Nature reserve "Timsmales
ezers" |
247. |
B |
LV0530300 |
Nature reserve "Starinas
mežs" |
248. |
B |
LV0530400 |
Nature reserve "Ječu purvs" |
249. |
B |
LV0530500 |
Nature reserve "Vitrupes
ieleja" |
250. |
B |
LV0530600 |
Nature reserve "Motrines
ezers" |
251. |
B |
LV0530700 |
Nature reserve "Kapu ezers" |
252. |
B |
LV0530800 |
Nature reserve "Lielupes grīvas
pļavas" |
253. |
B |
LV0530900 |
Nature reserve "Jašas-Bicānu
ezers" |
254. |
B |
LV0531000 |
Nature reserve "Nīgrandes
meži" |
255. |
B |
LV0531100 |
Nature reserve "Baltezera
purvs" |
256. |
B |
LV0531200 |
Nature reserve "Rukšu
purvs" |
257. |
C |
LV0531300 |
Nature reserve "Pāces
pļavas" |
258. |
B |
LV0531400 |
Nature reserve "Apšuciema zāļu
purvs" |
259. |
B |
LV0531500 |
Nature reserve "Lapiņu
ezers" |
260. |
B |
LV0531600 |
Nature reserve "Taurīšu
ezers" |
261. |
B |
LV0531700 |
Nature reserve "Platenes
purvs" |
262. |
B |
LV0531800 |
Nature reserve "Pelcīšu
purvs" |
263. |
B |
LV0531900 |
Nature reserve "Popes zāļu
purvs" |
264. |
C |
LV0532000 |
Nature reserve "Sitas un
Pededzes paliene" |
265. |
B |
LV0532200 |
Nature reserve "Alsungas
meži" |
266. |
B |
LV0532300 |
Nature reserve "Ašu purvs" |
267. |
C |
LV0532400 |
Nature reserve "Asūnes
ezers" |
268. |
[18 June 2009] |
269. |
C |
LV0532600 |
Nature reserve "Burgas
pļavas" |
270. |
C |
LV0532700 |
Nature reserve "Burtnieku ezera
pļavas" |
271. |
B |
LV0532800 |
Nature reserve "Būšnieku ezera
krasts" |
272. |
B |
LV0532900 |
Nature reserve "Dimantu
mežs" |
273. |
B |
LV0533000 |
Nature reserve "Druviņu
tīrelis" |
274. |
C |
LV0533100 |
Nature reserve "Dubnas
paliene" |
275. |
C |
LV0533200 |
Nature reserve "Durbes ezera
pļavas" |
276. |
B |
LV0533300 |
Nature reserve "Dūres mežs" |
277. |
B |
LV0533400 |
Nature reserve "Dzilnas
dumbrāji" |
278. |
B |
LV0533500 |
Nature reserve "Kalgatu
purvs" |
279. |
B |
LV0533600 |
Nature reserve "Kaļķu
gārša" |
280. |
B |
LV0533700 |
Nature reserve "Kalna
purvs" |
281. |
B |
LV0533800 |
Nature reserve "Kinkausku
meži" |
282. |
B |
LV0533900 |
Nature reserve "Krapas
gārša" |
283. |
B |
LV0534000 |
Nature reserve "Krojas
meži" |
284. |
B |
LV0534100 |
Nature reserve "Liepnas
niedrāji" |
285. |
B |
LV0534200 |
Nature reserve "Zepu mežs" |
286. |
C |
LV0534300 |
Nature reserve "Ļubasts" |
287. |
B |
LV0534400 |
Nature reserve "Matkules
meži" |
288. |
B |
LV0534500 |
Nature reserve "Melnupes
meži" |
289. |
B |
LV0534600 |
Nature reserve "Mētru mežs" |
290. |
B |
LV0534900 |
Nature reserve "Paltupes
meži" |
291. |
B |
LV0535000 |
Nature reserve "Pašulienes
mežs" |
292. |
B |
LV0535100 |
Nature reserve "Plunču ezera
krasts" |
293. |
B |
LV0535200 |
Nature reserve "Posolnīca" |
294. |
C |
LV0535400 |
Nature reserve "Rūjas
paliene" |
295. |
B |
LV0535500 |
Nature reserve "Sakas
grīņi" |
296. |
A |
LV0535600 |
Nature reserve "Skrundas zivju
dīķi" |
297. |
B |
LV0535700 |
Nature reserve "Sofikalna
meži" |
298. |
B |
LV0535800 |
Nature reserve "Tebras ozolu
meži" |
299. |
B |
LV0535900 |
Nature reserve "Tumes meži" |
300. |
C |
LV0536000 |
Nature reserve "Užavas
augštece" |
301. |
B |
LV0536100 |
Nature reserve "Zāgadu
kalni" |
302. |
B |
LV0536200 |
Nature reserve "Zaķu
riests" |
303. |
B |
LV0536300 |
Nature reserve
"Zilaiskalns" |
304. |
B |
LV0536400 |
Nature reserve "Jaša" |
305. |
C |
LV0600100 |
Protected landscape area
"Vecpiebalga" |
306. |
C |
LV0600200 |
Protected landscape area
"Veclaicene" |
307. |
C |
LV0600300 |
Protected landscape area
"Augšzeme" |
308. |
C |
LV0600400 |
Protected landscape area
"Augšdaugava" |
309. |
C |
LV0600500 |
Protected landscape area
"Vestiena" |
310. |
C |
LV0600700 |
Protected landscape area
"Ziemeļgauja" |
311. |
C |
LV0600800 |
Protected landscape area
"Ādaži" |
312. |
B |
LV0600900 |
Protected landscape area
"Kaučers" |
313. |
B |
LV0601000 |
Protected landscape area
"Nīcgales meži" |
314. |
B |
LV0804600 |
micro-reserve "Dzelmes" |
315. |
B |
LV0824700 |
micro-reserve "Visikums" |
316. |
B |
LV0826100 |
micro-reserve "Vidagas
meži" |
317. |
B |
LV0826300 |
micro-reserve "Gaujienas
purvainie meži" |
318. |
B |
LV0826800 |
micro-reserve "Melderupītes
meži" |
319. |
B |
LV0830100 |
micro-reserve "Ozoldārzs" |
320. |
B |
LV0830200 |
micro-reserve "Vecsēlpils" |
321. |
B |
LV0830300 |
micro-reserve "Silzemnieki" |
322. |
B |
LV0830400 |
micro-reserve "Dubļukrogs" |
323. |
B |
LV0830500 |
micro-reserve "Priedes" |
324. |
B |
LV0830600 |
micro-reserve "Bērzoles
riests" |
325. |
B |
LV0830700 |
micro-reserve "Bērzu purvs" |
326. |
B |
LV0830800 |
micro-reserve "Bulvāra
riests" |
327. |
B |
LV0830900 |
micro-reserve "Graviņas" |
328. |
B |
LV0831000 |
micro-reserve "Šepkas
riests" |
329. |
B |
LV0831100 |
micro-reserve "Kaļņa
riests" |
330. |
B |
LV0831300 |
micro-reserve "Bānūžu Zelta
avots" |
331. |
B |
LV0831400 |
micro-reserve "Dravenieku
avoti" |
332. |
B |
LV0831500 |
micro-reserve "Elles purvs" |
333. |
B |
LV0831600 |
micro-reserve "Dzirnieku
pļava" |
334. |
B |
LV0831700 |
micro-reserve "Maitiķu
avoti" |
335. |
B |
LV0831800 |
micro-reserve "Mežamatveju
kadiķu pļavas" |
336. |
B |
LV0831900 |
micro-reserve "Mežamatveju
pļavas" |
337. |
B |
LV0536500 |
nature reserve "Pāvilostas
pelēkā kāpa" |
338. |
B |
LV0843500 |
micro-reserve "Igaunijas
riests" |
339. |
C |
LV0536600 |
nature reserve "Lubāna
mitrājs" |
340. |
C |
LV0900100 |
marine protected area
"Nida-Pērkone" |
341. |
C |
LV0900200 |
marine protected area
"Akmensrags" |
342. |
A |
LV0900300 |
marine protected area "Irbes
šaurums" |
343. |
C |
LV0900400 |
marine protected area "Rīgas
līča rietumu piekraste" |
344. |
C |
LV0900500 |
marine protected area "Selga uz
rietumiem no Tūjas" |
345. |
B |
LV0900600 |
marine protected area
"Vitrupe-Tūja" |
346. |
B |
LV0900700 |
marine protected area
"Ainaži-Salacgrīva" |
347. |
B |
LV0536700 |
nature reserve "Zušu-Staiņu
sēravoti" |
In this table, in the column "Type":
"A" are designated |
territories, which are specified
for the protection of specially protected bird species; |
"B" are designated |
territories, which are specified
for the protection of specially protected species, except
birds, and specially protected biotopes; |
"C" are designated |
territories, which are specified
for the protection of specially protected species and
specially protected biotopes. |
In this Annex the codes included on the column "Site code" are
indicated in conformity with the Latvian Specially Protected
Nature Territory Register.
The borders of specially protected nature territories are
determined in accordance with legislation, which regulate the
establishment of specially protected nature territories and
micro-reserves.
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