Area of National Park is extended
17 January 2013
25/01/2012 - With the adoption of the new Law on National Park "Sharri" (Law no. 04 / L - 087), it is extended also the territory of this protected area. Now the National Park "Sharri" includes an area of 53.469 ha. The extended part of the Park lies mainly in the municipality of Dragash.
The initiatives to expand the National Park "Sharri" have been ongoing. In 2005, MESP, respectively Institute for Nature Protection continued the initiative for territorial expansion of National Park Sharr in Dragash Municipality. Reasonableness of the proposal from the Institute for Nature Protection was later supported and supplemented by other units of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and with the support of UNDP and national and international experts the study is being finalized. During 2012 MESP has prepared the draft law for the National Park Sharr Mountain which was submitted to the Assembly for consideration and approval.
Dragash municipality territory included within the National Park "Sharri" is one of the richest areas in terms of biodiversity in Kosovo and the Balkans. This area is characterized by large number of rare and unique species of plants and animals, such as: Pinus heldreichii, Pinus peuce, Pinus mugo, Taxus baccata, Rododenron ferrigineum, Scrocus scardicus, Achillea alexandris Regis, Cerastiun neoscardicum, Dianthus scardicus, then the Balkan lynx, chamois, brown bear and wolf, and many species of birds, butterflies and aquatic insects. The expanded territory of the park is also characterized with: extraordinary and beautiful landscapes, extraordinary wealth of water resources and areas with mushrooms, medical and aromatic plants such as blueberries, juniper, Primula officinal’s, balsam flower, common yarrow (Achilles millefolium) etc.
Due to the high biodiversity values and great wealth landscape, National Park "Mali Sharr" has been declared as a protected area in 1986 by the former Assembly of Kosovo. With the entry into force of the new Law on National Park "Sharri" it is repealed the Law on National Park "Mali Sharr" (GZKSAK 11/86), by which it was administered so far this protected area.
The approval of the Law on National Park "Sharri" by the Assembly of Kosovo, will be followed up by the adoption of the Spatial Plan for the Park where will defined the boundaries of Special Areas within the National Park and the Management Plan which will specify the details about the management of the park.
