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Sandra Kaas and Villy Lopman: A new era has begun in protecting the green network
Sandra Kaas and Villy Lopman: A new era has begun in protecting the green network
RASK environmental and planning attorneys Sandra Kaas and Villy Lopman wrote in Eesti Loodus about the new era of protecting the green network. The Supreme Court has analyzed the objectives of the preservation and planning of the green network as a complete system in the judgments made in the last two years. It was explained what the meaning of green network areas is in the forest notification procedure and whether green network areas are allowed to automatically issue felling permits. These court rulings are pioneering, they oblige the administrative bodies to make changes in the previous work.
The Supreme Court explained that reckless economic activity cannot be allowed in green network areas. But in order for the green network to function, its elements - support areas and corridors - do not necessarily need to be protected separately. The preservation of the green network as a whole is a value in itself. It must be assumed that none of the spatial elements of the green network are included in the network unnecessarily. Considering the green network does not require detailed rules for the protection of nature for each property or area.
The green network as an independent value is important
In 1999, a green network was started to be planned by county in Estonia. Its goal was to create a network of habitats and pathways that would reduce habitat fragmentation and help preserve ecosystems and landscapes. For this purpose, the natural objects protected in the county plans (for example, conservation and conservation areas) were combined with other natural or semi-natural areas into a single system.
Read the full article from Loodusajakiri.
The Supreme Court explained that reckless economic activity cannot be allowed in green network areas. But in order for the green network to function, its elements - support areas and corridors - do not necessarily need to be protected separately. The preservation of the green network as a whole is a value in itself. It must be assumed that none of the spatial elements of the green network are included in the network unnecessarily. Considering the green network does not require detailed rules for the protection of nature for each property or area.
The green network as an independent value is important
In 1999, a green network was started to be planned by county in Estonia. Its goal was to create a network of habitats and pathways that would reduce habitat fragmentation and help preserve ecosystems and landscapes. For this purpose, the natural objects protected in the county plans (for example, conservation and conservation areas) were combined with other natural or semi-natural areas into a single system.
Read the full article from Loodusajakiri.