Nature protection and biodiversity - National Responses (Serbia)

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SOER Part C Common environmental theme from Republic of Serbia - Nature protection and bidiversity

Topic: Nature and biodiversity

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Published: 26 Nov 2010 Modified: 11 May 2020 Feed synced: 23 Nov 2010 original

Key message

The forest area in Serbia has almost doubled in the past 50 years.

The state of forest ecosystems is stable or improving.

Pressures on forests are diminishing.

Indicator of solution and actions

: Figure 1: Exceedances of critical loads for acidification by deposition of nitrogen and sulphur compounds in Serbia. (Source: EEA: http://themes.eea.europa.eu/IMS/ISpecs/ISpecification20091007131526/IAssessment1245763350536/view_content)

Policy context and solution and actions taken by the country

According to EEA data , exceedances of critical loads for acidification by deposition of nitrogen and sulphur compounds, assuming only current legislation, will be more than halved in 2020 compared with 2000. In the best solution with maximum feasible reductions there will be no exceedances at all.

With the development of legislation for air pollution and strong monitoring and control, the pressures on forests will be reduced and the state of forest ecosystems will become more stable. This is very important for many forest and also non-forest endangered species. Populations of plants and animals will be more stable and the ecosystem chain will be far less sensitive to external influences.