Number of Natura reserves to increase in CR

The Czech government included another 17 localities in south Moravia into the proposed list of Natura 2000 European nature reserves, at the request of the European Commission. A total of 800 localities of rare plants and animals in the country are to be included in the list. The state is to guarantee their protection and considerate economic use. Among the newly proposed reserves are the Lednice ponds and the Dyje River meanders.