Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:28:19 +0200New Šumava National Park head raises eyebrows with plans to downgrade conservation statushttps://english.radio.cz/new-sumava-national-park-head-raises-eyebrows-plans-downgrade-conservation-8552364© 2026 Radio Prague International The Šumava National park is one of the Czech Republic’s indisputable natural treasures. A vast 100km long stretch of forest running along the south-western border of the country, the area has been protected since the early 1960s and a nature reserve has existed within this zone since 1991. But, the reserve’s new head Jiří Mánek has announced controversial plans to weaken environmental protection there. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/sumava_np.jpg?timestamp=1591218926 New Šumava National Park head raises eyebrows with plans to downgrade conservation status https://english.radio.cz/new-sumava-national-park-head-raises-eyebrows-plans-downgrade-conservation-8552364 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9