Description
Czech nature is rich and diverse but there is a list of endangered species. An intense help is framed in documents giving basic information and instructions how to treat the most endangered species. Such a document, usually for a species, less often for a group, is called an “action plan”. It is approved by Ministry of the Environment, and conservation authorities, researches and owners of land use it as the guidelines how to maintain species populations. An action plan is a special tool which contains complex knowledge of species and recommends the measures how to support it. The Long-stalked Pondweed (Potamogeton praelongus) is specially protected species therefor the “Action Plan for Long-stalked Pondweed” was prepared in the year 2003. In 2014 there has been prepared an evaluation with recommendation of updating the text and continuing with implementation of the action plan. The project meets the target of the state environmental policy of the Czech Republic for 2012-2020. The main objective of the project is preparation of the “Updated Action Plan for Long-stalked Pondweed”. As a part of the project new knowledge of species and ways of its conservation will be found and exusting text of species action plan will be rewritten and updated. The project outcomes are improving the knowledge of species and update its action plan. Majority of measures of the project consists of gathering published data regarding the species leading to drafting of necessary measures needed to protect the species into its new action plan. The project outputs are review of literature and other information sources. The target activity is writing and compilation of the action-plan text. Project will also include part of publicity. The target group of the project is primarily a species and nature-conservation authorities. Secondarily, the protection and connected activities will carry out the influence over the general public via education.
Summary of project results
This project aimed at preparing a revision of the action plan for the Long-stalked Pondweed (Potamogeton praelongus). The action plan for this critically endangered species has been underway since 2003. The current action plan is obsolete and was not prepared under the applicable Guidelines. The revision of the action plan is based on an assessment of the action plan for 2003–2014. The project consisted of reviewing the original action plan. The revised plan is prepared in accordance with the Guidelines for the Preparation of Action Plans for Endangered Plant Species (Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic and NCA CR, 2014: Concept of Action Plans and Management Plans for Endangered Animal and Plant Species in the Czech Republic). The chapter entitled “Basic Information for the Performance of an Action Plan” contains new facts pertaining to the species, collected during the performance of the action plan, such as information about the biology of germination. The chapter entitled “Plan of Measures of the Action Plan” was completely reworked and will be used as the basis to perform the action plan in the following years. The revision was done by the long-term executive of the plan, RNDr. Romana Prausova, Ph.D. After an internal review, the draft was submitted for review to two external experts in the branch. Comments from the reviewers were subsequently addressed and suggestions for changes were incorporated into the finished text of the action plan. A summary of the revised text of the action plan for Long-stalked Pondweed is available for download here. An introductory and a concluding seminar took place as part of required project publicity. Also several promotional materials were created – specifically thematic pairs and coasters.
Summary of bilateral results