Determinants of the ecodevelopment of protected areas in Poland – legal and institutional

Abstract

The area covered by protected areas in Poland amounts to 33.1 \%; the region with the highest percentage of areas covered by them is in the SwietokrzyskieVoivodeship - 62 \%. These areas are usually landscape parks and protected landscape areas. The basic of development of protected areas should be based on the production of high quality food and food processing. The aim of this paper is to present the problem of ecodevelopment of protected areas in Poland - legal aspects. The work discusses theoretical issues of instruments and institutions with reference to protected areas of Poland. Following the topic, the role of inhabitants and institutions in ecodevelopment of protected areas has been analysed. The problem of strategic management in the context of ecodevelopment has been raised in this paper. Special attention is paid to the participation of the public institutions and the authorities in ecodevelopment of protected areas. The main problems are law and instruments, which should supportecodevelopment of protected areas. The work ends with a brief conclusion. The conclusionsuggeststhat institutional support is very important for development, especially economic instruments.