Nature Conservation
Nature Conservation
Hungary’s surface and its flora and fauna are truly varied. In the south there is sub-Mediterranean grassland, while in the north you find broad-leaved montane forests. The Alföld is a plain with sandy desert-like stretches, yellow soil, as well as salt marshes. Our surface waters and their habitats represent special value. Our geographical position and natural environment are at the crossroads of different ecological climatic zones. Thus the country is ecologically very sensitive to changes.
A considerable proportion of natural values in the Carpathian Basin has survived in a state very close to its original form. This accounts for the existence of as many as nine national parks and the fact that nearly ten percent of the country is protected.
Man-made, cultural and natural resources all constitute part of the world heritage, among them the Aggtelek karstland, the Buda Castle, the Village of Hollókő and its environs, the thousand-year old historic monastery of Pannonhalma, as well as the world renown “Puszta” of the Hortobágy.
Basic principles of the protection of nature are described by the Ground-plan for Natural Protection. Certain regions, species and unique objects have been given legal protection. In Hungary 515 species of plants, 855 species of animals and all the caves are protected by law.
