MANAGING PROTECTED AREAS

Abstract

According to the law, a protected area represents a land area or a wet land which has a special protection and conservation statute, in which are living various species of flora and fauna. A protected area may include valuable items in terms of culture, scientific, ecological, like: landscape, biogeographic, caving or other types of formation.

The protected areas aim to protect biodiversity against the anthropic impact which affects it constantly. There are a serial of threats on the protected areas like: demographic expansion, air, water and soil pollution caused by human activity, extinction of some species of plants and animals etc.

In the paper we analyzed protected areas in relation with flora, fauna and increasing the quality of human life, as well. Thus, the presence of protected areas fetches advantages on several domains: special protection on endangered species of plants and animals, preserving the habitats, offering leisure spots in nature, increasing of local economy through ecotourism practiced in protected areas.