Department of Nature Resources Management
The Department of Nature Resources Management deals with delivering permits in the area of broadly understood species protection and derogation from prohibitions relating to nature reserves, as well as management activities, such as, for example, coordination of the Natura 2000 network in Poland, keeping databases (including the Natura 2000 database, the Central Nature Conservation Register), preparation of legal acts for Natura 2000 sites (their designation), expressing opinions regarding planning documents for Natura 2000 sites, reporting, coordinating matters related to species protection along with the issues regarding invasive alien species, hazardous species, zoological and botanical gardens, as well as spatial information related to forms of nature conservation.
The Department also manages the content of Internet applications, e.g. Geoserwis. Moreover, the Department is responsible for submitting reports to the European Commission, as well as domestic reports to Statistics Poland.
Members of the Department participate in the work of numerous international groups, such as the Habitats Committee or the IAS Committee at the European Commission. The Department is responsible for running the Secretariats of the Berne, Ramsar, and European Landscape Conventions.
Sławomir Wodzyński – Director
Jakub Romanowski – Deputy Director