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“It is disappointing that rulers demonstrate a unique understanding of environmental policy with their works, which is limited to three words: crossing, hunting, fishing. It seems that the prevailing ideology of nature conservation agrees with the saying of Russian gardener Ivan Michurin: “We cannot wait for the graces of nature. Our task is to bring them out of nature.” It is regrettable that this government, awaiting the favor of the electorate, weakens Prof. Tadas Ivanauskas’s efforts to preserve Žuvintas. After all, It is this prominent naturalist who laid the foundation for modern nature protection in Lithuania, and Žuvintas is one of its cornerstones. ”- Žymantas Morkvėnas, head of the Baltic Environmental Forum, was outraged by the new resolution.
According to naturalists, the resolution ignores research data showing that catching fish in Lake Žuvintas has a negative impact on the lake’s ecosystem.
He was supported by a long-term naturalist, ornithologist from the Lithuanian Ornithological Society dr. Eugenijus Drobelis: “The greatest uniqueness of Žuvintas is the variety and abundance of birds found here. Fishing authorized under the new provisions could affect the area in such a way that the changes lead to the extinction of the birds in the long term. “
According to naturalists, the ruling ignores research data showing that catching fish in Lake Žuvintas has a negative impact on the ecosystem of this exceptionally shallow and sensitive lake, and predatory fish in this lake are rapidly disappearing. This resolution also divides society, since without a clear basis, an artificially selected and undefined part of society is granted privileged rights to use natural resources in an area of exceptional natural value that is maintained and maintained at the expense of all citizens.
Public organizations appealed to the President to suspend this resolution, to the Government to suspend this resolution, to Seimas members who do not agree with the amendments to related legislation, to the UNESCO Secretariat in Lithuania, to urge Lithuania to fulfill its obligations through the Secretary General, and share the prepared application.
The Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve is the oldest protected area in Lithuania, established in 1937. Žuvintas is the only territory in Lithuania that belongs to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves, and is also protected by other international obligations, part of which is protected as a Ramsar Convention (Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially Waterfowl Habitats). Part of the Natura 2000 network of natural areas:
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