Czech National Council Act No. 114/92 on the Protection of Nature and the Landscape. Country/Territory Czech Republic Document type Legislation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Ecosystem preservation Biodiversity Protected area Special fund Wild flora Expropriation Protection of species Basic legislation Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries Abstract The Act is intended to contribute to the protection of biodiversity, natural beauty and the economic management of natural resources. As listed in Part One, the means for achieving this end include the establishment of protected areas, the protection of wild plants and animals, the protection of wood species outside of forests, water resources management, etc. The Act makes frequent reference to a "system of ecological stability," which is defined in this part as a "mutually integrated complex of natural and changed-though nearly natural ecosystems, which maintain a natural stability". Full text English